By: sj.greenlees
12/09/2008
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Hi Dave,
who could forget you?!! You were so lucky though I don't suppose any of us realised it at the time - being young and as such, invincible. I has a similar nasty experience when one of my hydraulic rams snapped when I was dumping and I so very nearly went over. It took me about half an hour to get out of the truck because my legs were shaking so much. If you want to know who any of the photos are drop a line on facebook and I'll provide you with names!
Jane. |
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By: lisasonau
21/09/2008
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yes i remember goldsworthy . i lived in shay gap when goldsworthy was closed down. i went to the wake at goldsworthy and slept on the oval.
both towns bring back memorys.
i have been back to both towns to see wear they use to be. |
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By: lisasonau
21/09/2008
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i have a vdio some wear of goldsworthy and shay gap before they were towns and then when they were towns.
there is also stuff on the vidio of the cyclones that hit both towns. |
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By: lisasonau
21/09/2008
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| there seam to be many of us now living in south australia. |
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By: katyjane_d
21/09/2008
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| Wow, what a trip! I lived in Goldsworthy from 1977 to 1979, went to Goldsworthy Primary then off to Swanleigh to highschool. Lived next door to the MacNamarras on Strelly, and on another street that the censor won't let me write down (*oongan Street) as well. Trained for the Flying Fleas but never made the team - not much of an athlete I'm afraid. Remember the long runs out to the airstrip, and the salt tablets and penetrene :-). Mr Overman was the principal, and my mum was the office lady, Merilyn Daniels, for a while. Dad, Ray, was Fire Officer. Remember the outdoor cinema and the pool, swimming club, hot days, long walks out the back of town, spinnifex............. ahhhhh what a childhood! Thanks for the memories, there was some stuff I'd forgotten, like the Tigers trips to Shay Gap, and the De Gray river flooding, cyclones..........scary! Good luck to all. |
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By: ruthsireland
7/10/2008
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| Hi Tim,Glad you mentioned Snuffy. Do you have any idea where he is? Would like to catch up with him. yes Blue Beard does still have a beard. Not quite as big a beard as he had in Shay Gap. |
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By: christinejolly@ymail.com
26/10/2008
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| Hey Fritz, is that you? I was living in Warralong Flats before you! Who made you king? I remember you teaching me to make German Lentil Soup in Larkins flat! Chrissy Jolly |
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By: chrisdundovic86
29/10/2008
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| Its been over a year since you posted this, just sitting home bored one day and decided to search the web on info on the town i spent the first 5 years of my life in. My dad is Mark Dundovic, i take it you and him were mates back in the day. We are living in Sydney now and everyone is doing great. Miss goldsworthy though, was a great little town to grow up in. just thought id drop a message in and say hi. hope all is well and glad the spirit of our great town lives on |
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By: zelcam
2/11/2008
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| Wow this is cool! I was in Shay Gap from 85 to the end. Great place for when the kids were young. I'd love to know where everyone is now. Lived in Perth, Blue Mountains and Adelaide Hills since we got booted out. Wouldn't believe how many people I've met that know someone that lived/worked in Shay Gap at some stage. Still miss the place... |
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By: gabmach01
5/11/2008
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| Yes there are quite a few of us now living in Adelaide, be great to carch up |
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By: dawson.wendy@ymail.com
9/12/2008
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| i lived in shay gap in the early to mid 70's, worked in the post office and in the mine site as a maintenance clerk, and lived in the double story flats. played softball and loved it. my husband drove one of the macks and the tea lady truck. still have great memories of the people there. i've been googling for ages, couldn't work out where the two towns had gone! i didn't know they had been abandoned. now living in tasmania. |
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By: peaceleo69
10/12/2008
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towns were carted off and it went back to nature!
Was just talking; to my BIL who is over from the US-he's Australian-and was talking about before; when he was there and , used to cart the concrete from Hedland to lay some of the orignal pads; wasnt anything else there then.
Also to Karratha and for the Yule and Turner bridges. |
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By: castlesholly
12/12/2008
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Hi, just wondering if anyone knows or remembers a guy by the name of Stephen Smith who worked in Goldsworthy Mining between the years of 1980 and 1990?
