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Les Vaisey (1906-2005) - Mine Worker. Recorded 30 October 1987. Part 3/3
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Summary394B Les Vaisey
Recorded 30 October 1987. Part 3 of 3
0:13
Recalls first working at Aberdare Extended
Geordie Hunter
1:15
Recalls "creep" closing Abermain No. 3, 1958
Pressure applied on coal per foot/depth
2:28
Depth of Aberdare Extended shaft
Depth of Aberdare Central shaft
4:15
Coal excavation rate, Aberdare Extended
Coal excavation rate, Aberdare Central
Capacity of coal box, Aberdare
5:38
Capacity of coal box, Aberdare Central
Description of Aberdare Central "creep"
Recalls floor movement at Aberdare Extended
7:41
Ron Garnham
Recollection of dip in Bellbird railway line
9:41
Reason for surface dip, Bellbird
Bert Reynolds
10:22
Dick Lindsay
Recalls derailment of Aberdare locomotive
13:45
Recalls opening of Bridge's Hill pit
Cec Turnbull
Recalls breaking into "1 East" workings
Mike Kefferd
17:33
Ash content, Aberdare Extended
Sulpher content, Aberdare Extended
Recollection of extracting pillars via seams
18:20
Description of long-wall mining methods
Ideal long-wall mining conditions
Description of bord & pillar mining method
Definition of a "stook"
Coal recoverable using long-wall mining
29:26
Alternate methods of coal extraction
30:47
End (Tape 394/Side B) Part 3 of 3
SubjectVaisey, Leslie, 1906-2005Aberdare Central Colliery (N.S.W.)Abermain No. 3 Colliery (N.S.W.)Aberdare Extended Colliery (N.S.W.)Coal mines and mining -- New South WalesPersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToBert Reynolds - Manager, South Maitland Railways. Recorded 31 January 1979. Part 1/1CreatorVaisey, Leslie, 1906-2005Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010CollectionVoices of the HunterDate Created30th October 1987Location[1] Aberdare Central Colliery, NSW[2] Abermain No 3 Colliery, NSW[3] Aberdare Extended Colliery, NSWIdentifier394B
Recorded 30 October 1987. Part 3 of 3
0:13
Recalls first working at Aberdare Extended
Geordie Hunter
1:15
Recalls "creep" closing Abermain No. 3, 1958
Pressure applied on coal per foot/depth
2:28
Depth of Aberdare Extended shaft
Depth of Aberdare Central shaft
4:15
Coal excavation rate, Aberdare Extended
Coal excavation rate, Aberdare Central
Capacity of coal box, Aberdare
5:38
Capacity of coal box, Aberdare Central
Description of Aberdare Central "creep"
Recalls floor movement at Aberdare Extended
7:41
Ron Garnham
Recollection of dip in Bellbird railway line
9:41
Reason for surface dip, Bellbird
Bert Reynolds
10:22
Dick Lindsay
Recalls derailment of Aberdare locomotive
13:45
Recalls opening of Bridge's Hill pit
Cec Turnbull
Recalls breaking into "1 East" workings
Mike Kefferd
17:33
Ash content, Aberdare Extended
Sulpher content, Aberdare Extended
Recollection of extracting pillars via seams
18:20
Description of long-wall mining methods
Ideal long-wall mining conditions
Description of bord & pillar mining method
Definition of a "stook"
Coal recoverable using long-wall mining
29:26
Alternate methods of coal extraction
30:47
End (Tape 394/Side B) Part 3 of 3
SubjectVaisey, Leslie, 1906-2005Aberdare Central Colliery (N.S.W.)Abermain No. 3 Colliery (N.S.W.)Aberdare Extended Colliery (N.S.W.)Coal mines and mining -- New South WalesPersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToBert Reynolds - Manager, South Maitland Railways. Recorded 31 January 1979. Part 1/1CreatorVaisey, Leslie, 1906-2005Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010CollectionVoices of the HunterDate Created30th October 1987Location[1] Aberdare Central Colliery, NSW[2] Abermain No 3 Colliery, NSW[3] Aberdare Extended Colliery, NSWIdentifier394Bloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Les Vaisey (1906-2005) - Mine Worker. Recorded 30 October 1987. Part 3/3, [394B]. Living Histories, accessed 05/12/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/87250