Historical German Colonial Map of the Oranjemund Area!

[Gordon Brown]

Thanks kid. Looking forward to it. At the least it will get me off Georg's back.
Love
Dad X

[Clive Symes]

Hi Gordon,
Just talking about these areas sent me back to thinking about the nights I spent on the dump at 32G and the old landrover SC1180 that we used to change shifts.
I am busy on a project to refurbish the Namdeb FTP (Floating Treatment Plant) plant which is supposed to treat the Southern areas from 65G south.
I remember Martin Gerber and the Benotos sampling that area in 1970.

[Michele Alexander (Voden)]

Hi Clive - are you working with Chris Smit on the project?

Mike wants to know if you'll be coming back to Oranjemund for a site visit.

[Clive Symes]

Hi Michele,
I'm currently working for ADP a CT based company and sometime in the future a site visit may be in order.
Hopefully it will go better than the last one where I had some work to do in Luderitz for E-Bay. I was advised by the one Ovambo customs officers at Vioolsdrift that I should have my permanent residednce permit cancelled in my passport if I was working in CT and not living in Namibia.
He was however unable to give me an answer when I asked if That would mean I no longer needed to pay Namibian taxes to help keep him in his comfortable position.
Anyway the other official from Rheoboth came over and did the honours ans said that I should not pay attention to what was said.

[Gordon Brown]

Hello Clive
I certainly do remember the old landy. When I arrived on the mine in 1968 we had a pool of mining supervisors (called operators at the time). Working in 'G' Area were the following; Martin Gerber, Guy Yeadon, China de Jager, Claude Short, Piet Badenhorst, Jim Reed, Sakkie Burden (overburden stripping) and myself. Mine foremen at the time were Adam Swart, Alex Cruikshank, Leon Botes, Dave Linaker and Hannes van Aswegan. The senior mine foreman was a grand old fellow Arthur Snow. Oom Koos Maritz manned the handyman shop and Tommy Slow was the beltsman.We worked a 10 hour shift six days a week with the third Saturday in the month off.
Best regards
Gordon

[Clive Symes]

Gordon, your still as sharp as ever, I think by the time I started in Dec 1969, Gunter Salscow was the Senior mine forman in the Gemsbok area.
I saw Joe (china) de Jager in Tygervalley last year.
When can we get together for coffie and a chat
Clive

[Gordon Brown]

Clive my mobile number is 082 744 6033. Look forward to meeting up with you again.
Best regards
Gordon