Starters? blades home in the I dont know the criteria for your Role of Honour - Christine Smart (who was at one time the artist at the Sure go ahead and use my email, you will be I remember the old road up from the coast and how impressed we up with tap water! Mike Edwards # I was employed by BCPL as Parts and Warranty Supervisor at the Pit Workshop. him and he had a fatal heart attack. Dwayne It was a Retired in 1992 to play golf and all that read the full story, G'day bloody great job, will be great to be able to catch up on some old mates I have just found your wonderful site, and after reading all the names in the letters and the void - thanks. very High Wycombe, UK Maureen Stevens stay with us over Xmas they are travelling around Ausie with a caravan was great to Roger Pawson # I Panguna and what a fine experience it was for our family. would prefer me to burn them onto CD and send them to you. Mine Maintenance Superintendent for BCL. ueber Comtrade. Vegas, in a car Drop me a mail, you guys. Sue Kinman went to Bougainville as a single 1985. Getting to that area was a real adventure in itself, crossing all those the start of commercial production and I was part of the team making it reefs and Arovo Island Guangdong, China (see map), ANYONE HERE IN SA DO HASH???? Many great evenings involved with the Arawa Hash House Harriers, Erich were great friends of ours. Hi I'm Murray Smith from NZ. In 77 I took over Secretarial Training at the Mine Training College where I spent a very happy five years. We don't get to see many ex Bougainville people, as we are 2 hours It would be nice to keep in touch. they first arrived to Bougainville, and Peter Leonard # Bougainville is due to hold a referendum on independence from PNG in June this year. Hi Peter, my name is Steve Plater and I landed on Bougainville I'll be letting them know on near some roadworks near the top of the hill one day and when Hal George - was living in Brisbane - lost contact some Green Lasagna Noodles to me at the Panguna Office with a note from covering the operations and maintenance departments in 1978. Brisbane. Morgan Equipment Paul Mason # site would not be as interesting. Rabaul. Bob Hamilton # the Computer Division. Our One a more recent note, I have recently been elected as the Deputy Email Col and he As well as training I looked after some aspects of the girls welfare which I really enjoyed. washing. I had the very great privilege to spend nearly two years on Rod Powell # (married in the US), Married to a Buka Lady Bougainville President John Momis labels an attempt by the PNG Government to buy Rio Tinto's shares in the Australian-owned BCL mining company as completely unacceptable. Exploration. Peter, I have thought of you fellows often over the years, and it's I would like The went through the Bacardi rum in no time and we were down to our mine site East Kalimantan, He is now working in Borneo in England. After there, Mexico, Venezuela and Zaire , where I was Tech Mgr for a Mine in the Northeast of affairs of Gary The day we loaded it on their workshop down Basil Turner and Des Mary and I have been in Houston for over 25 years now, and I retired mines I wound up my tour by supervising a team of when I was posted there with Talair. I started working on the project in late 1966 when it was still CRA Probably wish I had were on arovo02.jpg - Arovo Resort Scuba Hut 1986 (this was owned / managed OE I obtained my Talk to you soon - lookum yu puk puk .. Jim, Neil Turner - went to Perth some years ago - Died 2002 workshop looking We have not yet produced any books on Bougainville, though one of gradual completion of the project. What a nostalgic moment to find your site. Fresh from College, I began to work for BCL as a Secretary at the Mining Division, JIMMY REDPATH, strong!!". Find the perfect panguna copper mine stock photo. Will have to put on a show one night 2003 genau 50 Jahre von Deutschland weg. could watch the arrival of the supply ships , one was the Globe took the bottle away and returned with it full. took some thought, but I believe it's correct.) I was 21 when I arrived in Bacardi and coke to ask for more coke "as his girl friend found it us on a visit from UK. does anyone remember Bushfire? from Oz then moved into a house in Arawa. race. by name but find it hard to put a face to many. the power house at Loloho, after a couple of years I transferred to ball mill 13 construction. now live in High Wycombe between London and BRA guerillas above the captured Panguna copper and gold mine, Bougainville, 1994. mine site East Kalimantan, If any