Here's a partial list of those I worked with there.
Kerry Morris Elec Engineer In Charge. / Retired
Mick Potter was the Manager and then just took over as Longwall Manager and planning.
Freddie Foye Training Officer/Safety Officer/Fire Officer. / still in town but retired
Johnnie Hoy, was on the surveying staff, got his Undermanagers ticket and appointed Under Manager on Swing shift. / owned a pub somewhere in the northern rivers region of nsw
Jeff Keeley, became a good mate of mine, miner coal prep plant operator, lost contact with him when he was a hotelier in Queensland.
Alan McPhail fitter on the longwall swingshift. deputy up in QLD, living at yeppoon
Peter Williams, Miner. recenly left after being deputy for ages, now at Ulan with dave speirs who is also a dep
Ian Harris young electrician. one of the d/s l hands
Danny Ballantyne, miner who started about the same time as me, also a goat farmer.
Cyril Nolan Electrician on swing shift, took over the longwall when I went in long service leave, in 1988. lecco on weekend roster
Peter Buttigieg Deputy. d/s lw dep, retiring soon maybe
Jeff Brown, young electrician. Had great promise was a good electrician!! d/s lw leco
Chris Glynn, was a young electrician who was doggy leading hand when I started.
Garry Pettit electrician on Afters, also the pit cartoonist!! / now a full time artist
Don Blyth dat shift underground leading hand electrician.. Sadly he passed on when I was on long service in 88. Nice bloke.
Alfie Clifton, elderly electrician on day shift.
Dave Boiling, afternoon shift leading hand electrician. upstairs now in the offices, in charge of all the plc programming etc at the pit and comms systems
John Healey, afternoon electrician. / owns arural supplies business down in the hartley valley
Jeff Luck, Deputy. / my current panel deputy
Rob Walker, swing shift electrician cousin to "Magic" Mal. / dont know where mad rover ended up but poor old mal got killed doing domestic electrical, believe he got stung by a live off peak cable
Wayne McBey Leading hand electrician. lecco on w ends
Trev Winterbottom, electrician, then shift elec engineer, sadly lost his life in an accident in the winch room substation.
Terry Niciak Electrician on afters. / w/e roster deputy
Tony Sheehan Electrician on afters.
Chris Ryan electrician.
John Neubeck miner who started same time as myself, he was studying for his Deputy's ticket, last I heard he'd got his Under Managers and was appointed an undermanager. / w/e roster um
Neil Moore, swingshift mech engineer. / in charge of projects for the centennial group with lyndon bryant down at Lidsdale House
Greg Carpenter doggy electrician, left to work as a telephone engineer.