Oral History Interview - John And Oral Boychuk - Collections

Scope and Content: 1 VHS t-120. Length: 39 minutes.jack and mary bailey talk about coal mining.see attached for summary of the tape. Started working at age 15 at the Kerralta Mine. His first job was driving a pony and car. He lists other jobs he's had in the mines. - Talks about the diesel engine he operated at No.…

Scope and Content: 1 VHS t-120. Length: 39 minutes.jack and mary bailey talk about coal mining.see attached for summary of the tape. Started working at age 15 at the Kerralta Mine. His first job was driving a pony and car. He lists other jobs he's had in the mines. - Talks about the diesel engine he operated at No. 8 mine - the dust and fumes. Discusses the dangers of the job. - Describes an average day of a miner. - Talks about wages, the union and strikes. - Talks about the single miners going to the bar on paydays and their partying on the weekends. - Talks about the miners club, sports teams, and other social activities the miners participated in. - Talks about a prank he played on Mike Negrello who was a driver boss at No. 8 mine. - Talks about accidents in the mine. - Talks about how coal cars were moved and stopped in the mine. - Talks about the Kerralta Mine - how many employees and his job. Talks about the explosion that killed four men and describes the rescue work. - Because coal was needed during WWII, if you had miner's papers you could not enlist. - Oral talks about how her and her husband met. She talks about social activities they participated in.