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Fred Yeatman (1915-2004) - Baker, Cessnock. Recorded 26 February 1981. Part 1/2.
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Summary319A Fred Yeatman
Recorded 26 February 1981.
Part 1 of 2.
0:46
The Yeatman family originally from Camden.
His mother was Scottish and his father was German.
The Yeatmans settled around the dairy farm that Governor Macquarie in the Camden area.
There were 12 children on his mother's side and 11 on his father's side. All born in Australia.
His mother's family are old Penrith people.
2:21
His mother and father moved to Cessnock in early 1900s.
2:25
Father helped sink Aberdare shaft.
2:34
Father employed as winding engine driver at Aberdare with no qualifications. When electrical haulage was introduced he became a carpenter - skip repairing until he retired.
2:58
Frederick Garnett Yeatman - one of his mother's brothers had the name Garnett.
3:19
Euna Mary Hollier was his mother's maiden name. Hollier and Fraeger are both names in Penrith related to his mother.
3:33
Archibald James Yeatman was his father's name.
4:28
Linda, his eldest sister married Bill Cousins.
4:58
Barry and Bill Cousins - Bill's sons.
5:44
Len Yeatman his brother married Nell Sharpe.
6:22
Ern Yeatman, his brother married Miss Dawn.
6:33
Euna, Melva and Joan were his sisters.
6:57
Wayne Yeatman was his son married Kathleen Prenderburgh from NZ.
7:05
Carol, his daughter married Griffith Lewis - both teachers.
7:27
Joyce Rita Matthews was his wife who was born in Neath.
8:33
Ray and Elma Matthews were Joyce's siblings
8:47
Fred recalls delivering bread to Neath. He and Joyce met through the church.
9:29
Work brought his parents to Cessnock and they lived in the original family residence in Mayfield Street. His father used to walk to work all his life. He left home at 6.45am and walked to Extended 20 minutes away.
11:56
He was born 1915, Cessnock and went to school at the present public school. Ern went to Maitland for the 4th and 5th years.
It would have been unusual to hear 3 or 5 pupils chosen to go to University or Teachers College.
13:15
He and his brother began baking business in 1938.
13:19
The original bakery site was in Bridge Street and Harris Street. He can remember "the days when there was more steam coming out of the cracks in the bricks than anywhere else".
Sloane's Bakery was there then.
13:56
One of the Shoesmiths from Newcastle made Scotch pies.
15:02
His recollection of first day of baking - he remembers they sold 5 loaves of bread.
15:24
Fred attended business college after school for 12 months.
15:29
Recalls working for Newcastle Herald for 6 months until the Sun and the Herald amalgamated.
16:35
He and Len operated milk run in Cessnock. Ern and Len began the bakery business.
17:24
He and Joyce married in 1938 and went into the bakery in 1939.
18:00
Recollection of bakery premises, one wood fired oven became 4. Then they changed to oil firing.
18:57
Recalls cutting firewood at Millfield to stoke ovens. The wood came from the Crawford's property - all dead wood cut on Sundays.
19:41
Tom Treloar brought it into Cessnock.
20:10
The operating hours of bakery -1am start with the bakers coming in at 3 or 4am. The Cessnock Coop had a monopoly and the Sylvesters came after Yeatmans.
21:36
Recalls cutting firewood at Watagan mountains.
22:06
Natrass & Gordon bakery were in Cessnock before the Coop.
22:45
Jeff Jones.
Watkins, Matters were early bakers. Sloane's bakery, Cessnock.
24:51
Recalls how yeast was fermented using potato skins and sugar.
25:46
Introduction of liquid/compressed yeast - Sysco yeast.
26:39
Recalls Watkins selling out to Sylvester.
26:55
Reason for purchasing Natrass' bakery - when Natrass closed down Coles came in and cleared the site.
27:48
Yeatmans went from 5 loaves of bread baked per week to 25 -30,000 a week.
27:53
Area covered by Yeatman's bakery - they canvassed the area.
28:27
Roderick's bakery, Pelaw Main.
