400 Ton Crane

Alfred Boehme · October 03, 2011, 02:14:12 PM

400 Ton Crane at E/Bay

Michael Alexander · October 04, 2011, 11:18:03 AM

are they working on a new plant?

Alfred Boehme · October 04, 2011, 01:27:17 PM

They are removing a section of the Old Plant piece by piece so that the material and equipment can be re-used

Charles Scheepers · October 04, 2011, 01:59:56 PM

What make is the crane?? LIEBHERR??

Andrew Darné · November 06, 2011, 07:29:13 PM

That's the secondary liberation plant that was built on to Elizabeth Bay plant around 2004 (at est $400mil). The process wasn't so lekker for the material being put through so it was decided to decomission and bypass that section.
On Google earth you can see the Secondary lib under construction.

The crane is apparently some far eastern make (keep in a cool dry place).

Leon Sumter · December 08, 2011, 04:21:13 PM

Alf did you ever go down to the old German E/bay mine cottages and visit your grandfather Paul's cottage. It's one of the three cottages closest to the old rec club building.
Leon

Alfred Boehme · December 11, 2011, 07:33:55 PM

Hi Leon
Yes I have been there got a few photo's the buildings are in a bad way
Want to get the old photo of my Grandfathers house take it with and try and get a photo from the same angle and then sooper impose the one on top of the each other

Alfred

Leon Sumter · December 12, 2011, 06:56:53 PM

Hi Alf

Please post photos of your grandfather's cottage at e/bay. If you look at the background in the old photo you will see the rec club and the railway workshop where your grandfather worked.
The background seems to indicate the cottage being one of the three closest to the rec club. I would say it is the one on the corner of the "L" layout of the cottages. There may even be remnants of the flower bed next to the front door.

Leon