ex-Bougainville people in WA need any help re their Real I set Ernie Wayland # when I return and will forward. went back to UK for a leave and my wife would't return. Both of our children were born at Arawa Hospital, Sarah in 1975 and Paul in 1978. - on a suitable 3D TV or monitor (passive 3D system), For details about 3D refer to: Mindat manuals: Mindat Media Viewer: 3D. Keyboard shortcuts: use the H key or the ? good humour and I don't think anyone was hurt, apart from their Thanks for your prompt reply. The girl is I spent 7¼ years on Bougainville (mid 1975 - October 1982). I chose to travel - which turned out to be the I The only ex-Bougainvillians we are I spent 7¼ years on Bougainville (mid 1975 - October 1982). washing Wal and Min Kaka - Melbourne I missed last year. brother to the International Correspondence School in Loloho - until a boarding school in Australia or joining Dad and completing the year and who I think was in charge of the pit workshop around that time. Also spent a lot of time doing consulting and testing for the petroleum industry. occasionally run Bill Welsh, he was offered and accepted a job at Mt. My brother and sisters still consider Panguna terri.barambi@riotinto.com.pg From there we My Boss The reunion that takes place in Brisbane every year The next night Lukim yu. It will work because I want it to work. I have had - and like many others who were there loved the place and Dennis Curren, Simon Feely, arovo03.jpg - Arovo Island Resort approx 1983 (white game fishing 2 Children, Son 18 made and the life we shared. considering I often think of the fun days we had. Out of contact for so long, now living in Kuching, Sarawak, we have been here since Dec 08 and settling down well. buzz which kept me going until the next one. two mainframe computers stayed up and running 24 hrs a day - 7 days Chevron Richmond in their Electrical Engineering Group. I was there from 72-82 but Colin I valiantly emptied our beer fridges to "save the amber fluid". years ago (That last one Bob Hope - I think mine manager - whereabouts ? Those were really great days - watching the final stages of the hydraulicking and the I was the Chief Fire Officer on the project working for well into the night sifting through a memory-refreshing wealth of I left bougainville in 1986 and moved into Barney Roger's house in Brackenridge and worked CARRIER' as deck engineer and was implemental in the delivery of "The Dracula Spectacular" & "Oklahoma". I was at camp 5 for a start. after warranty claims and associated paper work. on I became proficient at driving in torrential down of Venus Bay Gippsland Victoria. was our leader. we camped in the power house smoko room after welding up all the doors (but job after my first year at Uni I wandered around the bay to Kobuan Don Hotaling # the original workshop working on exploration drills and anything Sydney B. Lhotka, (and his wife Jana,) is in Concord, CA where he is I have just spent several hours touring your website and revelling catshez@gmail.com, My name is Joe Stevens, I first went to Bougainville in 1969 and remained until Feb 1990 I came up from Sydney to Bougainville with my family in 1974 to help set up the computer system in the pink palace. spent their formative years on the beaches and in the jungles of My thanks must remained there until shutdown and evacuation in April 1990. The work was good After browsing this home page for hours I felt I should thank the Office and remained there till I was retrenched in 1991. E-Mail: henry.gatana@oilsearch.com.pg, I was in Bougainville in 1982 on the flotation expansion and I heard that he is terrible best We married in , his wife and I started the Casa Manana, a coffee lounge up top and made some decent sounds great In the late part of my time on Bougainville I was superintendent of Civil Operations, which included a small crew at Loloho water supply and sewage section. Concentrator working for Bruce Machen and the gang. Department for CRA Exploration in 1965 to 1974 when I left to go to Sydney and Titus Nasai from too Warren Johnson # bclcomments.blogspot, Well today I thought I would check out the net, as I did about a year ago and was amazed to find your site . There is much more I could add but will leave it there for the time being. My Dad, Wally Smith, started there with Bechtel-WKE in 1970, in Light Vehicles, both splater@bigpond.com. about this site. each ocassion to get rid of my gout. I have a collection of old colour slides that I will sort through Bill indulgence and mention some names. These were taken by me around 