29:00
Location of horse stables, Weston.
29:07
Location of horse stables, Cessnock.
29:23
George Natrass.
29:36
Location of Sylvester's stables.
30:03
Paddy Sylvester - herding the horses back into their paddocks amongst the traffic on the Wollombi Road.
30:58
Andy Collins - of the Store Bakery.
31:28
Andy Sharpe served Aberdare with bread.
31:48
Recalls getting "shinners" from bread cart - skidding off the steel step in rubber boots.
34:02
Fred worked 30 years on delivery cart.
34:37
Recollection of bread delivery hours - covering Cessnock, Neath and Kearsley. He can remember having one day off work.
36:36
Recollection of Andy Collins.
37:58
Recalls illicit wine saloons in Bellbird.
39:23
Ern Skinner.
39:39
Recalls Ern Skinner's technique of "breaking in" horses.
40:37
Problems with the increase in car numbers.
41:13
Recalls acquiring milk from Mt View residents - Jacksons, Mrs Bailey and the Kings.
41:41
"Pig Weed" tainted milk.
42:15
Recalls butter forming on milk bottles after it had been jolted about in delivery.
42:50
Owen Matthews, Harold Ellwood, Reg Bancroft, the Viles also delivered milk.
43:44
Clive Picton.
43:57
Recollection of Clive Picton's father with a long, flowing beard riding a grey horse.
44:31
Recollection of early Vincent Street - a gravelled, potholed road.
44:43
Recollection of Cessnock Eagle.
45:14
End (Tape 319/Side A) Part 1 of 2
SubjectYeatman, Frederick Garnett, 1915-2004Yeatman Bros.Cessnock (N.S.W.)Yeatman familyBakers -- New South Wales -- CessnockPersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToClive Picton - Cessnock carpenter. Recorded 30 June 1978CreatorYeatman, Frederick Garnett, 1915-2004Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010CollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWDate Created26th February 1981Identifier319A
Recorded 26 February 1981.
Part 1 of 2.
0:46
The Yeatman family originally from Camden.
His mother was Scottish and his father was German.
The Yeatmans settled around the dairy farm that Governor Macquarie in the Camden area.
There were 12 children on his mother's side and 11 on his father's side. All born in Australia.
His mother's family are old Penrith people.
2:21
His mother and father moved to Cessnock in early 1900s.
2:25
Father helped sink Aberdare shaft.
2:34
Father employed as winding engine driver at Aberdare with no qualifications. When electrical haulage was introduced he became a carpenter - skip repairing until he retired.
2:58
Frederick Garnett Yeatman - one of his mother's brothers had the name Garnett.
3:19
Euna Mary Hollier was his mother's maiden name. Hollier and Fraeger are both names in Penrith related to his mother.
3:33
Archibald James Yeatman was his father's name.
4:28
Linda, his eldest sister married Bill Cousins.
4:58
Barry and Bill Cousins - Bill's sons.
5:44
Len Yeatman his brother married Nell Sharpe.
6:22
Ern Yeatman, his brother married Miss Dawn.
6:33
Euna, Melva and Joan were his sisters.
6:57
Wayne Yeatman was his son married Kathleen Prenderburgh from NZ.
7:05
Carol, his daughter married Griffith Lewis - both teachers.
7:27
Joyce Rita Matthews was his wife who was born in Neath.
8:33
Ray and Elma Matthews were Joyce's siblings
8:47
Fred recalls delivering bread to Neath. He and Joyce met through the church.
9:29
Work brought his parents to Cessnock and they lived in the original family residence in Mayfield Street. His father used to walk to work all his life. He left home at 6.45am and walked to Extended 20 minutes away.
11:56
He was born 1915, Cessnock and went to school at the present public school. Ern went to Maitland for the 4th and 5th years.
It would have been unusual to hear 3 or 5 pupils chosen to go to University or Teachers College.
13:15
He and his brother began baking business in 1938.
13:19
The original bakery site was in Bridge Street and Harris Street. He can remember "the days when there was more steam coming out of the cracks in the bricks than anywhere else".
