Unloading beds in Arawa

Some old photos from Bougainville

Panguna mining shovel and ore truck at work

Mount Nautango

Lolloho Power Station

1st Shovel Move 23/10/70

Gerard Wollmer remembering Baden

From: Selina Johnson 

Subject: Re: Fw: Condolances Baden Stewart

To: Gerald Wollmer

Received: Monday, 28 September, 2015

Thank you so much for you kind words. He loved his life in Bougainville and would tell me stories.  We would have a slide night, I could see how much his mates meant to him.

Love Sofrina and selina 

On 27 Sep 2015 4:55 pm, "Gerald Wollmer" wrote:

Hello Sophhrina , Selina and family.

My name is Gerald Wollmer
Ex BCL Panguna  Pit Workshop ,Bouganiville Island .

My private condolences to all the family on the passing of
Baden

I use to work with Baden in the truck lube bay Panguna, mine
site operations

I remember Baden well, as a very funny man with heaps of
daily jokes

Plus Baden and I lived in "C" block single mens
quarters Panguna

Gerald Wollmer
ex BCL
Hampton
Victoria

Baden John Stewart RIP

All,

We regret to advise of the passing of our dear old friend, Baden Stewart. Our condolences go to Sofrina and all of the family, Selena and Adrian and the grandchildren, Wesley and Chelsea.

On the 23^rd of September, from his house in Midway Point, Hobart, Baden was taken to hospital with pneumonia. Sadly he did not recover.

Baden was born on the 28^th October, 1947. Most of us come to know him from when he was a Diesel Fitter in the Mine Pit Workshops.

We do not have the details but funeral directors, Millingtons of Mornington, Hobart, have been engaged to attend to funeral arrangements.

Thanks, Pockets.  If you have some extra history on Badman then send it through.

Regards

Davo

John@johndavidson.com.au 
http://johndavidsonbougainville.blogspot.com.au 

0418 784 186