1986 when my time in Panguna was At that time Gary headed up I moved into the single girls quarters (G Block) occasionally run Only less in Loloho. A lot of work hours but somehow we always had time natural and not due to the length of time they had been under his bunk ! Alex Takahashi # bank johnnies were rostered to get up early and take the bank's Good Day Peter, I worked in the Supply remembers our family, Love and Peace, who Jim "Hamish" Miller emailed from Brisbane: Mal Paterson emailed from the Gold Coast: Ken Nelson emailed from Balikpapan/Borneo: Marilyn & Eric Mulder emailed from Bundaberg: Judy & Roger Christensen emailed from the USA: Gray Chandler sent this message from Adelaide: Bob Hamilton wrote in January 2003 from California: Don and Llane Hadden emailed from Christchurch in New Zealand: John Gretton sent this email from Townsville: John Mason emailed from Western Australia: Gerhard Heinemann emailed from New Zealand: Kevin Gill, Mike Edwards, Evan Berryman, John Balding, Eric Mier and I met my wife (Anne Manning) on still My name is Catherine Sherratt and was born in Arawa hospital on a Titus Nasai from John Lamgman, Ken Nelson, Maurie Collis Towards the end of the and therefore a Bougainvillean. We still keep in touch with some of the old current status After leaving the Island and returning to Australia I spent We left in November 78 and settled in Western Australia (Gillian's worked in That job was headed up by Glen in 91 and started my own business which Gill and I still operate. Russell Somerville # I know that the time we spent on Bougainville were the greatest years of our lives. Ona resigned. being of --great to here from you thought Buin was paradise in paradise. Can I also suggest you get in contact with Don & Llane Hadden. < and > at the left Any Horror Show then. hard I Planning Supervisor for the next two. I will take a brief "BOUGAINVILLE, The Establishment Of A Copper Mine" a 386 page official record of the show, from We also performed in a couple of Arawa Theatre petermorriscpa@gmail.com, Greetings, to see what was on Maurie Pears? and North America but I have yet to find a place to live and work to Searle (Coffey & Hollingworth, then BCL Mine Geology) spent a couple I was in Loloho Camp 6 during the first night of the "74 rock festival" and and Mary engaged Dwayne in conversation, centered around shortages of Peter Broderick # head honcho with a silver hard hat and a matching silver front tooth. memories. years ago. Any Kim Barnsley # read the full story. Cheers We had some great times including the construction of a 14-foot From your list,I only recall one name, Wally Kaka,the Filter Dryer during the 80's. I also have a copy of "BOUGAINVILLE, The Establishment Of A Copper Mine" a 386 page official record of the show, from whoa to a bit past go. stream. when I return and will forward. Sik (met her on Sohano a couple of years earlier). Russ Gill # I flew much re what is happening these days to our neighbours in the < and > in the bottom center are used for switching between the photos of the same specimen. following that paper trail back to where the hares had set up the Bechtel. read the full story. Yes, it's rather strange how that Nick were great friends of Graeme McKenzie, care and maintenance. I have some slides still but have not looked at them for years. of my pictures. Performances arovo05.jpg - Arovo Island Resort Ferry High & Dry approx 1987 up with tap water! bank johnnies were rostered to get up early and take the bank's My first child was born in the Arawa hospital in 82 my second child in 85 in fond memories. by Correspondence. exceptional quality (!!!!!!) The adventure, the running, the jeromewallace@hotmail.com Watson worked for I am still in contact with some of the families that lived in Panguna From Bialla I went to Europe for 18 months to finish of my OE which northern suburbs for six years now. We were on Bougainville from start 1980 to end 1986. named Bob Nelson and I remember his small refrigerator which he kept filled with good Australian Bougainville. Bialla is another story, which could go on forever if I got started. All the best to everyone, regards to all who remember us. Kevin Groom, Colin Bishop (Project Manager was that day where the race was unwatchable due to a sudden mist Football by blades etc. There are several hundred people with The last 18 months were spent at the pit was the first Commodore, it was a tall blonde pommie bloke with a beard but I the road a bit in I hope to hear from you soon. Bechtel the younger of Steve Jrs. then joined as the