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Athol Walters (1925-2015) - Mine worker. Recorded 14 January 1988. Part 1/2
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Summary388A Athol Walters
Recorded 14 January 1988 Part 1 of 2
0:34
Born 1925, Bellbird
Began work at Millfield-Greta, 1941
1:07
Bede Kelly, superintendent
Dick Thomas
1:54
Lived at Millfield for 14 years
Attended Millfield Public School
2:40
Matt Walters (uncle)
Recalls trucks carrying coal from Millfield
4:19
Peter Murray, manager
Danny Hanrahan
Millfield ceased operating, November 1955
5:47
Started work on Millfield pit top
Recollection of pit top operations
Recalls loading of coal into wagons
George Driver
8:07
Recollection of "endless rope" haulage
Number of boilers, Millfield
Tom Orchard
Description of coal haulage method
Cobble's Coal (larger grade coal)
Recalls separate roadways for train
Description of loading coal to train
Millfield was one of first mines to fold
Number of tunnels, Millfield
12:53
Distance between travelling and haulage tunnel
Description of travelling roadway use
Description of haulage roadway use
13:51
Depth of travelling roadway
Depth of haulage tunnel
Number of roadways in haulage tunnel
Recalls steps in skip cycle
16:03
Haulage road used as intake airway
Millfield used propellor as ventilator fan
19:01
Recalls Millfield producing petrol from shale
Began working at Millfield from age 15
Recalls how got job at Millfield
Recalls work duties at Millfield
23:07
Recalls introduction of "scraper-loaders"
Recalls collieries where have worked
Jack Walters (brother)
Charlie Walters (brother)
Mervyn Walters (brother)
Kevin Walters (brother)
Recalls Walters brothers working at Millfield
25:28
Father worked periodically at Millfield
Ted Walters (father)
26:45
Worked Millfield using "bord & pillar" method
Main part of Millfield worked by pillar extraction
Layout of Millfield tunnel
28:23
Recalls set of skips on pit bottom
Recalls using winch haulage on pit bottom
Description of wheeling skips
30:09
Horses pulled skips "on the flats"
Width of headings in haulage tunnel
31:20
Height of headings in haulage tunnel
Height of coal seam, Millfield
32:51
Jimmy Reid
Description of "scraper-loader"
Tonnage capacity of wooden skips
34:39
Recalls "shot-firing" done by hand
Number of miners, Millfield
36:49
Cause of fault creep at Millfield
Recollection of "dropping the roadway"
37:47
Pit horses were brought to surface daily
Bill Cagney
38:33
North tunnel began operating c.1950
Millfield controlled by single Miners' Lodge
40:06
Number of roadways, North Tunnel
Recollection of riding tunnel by "alligator"
40:48
Alligator operated by electric motor
Jack Barrett
41:53
Frank Perkins
Depth of tunnel, Millfield North
43:01
Steepness of tunnel, Millfield North
Recalls Millfield using steel skips
44:37
Skips were tipped using "water jacks"
Skips were pulled by gravitation
45:27
Recollection of "chute (?) system"
45:55
End (Tape 388/Side A) Part 1 of 2
SubjectWalters, Athol Alfred, 1925-2015Millfield (N.S.W.)Millfield Greta Colliery (N.S.W.)Bellbird Colliery (N.S.W.)PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToBede KellyJack BarrettMerv Walters - Fitter, Aberdare No. 7 and Aberdare East Collieries. Recorded 14 February 1990. Part 1/1.CreatorWalters, Athol Alfred, 1925-2015Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010CollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWDate Created14th January 1988Location[1] Millfield Greta Colliery, NSWIdentifier388A
Recorded 14 January 1988 Part 1 of 2
0:34
Born 1925, Bellbird
Began work at Millfield-Greta, 1941
1:07
Bede Kelly, superintendent
Dick Thomas
1:54
Lived at Millfield for 14 years
Attended Millfield Public School
2:40
Matt Walters (uncle)
Recalls trucks carrying coal from Millfield
4:19
Peter Murray, manager
Danny Hanrahan
Millfield ceased operating, November 1955
5:47
Started work on Millfield pit top
Recollection of pit top operations
Recalls loading of coal into wagons
George Driver
8:07
Recollection of "endless rope" haulage
Number of boilers, Millfield
Tom Orchard
Description of coal haulage method
Cobble's Coal (larger grade coal)
Recalls separate roadways for train
Description of loading coal to train
Millfield was one of first mines to fold
Number of tunnels, Millfield
12:53
Distance between travelling and haulage tunnel
Description of travelling roadway use
Description of haulage roadway use
13:51
Depth of travelling roadway
Depth of haulage tunnel
Number of roadways in haulage tunnel
Recalls steps in skip cycle
16:03
Haulage road used as intake airway
Millfield used propellor as ventilator fan
19:01
Recalls Millfield producing petrol from shale
Began working at Millfield from age 15
Recalls how got job at Millfield
Recalls work duties at Millfield
23:07
Recalls introduction of "scraper-loaders"
Recalls collieries where have worked
Jack Walters (brother)
Charlie Walters (brother)
Mervyn Walters (brother)
Kevin Walters (brother)
Recalls Walters brothers working at Millfield
25:28
Father worked periodically at Millfield
Ted Walters (father)
26:45
Worked Millfield using "bord & pillar" method
Main part of Millfield worked by pillar extraction
Layout of Millfield tunnel
28:23
Recalls set of skips on pit bottom
Recalls using winch haulage on pit bottom
Description of wheeling skips
30:09
Horses pulled skips "on the flats"
Width of headings in haulage tunnel
31:20
Height of headings in haulage tunnel
Height of coal seam, Millfield
32:51
Jimmy Reid
Description of "scraper-loader"
Tonnage capacity of wooden skips
34:39
Recalls "shot-firing" done by hand
Number of miners, Millfield
36:49
Cause of fault creep at Millfield
Recollection of "dropping the roadway"
37:47
Pit horses were brought to surface daily
Bill Cagney
38:33
North tunnel began operating c.1950
Millfield controlled by single Miners' Lodge
40:06
Number of roadways, North Tunnel
Recollection of riding tunnel by "alligator"
40:48
Alligator operated by electric motor
Jack Barrett
41:53
Frank Perkins
Depth of tunnel, Millfield North
43:01
Steepness of tunnel, Millfield North
Recalls Millfield using steel skips
44:37
Skips were tipped using "water jacks"
Skips were pulled by gravitation
45:27
Recollection of "chute (?) system"
45:55
End (Tape 388/Side A) Part 1 of 2
SubjectWalters, Athol Alfred, 1925-2015Millfield (N.S.W.)Millfield Greta Colliery (N.S.W.)Bellbird Colliery (N.S.W.)PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToBede KellyJack BarrettMerv Walters - Fitter, Aberdare No. 7 and Aberdare East Collieries. Recorded 14 February 1990. Part 1/1.CreatorWalters, Athol Alfred, 1925-2015Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010CollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWDate Created14th January 1988Location[1] Millfield Greta Colliery, NSWIdentifier388Aloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Athol Walters (1925-2015) - Mine worker. Recorded 14 January 1988. Part 1/2, [388A]. Living Histories, accessed 03/06/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/87291