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Athol Walters (1925-2015) - Mine worker. Recorded 14 January 1988. Part 2/2
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Summary388B Athol Walters
Recorded 14/01/1988 Part 2 of 2
0:06
Recollection of skip emptying method
Used "stringers" due to roof conditions
3:37
Number of levels, Millfield North tunnel
Recalls distance between levels
5:09
Don Watson
Recalls driving off either side of level
6:27
Recalls being cabled out from Millfield
Les Mitchell
7:27
Ned Mitchell
Worked as first class shiftman, Bellbird
8:30
Wally Pinchen
Worked at Bellbird Colliery for four months
9:49
Recalls being elected to Bellbird Lodge
Recalls mining methods at Bellbird
11:09
Athol Lightfoot, manager
Norm Smith
12:13
Bellbird skips ran through to pit top
Recalls lorries running between pits
13:51
Worked as deputy at Wyee Colliery, 1967
Roy Vernon
14:56
Worked as safety officer at Wyee, 1969
Worked driving trucks for Goodsir & Cooper
15:57
Worked at Kalingo Colliery from 1956-59
Tom Cooper, Alf Goodsir
17:44
Lyle O'Connell
Recalls Aberdare Central closing due to fire
19:21
Jim McWilliam
Recalls standing for position in Miners' Lodge
21:09
Recalls how Lodge campaigns were run
Number of skips, Millfield
22:09
Number of pit horses, Millfield
Steepness of workings, Millfield
22:24
Recalls method of working steep seams
Recalls Millfield-Greta reputation as militant pit
25:56
Recalls being paid "dip-heading" bonus
Recalls early experiences in Miners' Lodge
27:42
Recalls nineteen consecutive Lodge meetings
Recalls presenting case to district office
Jock Sneddon
30:16
Recalls being Lodge chairman when pit closed
Served as Lodge officer at Kalingo
30:45
Harry Cowan
Henry Scanlon
31:38
Bill Davey
Ted Hayler
32:22
Dave Hartcher
Recalls Kalingo worked under mechanisation
Recalls steel skips used at Kalingo
Depth of upcast/downcast shaft, Kalingo
33:40
Recalls diesel locomotive haulage system
Recalls battery locomotives wheeling skips
Recollection of diesel locomotives
36:14
Method of shunting skips, Kalingo
Ted Hayler, manager
37:26
Bert Hessler, undermanager
Jack Dougherty
38:08
Recalls football competition between pits
Recalls use of heavy timbering
43:22
Recalls use of scaffolding in mining
Recalls specifically made sawn wedges
Danny Hanrahan
Elected as Lodge Chairman in 1959
Milton Mathieson
Method of timbering workings, Kalingo
45:42
End (Tape 388/Side B) Part 2 of 2
SubjectWalters, Athol Alfred, 1925-2015Bellbird (N.S.W.)Millfield North Colliery (N.S.W.)Kalingo Colliery (N.S.W.)Bellbird Colliery (N.S.W.)Wyee Colliery (N.S.W.)PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToWal PinchenRoy VernonTed HaylerDon Watson - Mine Worker. Recorded 11 January 1988. Part 1/1.Henry Scanlon (1902-1987) - Miners Federation official. Recorded 10 February 1984. Part 1/1.CreatorWalters, Athol Alfred, 1925-2015Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010CollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWDate Created14th January 1988Location[1] Kalingo Colliery, NSW [2] Bellbird Colliery, NSW[3] Millfield Greta Colliery, NSWIdentifier388B
Recorded 14/01/1988 Part 2 of 2
0:06
Recollection of skip emptying method
Used "stringers" due to roof conditions
3:37
Number of levels, Millfield North tunnel
Recalls distance between levels
5:09
Don Watson
Recalls driving off either side of level
6:27
Recalls being cabled out from Millfield
Les Mitchell
7:27
Ned Mitchell
Worked as first class shiftman, Bellbird
8:30
Wally Pinchen
Worked at Bellbird Colliery for four months
9:49
Recalls being elected to Bellbird Lodge
Recalls mining methods at Bellbird
11:09
Athol Lightfoot, manager
Norm Smith
12:13
Bellbird skips ran through to pit top
Recalls lorries running between pits
13:51
Worked as deputy at Wyee Colliery, 1967
Roy Vernon
14:56
Worked as safety officer at Wyee, 1969
Worked driving trucks for Goodsir & Cooper
15:57
Worked at Kalingo Colliery from 1956-59
Tom Cooper, Alf Goodsir
17:44
Lyle O'Connell
Recalls Aberdare Central closing due to fire
19:21
Jim McWilliam
Recalls standing for position in Miners' Lodge
21:09
Recalls how Lodge campaigns were run
Number of skips, Millfield
22:09
Number of pit horses, Millfield
Steepness of workings, Millfield
22:24
Recalls method of working steep seams
Recalls Millfield-Greta reputation as militant pit
25:56
Recalls being paid "dip-heading" bonus
Recalls early experiences in Miners' Lodge
27:42
Recalls nineteen consecutive Lodge meetings
Recalls presenting case to district office
Jock Sneddon
30:16
Recalls being Lodge chairman when pit closed
Served as Lodge officer at Kalingo
30:45
Harry Cowan
Henry Scanlon
31:38
Bill Davey
Ted Hayler
32:22
Dave Hartcher
Recalls Kalingo worked under mechanisation
Recalls steel skips used at Kalingo
Depth of upcast/downcast shaft, Kalingo
33:40
Recalls diesel locomotive haulage system
Recalls battery locomotives wheeling skips
Recollection of diesel locomotives
36:14
Method of shunting skips, Kalingo
Ted Hayler, manager
37:26
Bert Hessler, undermanager
Jack Dougherty
38:08
Recalls football competition between pits
Recalls use of heavy timbering
43:22
Recalls use of scaffolding in mining
Recalls specifically made sawn wedges
Danny Hanrahan
Elected as Lodge Chairman in 1959
Milton Mathieson
Method of timbering workings, Kalingo
45:42
End (Tape 388/Side B) Part 2 of 2
SubjectWalters, Athol Alfred, 1925-2015Bellbird (N.S.W.)Millfield North Colliery (N.S.W.)Kalingo Colliery (N.S.W.)Bellbird Colliery (N.S.W.)Wyee Colliery (N.S.W.)PersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToWal PinchenRoy VernonTed HaylerDon Watson - Mine Worker. Recorded 11 January 1988. Part 1/1.Henry Scanlon (1902-1987) - Miners Federation official. Recorded 10 February 1984. Part 1/1.CreatorWalters, Athol Alfred, 1925-2015Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010CollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWDate Created14th January 1988Location[1] Kalingo Colliery, NSW [2] Bellbird Colliery, NSW[3] Millfield Greta Colliery, NSWIdentifier388Bloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Athol Walters (1925-2015) - Mine worker. Recorded 14 January 1988. Part 2/2, [388B]. Living Histories, accessed 01/12/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/87292