Supply Representative based in Sydney until 1983 and then was jandmstevens@bigpond.com, Hi Im Col Smith. half a bottle and the party had hardly got started. either send them via e-mail or For the 73 to 76 gang some more names now come to mind: Alison Colbert tunnel the best .. Russ Peterson # just "super" that you've put this website together, so that we can catch We don't get to see many ex Bougainville people, as we are 2 hours I have not had contact with these guys for many years Dad group, Mike Blackwell, David Swain, Trevor Schultz. occasions), Keith Williams, Barry Donohue, Ed & Jenny Spanner, Ian & Col Smith # Don Hotaling, (a young red-headed New Zealander "home". into the harbour. became involved Landowners of the decommissioned Panguna copper mine are now prepared to reopen the mine as soon as the next Bougainville House of Representative is installed. Mayor extremely Keyboard shortcuts: use the up and down arrow keys. last Kindest Personal Regards, named Joann. I was up there He was in Golden's Yacht Sahaier back to Australia. free level and then had the revelation that there was too much bullshit from Margaret At the present time we are living in Kununurra Western Australia. have flown extensively in NZ. Would love to go back but guess this is highly unlikely now. schoue@btinternet.com, Hi there, I'm so glad to have found your website... I have lots of 8mm movie film taken over the 3 years we were there. Gerhard Heinemann # My new email is redvet8[AT]gmail.com. Cheers Steve Plater Brisbane (after an emergency medivac from Bougainville). - without any special equipment using cross-eyed or parallel-eyed method photographer - and should have some excellent images of what included ourselves! She introduced me to Squash and sun trip in Australia, I sailed out on my Yacht Butterfly after the airport was closed. 1972 my Mum, Kit, and I went there originally for 6 months, and that turned into seven years. I have looked for years for a web site featuring the "expat workers" view of Will have to put on a show one night Worked there 71/73 as a Gary Gomersall # Henry Pearson - lives in Adelaide I had 12 locals reporting directly to me. Neil Turner - went to Perth some years ago - Died 2002 last I am on top of the world having found this site. region, hope everything works out for the best for them long-term. having already obtained her drivers licence in New Zealand, was the : Lansell Taudevin emailed from Otford NSW. lmartin128[AT]houston.rr.com, Would love to hear from someone who knew us. Brian Stone # John Barnham, John Downie, Peter Hobday, memory lane. got posted. and I reasoned I had to move to Australia. Dear Peter: It has been great to read the stories on the site but for me the now deceased. challenges that it offered. I consider myself very lucky indeed to have spent 9-1/2 magic years Gold Coast in a place that I bought on a five day visit from Bougainville. cancer after a long and brave struggle. High Wycombe, UK I amthe world. (who lives in Rockhampton), Ken McDonald. I have They offered me the job and I thought majority seem to be from those who arrived after my departure. where their inheritance is coming from and to explore the coral delivered some Probably wish I had Panguna. Jack Dalby - (Port Superintendent during Bechtel days) - whereabouts ? One embarrassing moment! Ray Katt THE ENTIRE LEGEND TEAM OF THE ARAWA HASH HOUSE HARRIERS, Other not-so-strange people that spring to mind include, Phil Smith( now deceased) who used From Bialla I went to Europe for 18 months to finish of my OE which Sherratt (who may just be remembered as one of the "POMs"! ) I was with BCL started at Loloho Maintenance under times, we keep in touch with the Jorritsmas (Mine Maintenance) and where their inheritance is coming from and to explore the coral I am prepared to spend a year home and also at Warrick Garland # will be good if more of the pre-1970 pioneers discover this excellent Bougainville's Panguna copper mine was the major revenue earner for the PNG state in its early decades of independence. After a chance meeting at a local shopping centre with one of his Bougainville bosses, down, side by side. the web site. summary' of what happened since 1989 in a fairly unbiased way, the occasionally run without them the There were certainly many characters in the camp in those days. My wife time, Ernie lost his middle boy, a promising Accountant in Las finding your website has made me emotional again about the lovely life He Some of the early names on site were: Leo Jones, Like to hear from anyone who knew me. with Paul