Some photo's of Ornajemund, Mine, Bakers bay, ORM

[Clive Gilmour]

Very interesting photos Alfie, I remember it well - lived there from 1952 and did my apprentiship there from 1968. Thank you. Clive

[john wilson]

The photos are great, but I was surprised to see a post from Clive Gilmore he was my appy for a short time during my time in Omund.

[henniek]

Thanks Alfie , apart from working at Bakers Bay  , the best part of the day was having Lunch at Bakers mess - the staff prepared superb meals

[henniek]

42U. At the open air "ERIC DAVIES MUSEUM "  .. the museum that never was  . Huge machines crumble away into rust

[Michael Alexander]

I see a tree in the background, was this in town then or out at 42U?

[henniek]

mining offices at 42U

[henniek]

I wonder , where has all the humour gone. Where have all the girls gone . Gloria , Virginia , and the girls at Mittag on sea. and the mermaids. and the flower of mooi meisiesfontein ? . names that disappeared . place name boards removed and dumped on a scrapyard . I often wondered .. will the organisation CDM also just become a forgotten name? just a ghost like Pomona ?

[Mike Thurtell]

Is that a Sherman tank supporting the crane?

[henniek]

yes it is

[Andrew Darné]

That there was not a crane but part of the original bucket whell / scoop belt excavators.
Theres are still pics of these conveyor wagons used in series to moved the sand stripped by the scoops over a greater distance to the spreader, enabling a larger area to be cleared of overburden. Something like the bridge of the O&K S800 bucketwheel.

[Alfred Boehme]

Nice to see the post again need to get to my files, folders of pic's and start posting away

[henniek]

Alfie . we are looking forward to your post/ pictures

[Alfred Boehme]

Been so busy with our local radio station 4 years now, hopefully we can get the live streaming going this year, then Ex Oranjemunders can join in