Obituary – Ken Ludlam

  It is with regret we advise the passing of KEN LUDLAM on 3 Nov 2009, aged 73 years. Ken lived in Otaki for most of his life, 50 years with wife Joan. He was mayor of Otaki and Ludlam Way was named in his honour. Ken joined the Waikanae Shingle Co in 1953...

Max Whiley

Max Whiley passed away Sat June 9, 2007. Max was the founder, 42 years ago, of Titan Plant Services, which is the New Zealand agent for Volvo Trucks and Construction Machinery. The organisation also incorporates Tiitan Cranes. Mr Whiley, who was 77, founded the Power...

Lloyd Jones – ‘Forceful’ mining man dies aged 88

Lloyd Samuel Jones, mining engineer. b. Dunedin, February 6, 1917; d Wellington, August 26, 2005. LLOYD JONES, 88, was, above all, a character – a representative of a tough ‘breed of mining men, once common in this country, but alas, now, all too rare. A...

End of an era – Tom Linnell

OBITUARY THOMAS (TOM) FRANCIS LINNELL (Honorary Fellow of the IOQ NZ) Sadly, The Institute of Quarrying New Zealand was informed of the death of Tom Linnell on the 21st of December 2004. A life of quarrying and commitment – to the Institute, and to his wife and...