| Description | Tracks 1 - 4: Actuality with Walter Gillott and Charles Parker in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. The recording begins with an introduction by Charles Parker giving the recording information such as the date. Mr Gillott reads extracts from the verbatim accounts of the Child Employment Commission (1842); Parker records multiple takes of the readings.
Tracks 5 - 6: Actuality interview with Walter Gillott (from Barnsley) and Charles Parker. Mr Gillott speaks about his memories of being a miner. Mr Gillott comments on 'big hitters' (also known in other geographical areas as 'big hewers'), which was a name given to miners who were outgoing, loud and competitive. He also describes an unpopular overseer for whom he had worked. He describes attending a meeting in 1947 about the nationalization of the Coal Industry.
Total: 17.27 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF565D0761880 |