Oil Tanks and Trains!

[Michael Alexander]

I was only a lighty back in the early 70's, but can any of the "older" crowd confirm that to the west of the Mine Store, before the houses, there were White Fuel tanks and a few trains standing around?

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[barb (Fry)]

I too was a kid, but there certainly were trains, wooden carriages uba cool gang hang outs.  as well as rusty coco pans, open cast iron on rails.  it was a dump for oil drums too. maybe someone knows more i can't remember what my dads explaination was.

[Adriaan Van Rooyen]

Mike,the old police station used to be where the kennels are today and from there i think was a narrow railway track that lead to the minestore,through the area where central kitchen is today,we as laaities had a rusty koekepan that we drove on the line untill it was overturned ( no injuries ) though.nice days.......... : :

[SandyB]

The  old  police station  ,  did  that  not  become  the  commando  camp  after  the  police station  moved ? ( some  drunken  story  behind  that  one )...   I remember  getting  my    and  car  licences  there   the  train  lines  if  I remember  correctly  ran  through to central  fields  workshop  where my  dad  was  foreman ...

[Adriaan Van Rooyen]

correct about the army camp,but i believe Rumbles and the police shared the old buildings in the 60's according to my wife,s dad( Father in law) Frans Pieterse. 

[Michael Alexander]

Here is one of a train being loaded at the Minestore

[Clive Symes]

Mike,
If we can get someone like Diana to convince Jakob Kruger to post we can get it from someone who used to live at the old police station as to what was where.