I would be grateful for any information I could obtain about him as I have been trying to make contact with him for several months.
Please contact me on here or my other email killababy@live.com.au
Thanks for your time =) |
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By: artywa
15/12/2008
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hey gypsiwow,
if you like, I'll fwd your Q to Val. She doesn't have a computer, but she and Rob are very dear friends of ours.
You may contact me directly |
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By: castlesholly
15/12/2008
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Does anyone remember or know Allan Smith, brother of Stephen Smith?
He worked on Finucane Island, WA
Please reply to this if you have any information.
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By: janflan01
13/01/2009
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| Does anyone know if there is a website where we can download piccies of Goldsworthy, just found a whole rake of them, one lot especially of a pram race held in Goldsworthy in 1978 - lofty, Angus fleming, Joe Rakitich etc all feature with some lovely photos of the 'WET'. Would love to share them. |
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By: jplawrie@nl.rogers.com
18/01/2009
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Was there late 60's thru 76.
Jock |
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By: allen.lindsay@rocketmail.com
21/01/2009
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| My name allen lindsay ,I had a nick name fat boy i worked in shay gap from 73 may 24 was my start date i was on the powder crew then around 3 nonths later i was a greaser on the electic shovel the 150 b afet some time my operator gordon evans , and myself plus the 150 b were sent to Goldsworthy .I was later got a shovel ticket and operted the 1900 P & H shovels. Then in 79 i went on to rail my drivers were allan binder and also colin powell. I left goldsworth in july 83 and went to Paraburdoo i was still on shovels and later O&Ks in the paraburdoo mine later on Channar mine started and still work there but now i like to drive the 11,000 liter fuel truck frunning around the 3 mines now refueling diggers and anything eles that needed fuel . Juast going back to the goldsworthy days i live in Complex 11room 1105 then some years later the first of the single girls came to worke for goldsworthy so we had to move out to complex 6 .So i hope someone remebers me i was at the last reunionin the Bays water hoten i have the group photo .Cheers great days in the wet cateen Allen .Or fatboy ! |
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By: kratos500027
21/01/2009
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| I was born in shay gap but have no memeory of it whatsoever. I hear it has recently started operating again, can anyone confirm this? |
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By: allen.lindsay@rocketmail.com
21/01/2009
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| goldsworhty and shay gap are gone just bush |
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By: allen.lindsay@rocketmail.com
21/01/2009
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| Hello Jock i remeber you you where the shift forman i was on the 150 b shovel along other guys sinclair scherurs mick oniel . I left goldsworthy in 83 went o paraburdoo still here now i 56 this year. We are having a goldsworthy get together in octber this at he Bays water Hotel in Perth. the operator was Gordon evans that taught me to operate the shovels. |
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By: peaceleo69
22/01/2009
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Does anyone know if there is a website where we can download piccies of Goldsworthy, just found a whole rake of them, one lot especially of a pram race held in Goldsworthy in 1978 - lofty, Angus fleming, Joe Rakitich etc all feature with some lovely photos of the 'WET'. Would love to share them.
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jan have you read back thru this thread-I am sure there was a mention of a website somewhere-not sure if it was accessable to download pics to tho! |
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By: allen.lindsay@rocketmail.com
22/01/2009
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| hello judy .Allen and Saeng here in Paraburdoo.Hows the hip?.We will be away in thailand when the reuion is on .Cheers allen |
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By: allen.lindsay@rocketmail.com
22/01/2009
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| hello chris,fat boy here .up in paraburdoo still |
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By: sloanie50
22/01/2009
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| Hi Yank, I was told of this board today by Christine Sinclair (nee Lehman)and blow me down I come across you and Fatboy. I missed out on a small get together which I am sure you would have liked to have attended with Fatboy, Stroppy Mick, Mad Micky Muir, Hank Schruers, Alan & Christine Sinclair, Ron Stobbie and I think Alan Cornell. Hank put it together. I live in the Kalgoorlie area now, went underground for about 30 years. Great to hear from you, should try and keep in touch. Best Regards Peter Sloane |
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