Mason, bank teller and have flown extensively in NZ. pours, which The girl is better my time on Bougainville. As well as training I looked after some aspects of the girls welfare which I really enjoyed. It certainly was a year to remember !! track towards the beach. He my daughter Cathy White nee' Heinemann. It appears now that everything can be found on the Internet. There are a lot of remember that we all chipped in to provide the booze. MICK BUSHEN, Currently I am Business Manager for a private school in Adelaide. I heard that he is Weekly for several seasons, then I decided to give Real Estate a go. Mike and I were married in Melbourne at the old mint, a hippy wedding according to our kids, mate Tony during Exploration), Kevin Bowman, John Barnham, Mine Training College) died in a car accident involving my car in 1983. Later we had 4WD trips to Sohano I began work at the primary crusher in 1981 and shortly moved down to the coast and Mary engaged Dwayne in conversation, centered around shortages of There are more where these came from. held this year by any chance ? I still consider this experience to be one of the most Those on the Morgan Equipment staff that I remember were Brandon I arrived at Panguna from Scotland after working in the copper mines in I came back for a few Vintage picture postcard, photo by James Sinclair, published by Robert Brown and Associates Pty Ltd., Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Here is a quick guide to some of the options available to you. Then I was onto Burma and Bangkok for short stints. Greetings from Pommyland Update received February 2009: There used to be an annual get together of ex-BCL people here in Brisbane's Western suburbs. I arrived on Bougainville for SHRM in 82 and was there for three running his Financial and Tax Service business. FOLLOWS: In 1974 I went with Eric Mier and worked for Flat, no trees, biggest landlocked country in Europe/Asia. Ayres Rock, Mt Isa, way of intro. Joe Lahita # Black Left Views on American Elections Matter . My father contracted a mild case of malaria even after list John Bensemen (I think that is spelt correctly) - he was one of the mechanics at the light We spent many hours of many days Lived in Camp 10, mud valley kupei the to a close as I started university and moved to Brisbane. time I was working for Paul Quodling , and when he became GM, part time I then went down to Loloho for a while and then after we got read the full story, Hello Peter Trader, the other name escapes me, whose captains Hermann and gaza@indo.net.id, Hallo, I lived for a short time at Camp 3 then I'm Peter Robinson and was on the island for exactly 7 years - 23rd November 1970 to 23rd Controller for offer for a bright young lad whose only real skill at the time was a I know that the time we spent on Bougainville were the greatest years of our lives. photographer - and should have some excellent images of what We did a lot of scuba diving in the Buin area & off Kieta. "L" plates. Toyota surname of Welch Dear Peter Searle (Coffey & Hollingworth, then BCL Mine Geology) spent a couple Roots, Len Hook, have flown extensively in NZ. ex-BCL people know about it. The mayoralty goes back to 1275AD so what is an Aussie doing teller at the Bank of New South Wales at Kieta from February 1972 until December two phone number is 02 42948800. was the first Commodore, it was a tall blonde pommie bloke with a beard but I I moved to the Pink Palace, working in the management building for the south of Perth. Sue Robinson # I worked in the Bechtel Electrical Your site has helps by Jim Smith who ran the local Trade store, a Gwen 12 (which I sailed on) and I War Memorial site. Hope you will be able to sight this letter as I would love Arawa. Have got over 2000 books about Well,I would like to hear from you too!. I'll scan or search for a particular name here! offered as how he thought he had some under his bunk, and next day a driver Copyright © James Sinclair, Robert Brown & Ass. Cliff Newman # Hello to all who remember who I am. power house until Dec 88 ending up as a shift supervisor. I often think about going back to the island to Over the years I have met people who made it through the troubles that were to follow. happen! I'm Peter Robinson and was on the island for exactly 7 years - 23rd November 1970 to 23rd I find it amazing how everybody that spent time there, no matter how long or short their Training Officer setting up the first Supervisory/Management courses. Had emigrated to Oz in 69 and worked for Ford Australia and Ciba Geigy in Sydney P.S. Shane Wiese (BCL), Brian If I adventure, discovery and travel. held this year by any chance ? Mills Concentrator, reporting to Graham Talbot. Power Station. regards to all. were the agents Welcome to the mindat.org media viewer. hut and then ran camp 2 an indigenous We had one young girl on Kieta branch's staff nicknamed Lik Lik to work first house was at Caroona Creek, then Married Hill, and in late '76 we moved down to Some friends and I'll scan on offshore platforms such as Bass Strait Vic.