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Bob "Rocket" Thomson - Mine deputy. Recorded 19 October 1987. Part 1/1.
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Summary394A Robert Thompson
Recorded 19 October 1987
0:50
First began working at Aberdare in 1949
Caldon Open-cut Colliery
1:29
Reason for starting Aberdare West
Aberdare North operated before West
2:19
Aberdare "sealed off" from Aberdare West
Description of "log and loam" seal
3:23
Location of coal outcrop, Aberdare West
Location of air shaft, Aberdare West
4:35
Cec Scorer
Recalls mechanisation of Aberdare Colliery
5:46
Recalls widening of Aberdare North tunnel
Aberdare North ceased working in 1957
6:55
Transferred personnel from North to West
Returned working at Aberdare North, 1963
Mechanisation of Aberdare West, North
Aberdare North closed due to fire, 1966
9:47
Aberdare shaft ceased working in 1957
Reason for using "log and loam" seals
Miners were paid overtime pay rate
Aberdare North mechanised c.1954
Aberdare North sections were belt operated
Reason for installing "bin", Aberdare North
Depth of main drift, Aberdare North
Travelled in air shaft during emergencies
21:08
Number of employees, Aberdare West
Tom McKendry
George Walker
Tom Croudace
Jack Goode
22:22
Neville Sheddon
Dave Greenhall
Ernie Roderick
23:27
Coal washery originally washed gravel
Wilson Barrett
25:09
Caledonian "bought out" Cessnock Collieries
Dick Henwood
28:40
Aberdare South had own condenser
30:04
End (Tape 394/Side A)
SubjectThomson, Robert JamesCoal mines and mining -- New South Wales -- CessnockAberdare North Colliery (N.S.W.)Aberdare West Colliery (N.S.W.)PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToCec ScorerWilson BarrettDick HenwoodCreatorThomson, Robert JamesDelaney, Jack, 1919-2010CollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWDate Created19th October 1987Identifier394A
Recorded 19 October 1987
0:50
First began working at Aberdare in 1949
Caldon Open-cut Colliery
1:29
Reason for starting Aberdare West
Aberdare North operated before West
2:19
Aberdare "sealed off" from Aberdare West
Description of "log and loam" seal
3:23
Location of coal outcrop, Aberdare West
Location of air shaft, Aberdare West
4:35
Cec Scorer
Recalls mechanisation of Aberdare Colliery
5:46
Recalls widening of Aberdare North tunnel
Aberdare North ceased working in 1957
6:55
Transferred personnel from North to West
Returned working at Aberdare North, 1963
Mechanisation of Aberdare West, North
Aberdare North closed due to fire, 1966
9:47
Aberdare shaft ceased working in 1957
Reason for using "log and loam" seals
Miners were paid overtime pay rate
Aberdare North mechanised c.1954
Aberdare North sections were belt operated
Reason for installing "bin", Aberdare North
Depth of main drift, Aberdare North
Travelled in air shaft during emergencies
21:08
Number of employees, Aberdare West
Tom McKendry
George Walker
Tom Croudace
Jack Goode
22:22
Neville Sheddon
Dave Greenhall
Ernie Roderick
23:27
Coal washery originally washed gravel
Wilson Barrett
25:09
Caledonian "bought out" Cessnock Collieries
Dick Henwood
28:40
Aberdare South had own condenser
30:04
End (Tape 394/Side A)
SubjectThomson, Robert JamesCoal mines and mining -- New South Wales -- CessnockAberdare North Colliery (N.S.W.)Aberdare West Colliery (N.S.W.)PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToCec ScorerWilson BarrettDick HenwoodCreatorThomson, Robert JamesDelaney, Jack, 1919-2010CollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWDate Created19th October 1987Identifier394Aloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Bob "Rocket" Thomson - Mine deputy. Recorded 19 October 1987. Part 1/1., [394A]. Living Histories, accessed 30/05/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/86682