Affenrucken Single Quarters

[Alfred Boehme]

and a few more

1st pic stairway past bathroom Malcolm spoke about
2nd pic chefs room how to get more food
3rd pic pool table with old dart board in back ground the room next to the mess hall
4th pic this is what I do when not at work or taking pics

Georg, Malcolm and all who used go and enjoy the chefs sunday lunches, most of the HT guys used go and have lunch there Colin Richards, Eric Shablinski, John Bell, Costus (don't know if this is spelt right), Roy van Eerden, Richard Hanekom and many more, add names if you can

Alfred

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

Thanks Alfred for all those pics

I remeber Malcom, Colin Richards, Eric Shablinski, John Bell

You may add Jonny Rall, Whity ( Breedenhan) and many others that worked in HT section

The pic with the " Toasting Braai " reminds me of my time with the family in O-mund

[Alfred Boehme]

Georg the dog kennel was that the dog you spoke about earlier
Alfred

[Charmain Meier (Heusdens)]

Georg

Whitey Bredenhann completed his engineering ticket and lived all over, Koffiefontein in the Free State, Luderitz, Windhoek and was seconded to Moscow in Russia for 3 years.  He then returned to Windhoek and sadly, him and his wife are divorced.  I believe he is back in Russia again.  Dalene lives here in Pretoria and I have visited her.  They have two sons, both are married and one grandson, beautiful little thing.

Charmain Meier (Heusdens)

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

@ Charmaine

Thanks for the info

I dit not know about Russia

In 1997 he still lived in Lüderitz and was Plnt Mngr in E-Bay.

Later he became the Gen. Mngr. of Marine Diamonds---big shot

I tried a contact him when i was in Lüderitz in 97, he was on leave, what a pity....

[Alfred Boehme]

Hi again Georg and Malcolm I am realy enjoying all the history if you guys have got any photo's and stories of those days please post them, mayne one day I will to put all this information in a file and give it to the museum to keep for people to read about.

Do you remember my dad (Fred Boehme) he used to work at engine bay for many years 1959 to 1992 engine bay used to be in town next to mine store and then relocated to Uubvley I think one of his foremans names was uncle Jack mc Bride I still remember going into the dyno room to watching the engines being tested I must of been arround 8 yrs old then

some more pics

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

Hi Alfred

Jack Mc Bride was the Foreman of the Powerstation

Old engl. Gentleman, i had close contacts with him at work and private.

Got to know him closer, when we went a a recruiting tour, Joburg, Whk and Cape Town for a whole week.

Jack was terriffied when flying, i felt sorry for him, had to go through that ordeal while i enjoyed flying those days

In Capetown, we had rooms in the Mount Nelson, Joburg in the Rand International and Whk in the Safari Motel all at the cost of CDM. At his home i learned about good english home cooking.

I have not a single picture of that time except some few of Cape Town. Those days, with family, a colour film was a lot of Rands.............. But i took 8 mm films some times of different things.

For those that live in SA and other countries , tell me, you can watch my videos, not the people in Nam, only once you have DSL.

I found the systems in SA and Nam very slow and expensive.

Georg

[Charmain Meier (Heusdens)]

Georg

If you want his contact detail, I can get it for you from Dalene.  We have been friends for 30 years now, and no matter where in the world we were, we kept contact all the years.  Whitey and my ex husband were appies at the then CDM.  The last photos I saw of Whitey was those of his eldest son's wedding.  He looks fine to me, a little fatter in the face than the last time I saw him, which was in 1993 in Hoedspruit, they were camping at Swadini.

Charmain

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

Thanks Charmain
Lets see if he registers here

I am glad 2 of my sons have done so now

Georg

[Malcolm Bertoni]

Hi again Georg and Malcolm I am realy enjoying all the history if you guys have got any photo's and stories of those days please post them, mayne one day I will to put all this information in a file and give it to the museum to keep for people to read about.

Do you remember my dad (Fred Boehme) he used to work at engine bay for many years 1959 to 1992 engine bay used to be in town next to mine store and then relocated to Uubvley I think one of his foremans names was uncle Jack mc Bride I still remember going into the dyno room to watching the engines being tested I must of been arround 8 yrs old then

some more pics

Hi Alfred and Georg

Thanks for the new lot of pics - they are excellent.

You are quite right when you talk about history.  I dont think many people realise just what a unique setup De Beers/CDM/Namdeb have had and still have along this part of the coast.  By all accounts it seems that there is not much left in area No 1 with the land-based mining reserves almost exhausted and  most of the production now from the sea.  How much time? 10 years? 20 yrears? What happens to the town then? What happens to all the anecdotes and stories about the characters that worked there over the past 50 years or so?  It would be sad if all the stories and photos are not preverved somewhere.

Unfortunately I didnt now your dad Alfred - I didnt have much contact with other workers other than the treatment plant and rugby club guys.  It was strange, the first time I went into Caseys was the day I left the mine and all the guys came into town to give me a farewell bash (I didnt drink then). I was presented with a Blue Nose Certificate (No 1070).  Anyone remember them?

I have posted some more pics .  They are not great but they are all I have. Enjoy.

Malcolm

[Malcolm Bertoni]

More Photos

Malcolm

[Malcolm Bertoni]

Yet more photos

Malcolm

[Malcolm Bertoni]

And more photos

Malcolm

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

Thanks for those pics from the history

[Alfred Boehme]

Thanks Malcolm for the pics, tell me the pic I posted of the dog kennel would that be Bens dog kennel and the pics of the sampling plant is that the plant that was by affenrucken I have a pic of runes of a plant or something?

Keep well
Alfred

I going to start a new topic "Photo's inside mining area" have a look at them