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Eric Wood (1912-2005) - Teacher, Cessnock Technical College. Recorded 10 June 1981. Part 3/3.

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Summary316B Eric Wood
Recorded 10 June 1981.
Part 3 of 3.

0:07
Toby Kempe

0:18
Recalls making "squeegees" in flood – Freddie Hallam from Lions contacted all their members rostered to construct the squeegees.
Within an hour volunteers arrived.

1:39
Jack Steggles

2:31
Recalls effect of floods on Singleton. One tree had fallen through 3 homes.

3:37
Recalls response of relief workers. The floods in Maitland. Billy Seward. Some homes were completely submerged and the owners were shifted to the top floor of the Technical College.

5:17
Paul Beedle came in from Newcastle Tech College with volunteers and they stayed in Maitland until the lower area was cleaned up.

6:40
Recalls flooding of Aberdare Extended – they decided to drill a hole and pump out the flood waters. Bob Purcell. He saw the devastation.

9:00
Recalls problems at Kalingo of "creep" and "crush"

9:19
Recollection of Dr. Bellacoff. George Walker. Bellacoff couldn’t believe how far behind Russia, the Kalingo mine was, especially in safety issues.

13:13
Bob Purcell arrived in 1936 as registrar of Cessnock Tech College and then Principal. He died before 1954.

14:34
John Probot had been Principal of Orange

14:56
Bob Harris became the First Principal.

16:22
Recollection of Cessnock College mining library – up to 1972

17:04
Bede Kelly – Mines Superintendent.

18:09
Recalls disappearance of rare book in the Kelly collection.

18:57
Ralph Basden

19:26
South Cessnock Technical College
Art classes originating in South Cessnock Tech College.

23:11
Bowling green was originally owned by CTC –
Sheltered workshops organised by local people like Apex.

25:09
Recalls undermining of South Cessnock

25:50
Gordon Flowers - Coal Board Engineer.

27:18
Stan McKensey

27:28
Brown's Pit, Bridges Hill

28:48
Professor Phillips.
Col Hancock - the depth of the tunnels and rat holes of undermining.

30:06
98ft of overburden, Brown's pit.

30:57
Peter Hetherington – President of the District Committee representing the
mining people. Mines Department Inspector.
Skills were changing so rapidly from the 60’s that a person would have to change their jobs at least 5 times.

34:45
Recalls undertaking first-aid courses Department of Technical Education. He studied courses for 11 years to achieve the Gold medal.

36:20
First-Aid Officer, Cessnock Technical College

36:25
End of Tape 316B (Part 3/3) Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

SubjectWood, Eric Wilfred, 1912-2005 Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Vocational education -- New South Wales -- Cessnock Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Cessnock Technical College (N.S.W.) Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Cessnock TAFE (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

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

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

Depicts or Relates ToBede Kelly Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

CreatorWood, Eric Wilfred, 1912-2005 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

PlaceCessnock, NSW Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Date Created10th June 1981 Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

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

^[2]Kalingo Colliery, NSW Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

^[3]Cessnock TAFE College Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

Identifier316B Last edited by: lyn.keily@newcastle.edu.au

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