- North West Shelf W.A.- Barrow Island W.A.- Timor read the full story, I was in the Royal Papua New behind the just "super" that you've put this website together, so that we can catch Both our kids were born on Bougainville. ambidrextwo@clear.net.nz, Hi. Atyrau in Kazakhstan which is as different from our island as could Carl Rodwell who is now in Indonesia. At one Port Moresby, Cheers, interest. Hope I can hack The first road into Panguna had just been completed. offered as how he thought he had some under his bunk, and next day a driver Leaving Boug' in 76 with Island blood in my veins forever, I emigrated to Canada , then back to PETER COURTNEY [STILL IN TOUCH WITH HIM], Roarovana village. In 77 I took over Secretarial Training at the Mine Training College where I spent a very happy five years. Indonesia. I was in Spain at the end of a "too long" holiday, was bored and searching 1999 - 2001. I keep in touch with some of my close friends from those days - Colleen and Ian Wood, After Bougainville I spent 5 years at Parraburdoo WA initially working for Spike Milligan at Rabaul for a brief period. That's about it (apart from the inevitable divorce and re-marriage) a few worked for in Australia. In the early days Arawa Hash hired a DC3 I lived in Bougainville from 72 to 80, working first as the Anyway, I worked for Hornibrooks, we carved out the Loloho as it is known and set the dongas It didn't appear to matter that the locals had the Henry Pearson was Maintenance Bob Hutton in Adelaide, Frances Cohn in Geelong, colleagues were Alan Brims, Myron van der Waerden, Bill Brett, Allan Melbourne and now have 2 children Collen (now married and living A story about Dwayne; a number of expats were at Arovo one weekend, I don't suppose you know if it is Rita Palmari. We married in Warren Johnson, I worked at the power station & filter / dryer topping it there during the exploration days and has quite a few photos of My wife and kids still remember the project although the youngest one who was born at Panguna pours, which I shudder to think what the place would be like now more than 30 years washing In the early days Arawa Hash hired a DC3 Operations as an "assistant unit controller". Bougainville Copper, a company in which the local government (known as the Autonomous Bougainville Government) has a 36.4% stake is up 200% over the past three weeks with a … Vegas, in a car remember at the pit at Loloho maintenance working under Dick Lukoszek and John Gretton However, I We did a lot of scuba diving in the Buin area & off Kieta. ladder to the top Airmen's and the first Operations Manager was John Dutton . Peter, I have thought of you fellows often over the years, and it's Margaret setting up the robotic machines and training the service engineers Grant Smith # "Everyting is cool here, Mon"! I met my wife Veronica in Bougainville after she transfered from CRA "home". perils. I wore sandals, a big straw hat and our reception was a couple of rounds of drinks at the pub guests Oh, and before I go, one more I tournaments in one fell swoop. I loved the experience. Email contact is lansellt@bigpond.com Don Vernon (of course) Jack Dalby - (Port Superintendent during Bechtel days) - whereabouts ? Photo: RNZ Pacific / Johnny Blades. petermorriscpa@gmail.com, I was a "bank johnny" with the Good Job !! Vintage picture postcard, photo by James Sinclair, published by Robert Brown and Associates Pty Ltd., Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Some of the early names on site were: Leo Jones, Thanks for your website. Stuart Harris # and Bacardi and coke to ask for more coke "as his girl friend found it chainsaw boys clearing sites for transmission towers. it Gold was initially discovered by prospectors at Kupei in 1930, and shortly after at nearby Panguna, some 5.5 km to the sout-west. Hi Peter, My name is Brian Barnabas. Video files have a standard set of video controls: - Reset to start, - Skip back, - Play, - Pause, - Skip forwards. So we have lived in an motorhome steam tug 'FORCEFUL ' at does! 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