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Les Vaisey (1906-2005) - Mine Worker. Recorded 30 October 1987. Part 1/3
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Summary393A Les Vaisey.
Recorded 30 October 1987. Part 1 of 3
0:35
Born 1906, Adamstown
Vaisey family moved to Cessnock in 1910
Allan Vaisey
1:16
Edith Vaisey, Mavis Vaisey (sister)
Joyce Vaisey, Gladys Vaisey (sister)
Amy Vaisey (sister)
1:26
Chick Chappell
Harold Steele
1:40
Tom Sutton
1:46
Cecil Ford
Sid McKay
1:57
Attended Aberdare "brick school"
Recollection of Aberdare "brick school"
2:50
The Branch School, Allandale Rd.
Junior Technical School, location of
4:09
Cessnock Technical College c. 1920
Bob Purcell
4:50
Married in 1931
Annie Barrett (wife)
Jack Barrett (brother-in-law)
Tom Barrett (brother-in-law)
5:05
Started work at Aberdare Central in 1922
Bill Teasdale
Fred Price
Bob Fullagher
6:42
Reason for closure of Aberdare South
Description of winding engine, Aberdare South
8:27
Kalingo winder originally came from Aberdare
Jock Nimmo
9:48
Description of Aberdare Central winding engine
Recalls winding engine shaft cracking
Recalls cages operating at Aberdare Central
Recalls repairs to winding engine
15:20
Winding speed of engine, Aberdare Central
Recollection of colliery houses, Aberdare
Harold Potts
Bill Wray
Bob Wray
Recalls new "Metropolitan Vickers" engine
Capacity of electric haulage motors
Recalls maintenance to winding engine
Aberdare Central generated own power
Number of boilers, Aberdare Central
Recollection of steam-driven winch cage
Recalls using exhaust ventilation fan
23:11
Recalls twin fans operating at Aberdare
Twin fans operated at Aberdare Extended
Exhaust capacity of Aberdare Extended fan
25:57
Number of drifts, Aberdare Extended
26:28
Recalls leaving Aberdare Central in 1943
Recalls "sealing off" of Aberdare Central
29:11
Recalls brick-lined shaft of Aberdare Central
29:26
Aberdare Central brick kiln, location of
Description of Aberdare Central stack
Description of Aberdare Extended stack
30:42
Aberdare Central began operating in 1916
Aberdare Extended began operating in 1916
31:09
Aberdare Central connected to powerhouse
Cyril Fletcher
Courtney Cutcher
34:22
Recalls visit of Aberdare mines owner
Father worked at Aberdare Colliery
35:14
Howard Smith "bought out" Coates
Alf Sheddon
Ike Locock
Layout of Aberdare Extended pit yard
38:41
Layout of Aberdare Central pit yard
Fred Hemingway
Recalls "sealing off" of Aberdare Central
40:54
Cause of Aberdare Central fire
Recollection of "East End" pits
Little Abernock (Jim Brown)
41:49
Hill End (Peter Noble)
42:40
Hill End commenced working c. 1920
Recalls trucks carrying coal from Hill End
43:10
Recalls connection of railway in 1924
Recollection of Hill End fire outbreak
44:56
Common cause of pit fires
Prof. Edgeworth David
46:07
End (Tape 393/Side A) Part 1 of 3
SubjectVaisey, Leslie, 1906-2005Vaisey FamilyHill End (N.S.W.)Aberdare Extended Colliery (N.S.W.)Coal mines and mining -- New South WalesPersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToJack BarrettCreatorVaisey, Leslie, 1906-2005Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010CollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWDate Created30th October 1987Location[1] Aberdare South Colliery, NSW[2] Aberdare Central Colliery, NSW[3] Hill End, NSW[4] Aberdare Extended Colliery, NSWIdentifier393A
Recorded 30 October 1987. Part 1 of 3
0:35
Born 1906, Adamstown
Vaisey family moved to Cessnock in 1910
Allan Vaisey
1:16
Edith Vaisey, Mavis Vaisey (sister)
Joyce Vaisey, Gladys Vaisey (sister)
Amy Vaisey (sister)
1:26
Chick Chappell
Harold Steele
1:40
Tom Sutton
1:46
Cecil Ford
Sid McKay
1:57
Attended Aberdare "brick school"
Recollection of Aberdare "brick school"
2:50
The Branch School, Allandale Rd.
Junior Technical School, location of
4:09
Cessnock Technical College c. 1920
Bob Purcell
4:50
Married in 1931
Annie Barrett (wife)
Jack Barrett (brother-in-law)
Tom Barrett (brother-in-law)
5:05
Started work at Aberdare Central in 1922
Bill Teasdale
Fred Price
Bob Fullagher
6:42
Reason for closure of Aberdare South
Description of winding engine, Aberdare South
8:27
Kalingo winder originally came from Aberdare
Jock Nimmo
9:48
Description of Aberdare Central winding engine
Recalls winding engine shaft cracking
Recalls cages operating at Aberdare Central
Recalls repairs to winding engine
15:20
Winding speed of engine, Aberdare Central
Recollection of colliery houses, Aberdare
Harold Potts
Bill Wray
Bob Wray
Recalls new "Metropolitan Vickers" engine
Capacity of electric haulage motors
Recalls maintenance to winding engine
Aberdare Central generated own power
Number of boilers, Aberdare Central
Recollection of steam-driven winch cage
Recalls using exhaust ventilation fan
23:11
Recalls twin fans operating at Aberdare
Twin fans operated at Aberdare Extended
Exhaust capacity of Aberdare Extended fan
25:57
Number of drifts, Aberdare Extended
26:28
Recalls leaving Aberdare Central in 1943
Recalls "sealing off" of Aberdare Central
29:11
Recalls brick-lined shaft of Aberdare Central
29:26
Aberdare Central brick kiln, location of
Description of Aberdare Central stack
Description of Aberdare Extended stack
30:42
Aberdare Central began operating in 1916
Aberdare Extended began operating in 1916
31:09
Aberdare Central connected to powerhouse
Cyril Fletcher
Courtney Cutcher
34:22
Recalls visit of Aberdare mines owner
Father worked at Aberdare Colliery
35:14
Howard Smith "bought out" Coates
Alf Sheddon
Ike Locock
Layout of Aberdare Extended pit yard
38:41
Layout of Aberdare Central pit yard
Fred Hemingway
Recalls "sealing off" of Aberdare Central
40:54
Cause of Aberdare Central fire
Recollection of "East End" pits
Little Abernock (Jim Brown)
41:49
Hill End (Peter Noble)
42:40
Hill End commenced working c. 1920
Recalls trucks carrying coal from Hill End
43:10
Recalls connection of railway in 1924
Recollection of Hill End fire outbreak
44:56
Common cause of pit fires
Prof. Edgeworth David
46:07
End (Tape 393/Side A) Part 1 of 3
SubjectVaisey, Leslie, 1906-2005Vaisey FamilyHill End (N.S.W.)Aberdare Extended Colliery (N.S.W.)Coal mines and mining -- New South WalesPersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToJack BarrettCreatorVaisey, Leslie, 1906-2005Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010CollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWDate Created30th October 1987Location[1] Aberdare South Colliery, NSW[2] Aberdare Central Colliery, NSW[3] Hill End, NSW[4] Aberdare Extended Colliery, NSWIdentifier393Aloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Les Vaisey (1906-2005) - Mine Worker. Recorded 30 October 1987. Part 1/3, [393A]. Living Histories, accessed 03/06/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/87248