Gemsbok Engineering Workshops ~ 1955

[Michael Alexander]

Talking to Jock, my dad, about the Berets some of the guys wore back in the day, he reckons in 75 up at uubvley, there was a Herero chap who worked on a grinder that wore his everyday.... Up on the wall behind the chap was a photo of him taken back in the war in full uniform, he displayed that pic with pride..... one tends to forget that we had "natives" fighting for us back in WW2

[Clive Symes]

Will have to Scan in some of the older pics I have just located, certainly gets the grey cells working trying to recall who's who
Clive

[Michael Alexander]

@Clive.... and I will keep reminding you..... hehehehe!

[Clive Symes]

How's this for a guilty consience

[Michael Alexander]

Hehehe! Service with a smile, one wonders if you would have been able to sleep 2nite?

[Clive Symes]

Must admit I am finding it difficult to sleep at night, after spending the past few days dozing off with my leg elevated.

Any how here are two more.

[SandyB]

Nice pics  Clive ...

[Bertie Horak]

Wow, very nice pics indeed. Even though I dont know anybody on them, it's great to see some real photo's of life back then.  Even the shape of the hammers, lunch-boxes and clothes... amazing part of Oranjemund history and the people who made the place what it is...  and they were all Oranjemunders, like us...

[toonfandangl]

Your last photo Clive! that looks like and old Sherman tank that the arm is assembled on, which we have mentioned in recent posts....................good pics though!

[Clive Symes]

And many people think the O&K Sh 400 was the first BWE on the mine.

My Dad used to tell us how when they didn't have vehicles to service all the plants, they used donkeys and woe betide anyone that had to work after the end of shift siren went. If your donkey was not hitched fast it was on its way back to the hostel without you.

[Clive Symes]

They certainly used the Sherman Tank chassis to good effect, stacker conveyors amongst other things

[Michael Alexander]

   Great STuff CLive, I Hope that we can expect a few more then?

[Clive Symes]

You Pushing me !!!

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