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Ray O'Hara (1926-2011) - Mineworker, Little Cessnock & Kalingo Collieries. Recorded 17 May 1990. Part 1/2
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Summary426A Ray O'Hara
Recorded 17 May 1990.
Part 1 of 2.
0:25
Worked at Little Cessnock and Kalingo.
Harry McKendry.
Jim Rutherford.
2:17
No. 2 tunnel mouth, Little Cessnock.
Skips were in sets of 12-13.
Skips were tipped into "tumbler".
4:29
Dick Drinkwater.
Recalls engine driver giving "slack rope".
Rope was thrown over "Tommy Dodd".
5:27
Skips were gravitated downward.
Reason for holding safety points.
Alf Ackroyd.
6:20
Coal was fed onto "creeper".
Coal was diverted to No. 1 or No. 2 tunnel.
Ted Hayler.
8:10
Empty skips ran under the "creeper".
Height of chimney stack, Little Cessnock.
Exhaust from engine heated bath water.
9:38
Location of ventilation fan.
Recalls "hardness" of coal.
Worked at Little Cessnock, 1942-44.
11:14
"Platter boy" worked underground.
Joe McKendry.
Recalls skips being harder to control in No. 1.
13:35
Description of "wrapping wires".
Description of a "wrapper".
Recollection of signals used by wheeler.
14:51
Job description of a "sidler".
Most "flats" were on down grade, No. 2 tunnel.
Recalls working conditions at Cessnock No. 2.
17:35
Recalls oil residue on coal face.
Recalls being shown storage area.
Number of miners (pairs), Little Cessnock.
George Gehrig, Jack Gehrig.
20:45
Caleb Smith.
Dick Tozer.
Joe McKendry.
22:36
Recollection of skip poetry/messages.
Gifford Headley.
Little Cessnock began working, 1917.
25:36
Charlie Jeffries.
Travelling road, Little Cessnock.
Cessnock No. 2 tunnel mouth, location of.
27:36
Location of air raid shelter, Little Cessnock.
George Wildes.
George Coyle.
30:13
Harry Wilde, Jack Wilde.
Jim Hadley.
Traditional garb for shift man.
32:33
Description of contract mining method.
Cessnock No. 2 re-used timbering.
Job description of first-class shift man.
35:52
Reason for using different lamps.
Dimension of miners lights.
Carried canister of tallow for lamp.
Recall two brands of tallow.
37:45
Recalls making own tallow.
Recalls how "filled up" tallow lamp.
Cessnock No. 2 did not employ "trappers".
40:54
George Wildes.
Dick Drinkwater.
Ted Hayler.
Billy Hutton.
Allan Hutton.
43:54
End (Tape 426/Side A) Part 1 of 2
SubjectO'Hara, Raymond James, 1926-2011Coal mines and mining - New South Wales -- CessnockLittle Cessnock Colliery (N.S.W.)Kalingo Colliery (N.S.W.)PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToHarry McKendryTed HaylerJack GehrigJimmy Rutherford (1903-1996) - Wheeler, Bellbird Colliery. Recorded 9 April 1990. Part 1/1.Joe McKendry (1919-2003) - Mineworker, Maitland Main Colliery. Recorded 16 April 1990. Part 1/1.CreatorO'Hara, Raymond James, 1926-2011Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010CollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWDate Created17th May 1990Location[1] Kalingo Colliery, NSWIdentifier326A
Recorded 17 May 1990.
Part 1 of 2.
0:25
Worked at Little Cessnock and Kalingo.
Harry McKendry.
Jim Rutherford.
2:17
No. 2 tunnel mouth, Little Cessnock.
Skips were in sets of 12-13.
Skips were tipped into "tumbler".
4:29
Dick Drinkwater.
Recalls engine driver giving "slack rope".
Rope was thrown over "Tommy Dodd".
5:27
Skips were gravitated downward.
Reason for holding safety points.
Alf Ackroyd.
6:20
Coal was fed onto "creeper".
Coal was diverted to No. 1 or No. 2 tunnel.
Ted Hayler.
8:10
Empty skips ran under the "creeper".
Height of chimney stack, Little Cessnock.
Exhaust from engine heated bath water.
9:38
Location of ventilation fan.
Recalls "hardness" of coal.
Worked at Little Cessnock, 1942-44.
11:14
"Platter boy" worked underground.
Joe McKendry.
Recalls skips being harder to control in No. 1.
13:35
Description of "wrapping wires".
Description of a "wrapper".
Recollection of signals used by wheeler.
14:51
Job description of a "sidler".
Most "flats" were on down grade, No. 2 tunnel.
Recalls working conditions at Cessnock No. 2.
17:35
Recalls oil residue on coal face.
Recalls being shown storage area.
Number of miners (pairs), Little Cessnock.
George Gehrig, Jack Gehrig.
20:45
Caleb Smith.
Dick Tozer.
Joe McKendry.
22:36
Recollection of skip poetry/messages.
Gifford Headley.
Little Cessnock began working, 1917.
25:36
Charlie Jeffries.
Travelling road, Little Cessnock.
Cessnock No. 2 tunnel mouth, location of.
27:36
Location of air raid shelter, Little Cessnock.
George Wildes.
George Coyle.
30:13
Harry Wilde, Jack Wilde.
Jim Hadley.
Traditional garb for shift man.
32:33
Description of contract mining method.
Cessnock No. 2 re-used timbering.
Job description of first-class shift man.
35:52
Reason for using different lamps.
Dimension of miners lights.
Carried canister of tallow for lamp.
Recall two brands of tallow.
37:45
Recalls making own tallow.
Recalls how "filled up" tallow lamp.
Cessnock No. 2 did not employ "trappers".
40:54
George Wildes.
Dick Drinkwater.
Ted Hayler.
Billy Hutton.
Allan Hutton.
43:54
End (Tape 426/Side A) Part 1 of 2
SubjectO'Hara, Raymond James, 1926-2011Coal mines and mining - New South Wales -- CessnockLittle Cessnock Colliery (N.S.W.)Kalingo Colliery (N.S.W.)PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToHarry McKendryTed HaylerJack GehrigJimmy Rutherford (1903-1996) - Wheeler, Bellbird Colliery. Recorded 9 April 1990. Part 1/1.Joe McKendry (1919-2003) - Mineworker, Maitland Main Colliery. Recorded 16 April 1990. Part 1/1.CreatorO'Hara, Raymond James, 1926-2011Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010CollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWDate Created17th May 1990Location[1] Kalingo Colliery, NSWIdentifier326Aloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Ray O'Hara (1926-2011) - Mineworker, Little Cessnock & Kalingo Collieries. Recorded 17 May 1990. Part 1/2, [326A]. Living Histories, accessed 11/06/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/87209