Interview with Wilf Brodrick

Audio recording and transcript of Wilf Brodrick's 1979 interview with Bernard McNicholl for the Coal Tyee History Project. Brodrick opens the interview by talking about his family's arrival on Vancouver Island, explaining how his dad was recruited to work as a fire boss in Cumberland. After his family moved to Nanaimo, Brodrick also worked in coal mines, getting his first job at 17 years old as a winch boy. Brodrick talks about his other jobs in the mines, giving details about being a mule skinner and a rope rider. He reflects on his experiences working with mules, horses, and ponies in coal mines, and he also talks about safety measures and first-aid training.