Sloane's Bakery was there then.
13:56
One of the Shoesmiths from Newcastle made Scotch pies.
15:02
His recollection of first day of baking - he remembers they sold 5 loaves of bread.
15:24
Fred attended business college after school for 12 months.
15:29
Recalls working for Newcastle Herald for 6 months until the Sun and the Herald amalgamated.
16:35
He and Len operated milk run in Cessnock. Ern and Len began the bakery business.
17:24
He and Joyce married in 1938 and went into the bakery in 1939.
18:00
Recollection of bakery premises, one wood fired oven became 4. Then they changed to oil firing.
18:57
Recalls cutting firewood at Millfield to stoke ovens. The wood came from the Crawford's property - all dead wood cut on Sundays.
19:41
Tom Treloar brought it into Cessnock.
20:10
The operating hours of bakery -1am start with the bakers coming in at 3 or 4am. The Cessnock Coop had a monopoly and the Sylvesters came after Yeatmans.
21:36
Recalls cutting firewood at Watagan mountains.
22:06
Natrass & Gordon bakery were in Cessnock before the Coop.
22:45
Jeff Jones.
Watkins, Matters were early bakers. Sloane's bakery, Cessnock.
24:51
Recalls how yeast was fermented using potato skins and sugar.
25:46
Introduction of liquid/compressed yeast - Sysco yeast.
26:39
Recalls Watkins selling out to Sylvester.
26:55
Reason for purchasing Natrass' bakery - when Natrass closed down Coles came in and cleared the site.
27:48
Yeatmans went from 5 loaves of bread baked per week to 25 -30,000 a week.
27:53
Area covered by Yeatman's bakery - they canvassed the area.
28:27
Roderick's bakery, Pelaw Main.
29:00
Location of horse stables, Weston.
29:07
Location of horse stables, Cessnock.
29:23
George Natrass.
29:36
Location of Sylvester's stables.
30:03
Paddy Sylvester - herding the horses back into their paddocks amongst the traffic on the Wollombi Road.
30:58
Andy Collins - of the Store Bakery.
31:28
Andy Sharpe served Aberdare with bread.
31:48
Recalls getting "shinners" from bread cart - skidding off the steel step in rubber boots.
34:02
Fred worked 30 years on delivery cart.
34:37
Recollection of bread delivery hours - covering Cessnock, Neath and Kearsley. He can remember having one day off work.
36:36
Recollection of Andy Collins.
37:58
Recalls illicit wine saloons in Bellbird.
39:23
Ern Skinner.
39:39
Recalls Ern Skinner's technique of "breaking in" horses.
40:37
Problems with the increase in car numbers.
41:13
Recalls acquiring milk from Mt View residents - Jacksons, Mrs Bailey and the Kings.
41:41
"Pig Weed" tainted milk.
42:15
Recalls butter forming on milk bottles after it had been jolted about in delivery.
42:50
Owen Matthews, Harold Ellwood, Reg Bancroft, the Viles also delivered milk.
43:44
Clive Picton.
43:57
Recollection of Clive Picton's father with a long, flowing beard riding a grey horse.
44:31
Recollection of early Vincent Street - a gravelled, potholed road.
44:43
Recollection of Cessnock Eagle.
45:14
End (Tape 319/Side A) Part 1 of 2
SubjectYeatman, Frederick Garnett, 1915-2004Yeatman Bros.Cessnock (N.S.W.)Yeatman familyBakers -- New South Wales -- CessnockPersonJack DelaneyDepicts or Relates ToClive Picton - Cessnock carpenter. Recorded 30 June 1978CreatorYeatman, Frederick Garnett, 1915-2004Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010CollectionVoices of the HunterPlaceCessnock, NSWDate Created26th February 1981Identifier319Aloading google map....
Delaney, Jack, 1919-2010, Fred Yeatman (1915-2004) - Baker, Cessnock. Recorded 26 February 1981. Part 1/2., [319A]. Living Histories, accessed 29/09/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/87345