1994 - Page 22

Ollerton Was Closed 1994, After 69 Years

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Overmen:

• George Tristram
• Joe Cordin
• George Whitehouse
• Maurice Hawksley
• Arthur Bunney
• Tom Bolsover
• Walter Flint
• Albert Nixon
• Jim Plummer (the last 3 used to wear knee britches and long socks)
• Pat J Murphy (appointed to Undermanager Mansfield)
• Frank Allen
• Len Wharmby
• Arthur Hemmington
• Joe Green
• George Smith (Smog) (appointed to an Undermanager)
• Fred Hawksley
• Wilf Wyld
• Frank Pilkington
• Harold Palmer
• Len Collins
• Ned Smith
• Alan Dolphin
• Ray Flint (appointed to Assistant Undermanager Thoresby, later Undermanager Bevercotes, then Assistant Undermanager Ollerton)
• R (Dicky) Fury
• Jack Todd
• Gershom (Gus) Smith
• Jack Burling
• Frank Clarke
• Maurice Strange
• GR (Dicky) Bryan
• Eric Harrison
• Alan Allsop (appointed to an Undermanager, later Manager Gedling)
• Ken Boundry
• Harry Smith Chocks
• Harold Palmer Conveyors
• Roland O Rose
• Roy Nunn
• Ken Farrow
• Cliff Meakin
• Eric Barton
• Harry Bradley (transferred from Esh Winning)
• Eric Fletcher (worked for Jed Mason, Blackwell Engineering after being made redundant, lost a leg later)
• Lenny Clark
• Matt Gregory
• Bas Hodgkinson
• George Clarke
• Glynn R Rose
• William (Bill) Sunderland
• Johnnie Hutchins
• Ray Goward
• Don Kent
• Ken Wyld
• Reg P Smart
• Malc Standley
• Phil Abram
• Clive Bell
• Stan Burnett
• C Aspin
• D Carter
• C Barker
• R Cosgrove
• MW Shinwell
• Jimmy Mayne district Overman on South Side Top Hard transferred to Geological dept (died in post)
• Jim Daykin moved from Acting Overman Warsop then promoted to Assistant Undermanager Harworth, later Undermanager Bilsthorpe, then Thoresby and Manager Welbeck.
• Listed is the line of command in 1967/68 under David Rodden Agent/Manager, Cyril Murphy Acting Deputy Manager
• Jack Taylor Senior Undermanager
• Philip W Wood Afternoon Undermanager
• John Ross Assistant Undermanager
• Derek Stephenson Acting Undermanager Night shift
• Separate were development and Salvage E Smith
• David Clibberry Technical Assistant

Conveyor Overman

• Harold Palmer, Chocks
• Steel/check Harry Smith

Senior Overman

• Ray Flint in charge of East side
• Frank Clarke Overman (55s, 56s)

Deputies:

• Ken Farrow
• Bill Tilstone
• Albert Seeds
• Ron Wyld
• Geoff Plummer
• Joe Holloway
• Cliff Meakin
• North side Jack Todd Overman (41s, 42s)
• Dougie Pettinger (returned from South African mine, died in post)
• Jack Summerson
• Ken Wyld
• George Case
• William Watson
• George Ilett
• Charlie Harper
• South side Eric Harrison Overman (107s, 111s)
• John Ryan
• Wilf Pearson
• Jock McCormack
• George Wheatley
• Ian Heron
• George Waterall
• H Reed

Senior Overman

• Dicky Fury in charge of East side
• Maurice Strange Overman (55s, 56s)

Deputies:

• Peter Hopkinson
• Tot Robson
• Stuart Worrell
• Roy (Snowy) Evans
• Frank Fisher
• A (Sos) McKay
• Ron Evans
• North side Jack Burling Overman (41s, 42s)

Deputies:

• Arthur Brown
• Syd Eley
• Roy Nunn
• Jack Wareham
• Bas Hodgkiss
• Walter Pearson
• South Side Ken Boundry Overman (107s, 111s)

Deputies:

• Dennis Fletcher
• Norman Thompson
• Hector Whelan
• Maurice Kirby
• Roy Pearson
• Joe Bicknell

Senior Overman:

• Gus Smith in charge of: East side G (Dickie) Bryan Overman (55s, 56s)

Deputies:

• Stefan Pazura
• Les Hayes
• Ed Tarry
• George Clarke
• Dennis Short
• FJ Green

North side Alan Dolphin Overman (41s, 42s)

Deputies:

• Eric Barton
• Frank Cannon
• Roland Rose
• S Cockburn
• Jimmy Golightly
• P Clark

South side Alan Allsop Overman (107s, 111s) (later Manager Gedling, Rufford, NUM Agent)

Deputies:

• Jimmy Mayne
• Matt Munroe
• Dan Ryan
• Harry Bradley
• Lol Harwood
• P Morrison
• Gerry Dixey

Deputies for North side roadways:

• Alf Leivers
• Tony Brown
• E (Ted) Eyre
• F Jackson
• R Brown
• J Stothard

South side roadways:

• Arthur Barksby
• Lew Watson
• Danny Peace
• Jock McKinnon
• C Taylor
• A Bryan
• W Scott

East side roadways:

• K Thornton
• Frank Taylor
• N Earl
• A Sim
• G Robinson

Some of these were promoted to Overmen later, and of course some of them were made redundant.

Senior Overman

• Gus Smith in charge of: East side G (Dickie) Bryan Overman (55s, 56s)