Bakers Bay!

Michael Alexander · June 15, 2008, 10:55:42 AM

Found these 4 pics with the following notes...

"1) A prospecting programme is under way at Bakers Bay by systematically drilling 1 metre holes between the sea line and the rocky outcrop about 2km inland.

2) The ground from the drilled holes is fed into the plant by means of water jetting.

3) Part of the Bakers Bay Village

4) With the plant in the background

5) The small plant has a throughput of ? many tons.

6) Scottish born fitter, Eric Cameron is the plant fitter.Here he is repairing a pump casing."

Paul (Pepe) Freemantle · June 18, 2008, 11:29:43 AM

I was involved in the putting up and commissioning of the plant.

Michael Alexander · June 18, 2008, 12:42:26 PM

Pepe, what year was that then?

Paul (Pepe) Freemantle · June 19, 2008, 09:21:19 AM

Mike I have pics somewhere at home with the construction guys. I will try and find them and post them. This was in 1976 if I have my bearings right as had just qualified as a sparky LOL. The contractor's name was Arthur, that's all I can remember. Hope this helps.

Michael Alexander · June 20, 2008, 02:30:28 PM

Arthur Murray?

Chris Macpherson · June 20, 2008, 04:39:50 PM

"The Dancer?"

Paul (Pepe) Freemantle · June 23, 2008, 09:45:31 AM

No, the Construction Company was Greonewalds Construction and their site foreman was Arthur and boilermaker/fitter was Tobie.

Paul (Pepe) Freemantle · February 23, 2011, 04:56:10 AM

Mike, here are a few pics of the mess we had at Bakers Bay during the construction days. Will search for the actual site construction pics and the power station we had there. Now you can see where our priority was in our stomachs LOL. Food was excellent there.

Michael Alexander · February 23, 2011, 06:40:00 AM

Note how the headboy is dressed with a tie and one can feel the position of authority that this chap feels....or is it just me?

Paul (Pepe) Freemantle · February 23, 2011, 06:42:26 AM

LOL Mike, yeah you right. They really felt important if they had some sort of authority and needed to show it. But he was cool as listened to us if we wanted a braai etc. We could set our own menus eventually. Don't forget the beer, good old Windhoek Export!!!!

Michael Alexander · February 23, 2011, 07:55:04 AM

Sigh! Export, now that was a beer I use to enjoy....

Paul (Pepe) Freemantle · February 23, 2011, 07:57:32 AM

That's the One and Only Mike!!!! It is not available in SA so now I try and get the Windhoek Draught, real cool and lekker. Windhoek beer is the Best!!!!

Alfred Boehme · February 23, 2011, 07:27:11 PM

Those mess pic's bring back memories, I was electrician at Town Electric we used to mantain the cooking equipment and accomadation lighting hot water ect.

When the guys where sampling at Bogenfels they used Bakers Bay accomadation this was about 1988

Alfred

Michael Alexander · February 23, 2011, 07:32:34 PM

I went up there as an appie in 89' with Christie Brandt, got the pics somewhere.....