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Offline savanahkelpy

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Re: Mine Workers.
« Reply #75 on: May 15, 2011, 11:34:55 PM »
I lived and grew up in Weipa for 10 years, and did my apprenticeship there as a Fitter and Turner for Comalco during the last 4 of those 10, after leaving school, so every time i go back to Cape York Peninsular,, i,m not only heading back to home turf , its also a massive, personal trip down memory lane for me. While the drive to "The Tip", may be new to so many My Swaggers,, i can compare the road differences between recent and what it used to be like, in the early 1970,s.  ;D
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Re: Mine Workers.
« Reply #76 on: May 16, 2011, 08:48:28 AM »
Surface coal mine Victoria (one of the big ones)
Been there for 20ish years
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Re: Mine Workers.
« Reply #77 on: May 16, 2011, 09:22:23 AM »
Worked for Rio Tinto Aluminium in Weipa (was Comalco when I started) for just over 20 years.  We left in December to the Cooroibah on the Sunshine Coast.  Seen the best of the Cape, from the fishing to the camping and the people.  The wife is still working for Rio a couple of days in Brissie and the rest she can work from home.

Working for a mining company has been good for us and I have lasting memories.

Russell. 
   
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Re: Mine Workers.
« Reply #78 on: May 17, 2011, 07:54:24 AM »
Started out driving trucks under ground at Endeavor mine at Cobar then moved into opencut work in the Hunter valley
Mt Owen,Bulga and now at Mt Arthur
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Re: Mine Workers.
« Reply #79 on: May 19, 2011, 06:42:36 PM »
Hey all,
      i had 21 odd years in the Australian Army, decided i'd enough and gave the mining industry a crack about 7 years back, work for xstrata in the Hunter Valley, (open cut coal), and now operate, dozers, graders, loaders, trucks, etc, great job, nite shift sux, but the roster makes up for it, and as a bonus provides me and the family with plenty of time for campin, yeah ha i say.

PS money is great to.
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Re: Mine Workers.
« Reply #80 on: May 19, 2011, 06:56:28 PM »
There is a few of us in the hunter mate. I would be not too far from you
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Re: Mine Workers.
« Reply #81 on: May 19, 2011, 08:20:35 PM »
ok here we go

fmg cloudbreak,christmas creek, solomon
murrin murrin

mt gibson iron
tallering peak, koolan island

chevron lng
barrow island-gorgon

woodside lng
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bhp lng
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rio tinto
cape lambert
parker point

im going  back to fmg on the family friendly 8/6 roster next month
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Re: Mine Workers.
« Reply #82 on: May 20, 2011, 10:58:53 AM »
Hi all, Rio Tinto Iron Ore Dampier WA .coming up to 5 years now.
lived in Weipa as a little tacker and Phosphate hill QLD.
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Re: Mine Workers.
« Reply #83 on: May 25, 2011, 07:55:45 AM »
fellow miners - hows that feeling you get when you realise you have been sold a pup


got to a new camp last night - the dongas are crap - no ensuite, no tv, air con is cactus, even the bedside lamp doesnt work, room stinks of cigarette smoke and grog (and im a smoker)  food is diabolically Shit.


seek.com.au is my new best friend.
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Re: Mine Workers.
« Reply #84 on: May 25, 2011, 06:45:21 PM »
Darren we mite have to get a hunter valley swaggers get together  :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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Re: Mine Workers.
« Reply #85 on: September 14, 2011, 05:16:50 AM »
Quote from: crackacoldie on December 12, 2010, 04:26:34 PM
Have worked at Leinster Nickel Ops in WA, Thunderbox Gold Mine, Agnew Gold, Laverton Gold (all in WA), Prominent Hill Copper/Gold near Coober Pedy SA, Olympic Dam mine SA, now at Iron Duke Operations near Whyalla SA.
 :cheers: Cracka
Hey Cracka

Ive just completed a plant hire quote for the Iron Duke Bypass Road, hopefully you might see some of our gear over there soon.

Bubba  :cheers:
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Re: Mine Workers.
« Reply #86 on: September 14, 2011, 04:51:06 PM »
Quote from: 73bubba on September 14, 2011, 05:16:50 AM
Hey Cracka

Ive just completed a plant hire quote for the Iron Duke Bypass Road, hopefully you might see some of our gear over there soon.

Bubba  :cheers:

Brett,

I've been back at Olympic Dam since January, they offerred me a couple of extra zero's on the right side of the pay cheque so I had to go back.

Cheers

Craig
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Re: Mine Workers.
« Reply #87 on: September 14, 2011, 06:06:27 PM »
HI all....Argyle Diamonds
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Re: Mine Workers.
« Reply #88 on: September 14, 2011, 06:30:43 PM »
Quote from: crackacoldie on September 14, 2011, 04:51:06 PM
Brett,

I've been back at Olympic Dam since January, they offerred me a couple of extra zero's on the right side of the pay cheque so I had to go back.

Cheers

Craig
Extra zero's will do it every time :cheers:
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Re: Mine Workers.
« Reply #89 on: September 14, 2011, 08:13:25 PM »
Yallourn open cut coal mine, 13yrs as a dredger driver on overburden,
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