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Bert Reynolds - Manager, South Maitland Railways. Recorded 31 January 1979. Part 1/1

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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 Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

SubjectVaisey, Leslie, 1906-2005 Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Aberdare Central Colliery (N.S.W.) Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Abermain No. 3 Colliery (N.S.W.) Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Aberdare Extended Colliery (N.S.W.) Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Coal mines and mining -- New South Wales Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

PersonJack Delaney Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Depicts or Relates ToBert Reynolds - Manager, South Maitland Railways. Recorded 31 January 1979. Part 1/1 Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

CreatorVaisey, Leslie, 1906-2005 Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010 Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

CollectionVoices of the Hunter Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Date Created30th October 1987 Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Location^[1]Aberdare Central Colliery, NSW Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

^[2]Abermain No 3 Colliery, NSW Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

^[3]Aberdare Extended Colliery, NSW Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Identifier394B Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

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