Dear John, Are you aware of the extensive research done by Jack Delaney on the history of the mines south of maitland in the Hunter Valley? His work includes about 500 taped interviews (tapes indexed, summarised and searchable online). If you are not aware of this, let me know. It is an excellent resource. Also good for family tree researchers should their rel have worked in these mines. The tapes digress to most aspects of the history of the Cessnock, Kurri Kurri area. The Sir Edgeworth David Museum at Kurri Kurri is also a wealth of information, particularly as it now holds all of Jim Comerford's records recently published a book on coal mining in the Hunter Valley. John Goswell >Also I am interested in anything at all about coal mining - local museums >or records, persons who worked in the industry, current contacts, local >news ,,, anything at all. > > >Best Regards, > >John Byrnes

I have a copy of the book "Muswellbrook Coal Company - The First 90 Years 1907 - 1997" by John McDonald. Happy to do lookups. Helen On 20/03/07, johngoswell@iprimus.com.au <johngoswell@iprimus.com.au> wrote: > > Dear John, > > Are you aware of the extensive research done by Jack Delaney on the > history > of the mines south of maitland in the Hunter Valley? > His work includes about 500 taped interviews (tapes indexed, summarised > and > searchable online). > If you are not aware of this, let me know. It is an excellent resource. > Also > good for family tree researchers should their rel have worked in these > mines. > The tapes digress to most aspects of the history of the Cessnock, Kurri > Kurri > area. > > The Sir Edgeworth David Museum at Kurri Kurri is also a wealth of > information, > particularly as it now holds all of Jim Comerford's records recently > published > a book on coal mining in the Hunter Valley. > > John Goswell > > >Also I am interested in anything at all about coal mining - local museums > >or records, persons who worked in the industry, current contacts, local > >news ,,, anything at all. > > > > > >Best Regards, > > > >John Byrnes > > Surnames only typed in all caps are easier to read off a computer screen > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >