It was with much excitement, that I received a cd from Malcolm Bertoni in Australia, of soem lekker photo's from Affenrucken, the mine and Oranjemund , from his time in the Spergebiedt in the late 60's to mid 70's
Here are a few ... (Thanks Malcolm)
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..... on the first group of pics..... picture no 4, named town (small).... does anyone know where in town this is taken?
Mike .. # 4 & 5 are of the same area just from different view .. .. I dont remember anything in town like that .. maybe .. but " north hostel " ( the one closest to town on the mine ) as they called it comes to mind .. I see that Big chimney on # 4.. not in town or so close to the edge ....
Looks like a section of the hostel at Ubvley
cheers for the pics jeremy,fond memories re kindled,dont suppose those asbestos seats at the pool still excist,great shot of the retail store,i remember climbing all over those wooden varranders that shaded the shop windows,how many of us kids attempted to scale the palm trees out front or the store,i once got to the leaves only to suffer cuts and a sore arse from dropping to the ground,ha ha,great times
hello uncle bobby, caitlin here? AND????
Quote from: Michael Alexander on July 18, 2008, 08:41:15 AM
..... on the first group of pics..... picture no 4, named town (small).... does anyone know where in town this is taken?
Mike pic 4 & 5 are at Uubvley the mess where the guys used to go for lunch it is now STS workshops and security
Alfred
Hi Guys
You are probably right as I cant remember where and when I took the photos as I didnt have any information about the photos taken 35 years ago. So thought it was the town single quarters. Thanks for clearing that up.
Memory goes as you get older you know.
Malcolm
Ha! my father popped in for a visit at work today, i showed him the snaps, he retorted, that ain't Oranjemund, that's uubvley, ..... No it's not, malcolm marked it town..... I guess he was right, after all he did work there for 28 years....
Mike what you doing wandering around in the wee hours ??? thats my forte ..
Yes! .... and I'm sober, went out for SHannon's Birthday meal at Op My Stoep ( Riding CLub) with the family , did'nt touch a drop of the stuff........ Today it's off to the Putt Putt for the big one decade old birthday Party.....
No.....theres only usually me around at that time mike.....were you checkin up on me?????....were u checking to make sure i didnt empty the bar of all the drink......... drinking-41 drinking-41 drinking-41 drinking-41 drinking-41 drinking-41 drinking-41 drinking-41 drinking-41 drinking-41.........
and sandy ive not gone for good........keep the bar well stocked.........xx
Yup, My Dad agrees, he also thinks it is Uubvlei.
Is that the same Mess you stopped for lunch at, when on a mine tour?
Guys I'm going to get the same pic's at the same angle as it is today
Alfred