General Managers.

[Richard Opperman]

Robert Bruce's topic below of the Yacht Club photo has prompted me to start this topic.

Who can remember the General Managers of their time in Oranjemund and some of their egos?

During my stay in Omund (1961 - 1979) we had the "Devlin Click" and who can remember what happened to the Devlin Empire?
Apparently he had a parking area reserved infont of the rec club; bioscope and shop to name some and God help those who parked in them.
There were also other things to do with the shop; butcher and veg market which I am not to sure of, maybe someone else can fill us in.

Borcherts followed and he did away with all the reserved parking and other nonsense of the Devlin period. He also allowed his children to mix with children from all walks of life, we spent many a day swimming in the pool and playing in the garden at the GM's house.

After Borchert it was either Pretorious or Richards?
Richards was GM when I left Omund and as far as I can remember not a bad guy.

I believe some time towards the late 80s early 90s there was a GM who thought he was the last great white hunter? 

[Cherry (Alcock)]

Memory foggy those I can remember and not in order:

Devlin
Borchards
Pretorius
Richards
The Irish Guy - sheesh I worked for him - memory gone!
Kobus Van Jaarsveld
Keith Whitelock
Mike Whittet - he's the big game hunter dude
Alan Ashworth?
Rob Smart?

After that no idea

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

Harold Hesters was Metalurgy manager in my time

I beleive he also became GM in later years, but that could be in  another mine

[Yvette Kroukamp (Biccard)]

Who was the guy married to Sonja Heroldt(ken jy tant mossie se sakkie sakkie sakkie boeredans...) for a while? Lived opposite us in 13th avenue. I know he was a manager of sorts too.

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

Harold Hester,a realy nice guy. He didn't become a G.M. in O'mund but a mine in Botswana.....Orapa I think.
Well all the names I know have been mentioned.

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

Harold Hester, yes Diana, now i remember, was not so sure

Louis Nel was also there as the place was built, also our butcher from O-mund, english man, dont have his Name right now. There is pics with him on a community do in a hall as moderator.

I was there for an interview, i rejected the offer......plenty of funny reason.....

[Delia]

Keith Whitelock was a scream - he'd rock up at all the parties ie. log cabin, etc.with his bullet belt around his waist minus the bullets but filled with Underbergs which he'd drink at random throughout the night.  He was quite the party animal ............when the river came down in flood in the 80's, a bunch of us girls "kidnapped" him from his office (all arranged with his sec and the AGM beforehand), bundled him into my car blindfolded, took him to one of the sisters cottages flats and held him for ransom till money had been paid over to the flood relief fund - while we had him at the flat we made him see how many marshmallows he could stuff in his mouth in one go with his hands tied behind his back........he was a good sport and played along fantastically........we released him once we knew the money (R1000) had been paid over to the fund.

[georg ruf jr.]

Wasn't there a Mac....
like Mackensey or so?

[Patricia Lotte]

Wasn't there a Mac....
like Mackensey or so?

MacDonalds maybe ...  :36_2_35:

[Chris Macpherson]

mackenzie......duncan ,sally, and another brother..........we used to go to their house to swim and jump on the trampoline
if i remember correctly they also had a red range rover,this about 1974 or 1975.

[georg ruf jr.]

Thanks Chris.

[Yvette Kroukamp (Biccard)]

Who was the guy married to Sonja Heroldt(ken jy tant mossie se sakkie sakkie sakkie boeredans...) for a while? Lived opposite us in 13th avenue. I know he was a manager of sorts too.

Ok, I figured it out for myself..... Mike de Witt!

[Malcolm Bertoni]

I had an interesting disagreement with the GM in 1968/69. 

Anyone know who was the GM at the time?

[Cherry (Alcock)]

Probably Devlin or Borchards - Malcolm

Was Hartley ever GM or AGM?

[Michael Alexander]

This might make a good article on the mainsite, a list and years of the various GM's.... think I  might look into this one....