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  • #46
    Re: Glad to be back

    Originally posted by Billy Sing View Post
    John,
    Sorry to hear about the COPD. Was that Bestobell Steam where you worked in Bankstown? I still live in Oz mate, married with three kids now. I left the pit in 2010 and picked up a good job in the Highlands of PNG. After 4+ years in that jungle, I decided to move to Indonesia to work on a Gold Mine surrounded by jungle...happy days.
    Hi Jay, not sure if it was B/Steam but at the time it was Bestobell. Was a Storekeeper for them, and had to learn all the tech stuff with Rulon and Teflon P Rulon and Teflon PTFE.
    Got fed up with that and then went up to Bougainville Island, until enough money was made to get back here, just before all the troubles started over there.
    Now the nearest to any jungles for me is holidays'. Was thinking of Indo but not sure what the Religious climate is, as there has been some nightmare stories from that area of late?
    I'll probably end up in some coconut Island off Malaya.

    Non nobis Domine, non nobis, sed nomini tuo da gloriam
    A Great Civilization is not Conquered from without
    Until it has destroyed itself from within
    W.Durant

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    • #47
      Re: Glad to be back

      john when were you you in bouganville?
      shankhill rd to the battle school " carpe diem"

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      • #48
        Re: Glad to be back

        Originally posted by billy meikle View Post
        john when were you you in bouganville?
        Billy, I found the first of my employment cards, and was there for 2 weeks before they knew.
        Then I was given a job in security, after they realised my background.
        With the tan I had, I could have passed as a local lol.
        took sig off.
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        Non nobis Domine, non nobis, sed nomini tuo da gloriam
        A Great Civilization is not Conquered from without
        Until it has destroyed itself from within
        W.Durant

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        • #49
          Re: Glad to be back

          Originally posted by JohnD View Post
          Billy, I found the first of my employment cards, and was there for 2 weeks before they knew.
          Then I was given a job in security, after they realised my background.
          With the tan I had, I could have passed as a local lol.
          took sig off.
          hi john i worked in borneo kalimantan with a few ex bougainville guys one guy in particular was a good mate jim chaplin he was a logistics guy in borneo JKA mine site.
          shankhill rd to the battle school " carpe diem"

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          • #50
            Re: Glad to be back

            Originally posted by billy meikle View Post
            kambali pak, got any photos of the site? i was the general building superintendent for JKA at the kaltim prima coal project at sangatta baru east kalimantan. loved it aye
            Another Gold Mine, another jungle, this time in Cote d'Ivoire
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            Illegal miners in an open pit
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            “I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.”

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            • #51
              Re: Glad to be back

              Any chance o using a metal detector theer Jay?

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              • #52
                Re: Glad to be back

                Originally posted by Billy Sing View Post
                Another Gold Mine, another jungle, this time in Cote d'Ivoire
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                Illegal miners in an open pit
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                looking good jay
                shankhill rd to the battle school " carpe diem"

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                • #53
                  Re: Glad to be back

                  Now back in Indonesia, and the IMs have been busy over XmasTog South 6 Jan 18.jpgTog South 6-Jan -18.jpgTog South 6-Jan-18.jpg


                  “I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.”

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                  • #54
                    Re: Glad to be back

                    They must have a death wish mate to go in there. They ever get cave ins ?
                    "If they control your speech.....they control your life"
                    Me


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                    • #55
                      Re: Glad to be back

                      Originally posted by Billy Sing View Post
                      Now back in Indonesia, and the IMs have been busy over Xmas[ATTACH=CONFIG]10231[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]10232[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]10233[/ATTACH]
                      death traps jay.
                      shankhill rd to the battle school " carpe diem"

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                      • #56
                        Re: Glad to be back

                        tone Asia would not be the industrial behemoth if OSHA was active there. life is cheap and people are desperate. hope you enjoyed R&R back home.
                        shankhill rd to the battle school " carpe diem"

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                        • #57
                          Re: Glad to be back

                          Originally posted by trubrit2411 View Post
                          They must have a death wish mate to go in there. They ever get cave ins ?
                          We had one individual trapped for 8 days in 2016 in one of our UG mines. With regards to the Penambang Liar (Illegal miner), they probably do, but its not something we get to hear about too often.


                          “I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.”

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                          • #58
                            Re: Glad to be back

                            Goodbye Indonesia, hello PNG....again. Now in the jungles of the Gulf Province. No roads in/out, its the river or helo......happy days. Bring on the Huli
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                            ​Crack Hardy

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                            • #59
                              Re: Glad to be back

                              Hi Jase, who's that on your right mate?
                              "We're surrounded on all sides... Good... you're obviously in the right place".

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                              • #60
                                Re: Glad to be back

                                Morning mate. Its a village Chief who assisted us in moving through many disputed clan boundaries during the PNG LNG Project, we got good bang for our buck with this guy.
                                ​Crack Hardy

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