I am hoping I've attached a page from the May 1967 Oranjemund Newsletter which shows the opening of the new Guide Hall on 22 March 1967. I am in the photo although it's hard to describe where I'm standing (the back row, to the right of the second adult, looking up with my mouth open - I'm the short one in between the two girls in the front row - I bet you're totally confused).
Can you recognise yourself in this photo? If the photo doesn't attach properly I'll send it to Michael to put on my photo page.
Cheers, Melanie Jonker
This is interesting, so was the original children's library in the Scout hall building?
The only thing I ever remember about Brownies is that Mum never let me join!!! I felt seriously deprived.....
I WAS never really into Scouts/cubs.... went a couple of times, but preferred spending my friday afternoons down in the dumps behind town garage playing on those big tyres....
Looks like the Children's Library was originally in the Guide Hall. I can vaguely remember it. What I do remember is every time I went to Brownies I would religiously polish my tie clip until it gleamed. I can also remember polishing the coin I took along at each visit (was it a penny or a cent???). I still have the tie clip and fabric badges as well as a small folding cardboard record book. I'll have to dig it out and scan it for all to see.
On the 28th of this month it will be 40 years our family has been in Australia. I am trying to dredge up all the memories from my childhood in Oranjemund.
Don't dredge too many Mel........... it's making me feel old!
Quote from: Melanie Jonker on April 04, 2008, 07:01:47 AM
Looks like the Children's Library was originally in the Guide Hall. I can vaguely remember it. What I do remember is every time I went to Brownies I would religiously polish my tie clip until it gleamed. I can also remember polishing the coin I took along at each visit (was it a penny or a cent???). I still have the tie clip and fabric badges as well as a small folding cardboard record book. I'll have to dig it out and scan it for all to see.
On the 28th of this month it will be 40 years our family has been in Australia. I am trying to dredge up all the memories from my childhood in Oranjemund.
The childrens library used to be in the same building with the camera club and the scouts having it's door toward the street. They moved to the adults library about 74 or 75.
Brownies was actually a lot of fun. Susan who was "brown owl" in our day? I remember Alistair Ewart's wife Bev used to take brownies, cant remember the other ladies.
My brain is in overdrive, can only remember a blonde headed lady.
My little one goes to Pfadfinders (German Scouts/Girl Guides) and she loves it.
Hey Susan. Pfadfinder? Lebst du in Deutschland??
sorry Susan. stupid me. You live in Swakopmund. forgot.
Wish i did live in Germany, my brother-in-law lives in Tegernsee. We tried once for work but never again, got the passport to do it. Morgen ist Tagesausflug in die Wüste .....
Can speak the language but to write it is another thing but i'm getting there what with the youngest in mother-tongue at school.
So this means everything was planed and everybody ready to go? Or were you here?
Tegernsee is very nice. But I think there'a lot of high society there.
My youngest is moving up from Guides into Rangers. Working hard at discoverers and chiefs challenges. Must say its a good way to keep kids grounded nowadays.
It's always been a good way to ground kids.
Never heard from the company again, my hubby has been a few times but not me, waiting in anticipation.....
My brother-in-law is very down to earth, he must be on the otherside..
A friend of my is off to Germany next week (12th) and my shopping list is huge and my order from Amazon.de is
nearly on its way to her dads place..
The Brown Owl in my days was Mrs Mc Cullum or Mc Callauch. Sons name was Brydon.
was'nt it Mrs Malleson .. cos the name Bryden Malleson comes to the fore for me .. they stayed just up the road from us .. I saw Mrs Malleson and her daughter Ingrid a bout 11 years ago in Claremont , turned out Ingrid worked in the same building as us .. never associated untill i saw her with her Mom ..
Thats it Sandy,couldn't get to the name.Brydons mother
Here's a picture of the little cardboard record book I was given when I was a Brownie as well as some of the fabric badges and my tie pin.
Hey that's cute. I haven't got anything left out of my times at the scouts. We were just around the corner from you.
Tough boys we were. Fighting giant dixies in the first Ave. bushes at night. Crossing rivers with crocodiles on the scout lawn....
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Wow, great stuff Melanie, please leave the SOuth West Africa badge to me in your will... thanks Mike swink
Is anything with South West Africa on it hard to come by these days?
Not hard to come by, but collectable.... I collect Paper money, and have been searching high and low and whenever I am in Cape Town, always make a turn at "other People's Junk" flea Market at Paarden Eilend to visit Peter, who sells coins and notes, I'm looking for a Satndard Bank, SOuth West Africa Note, dated WIndhoek, there is also a Volkskas Bank version also, ha, remember Volkskas Bank.......
Here's a picture of my girl guide uniform that I wore when I was in Std. 4 and 5. I tried it on a few months ago and yes ... it still fits ... I even have the whistle ...
That's great Patricia. I wouldn't dare do that though...
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What... blow her whistle..... laughpoint
You're just jealous Mike ...
I thought girls blow...
Forget it!
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Quote from: Melanie Jonker on April 04, 2008, 06:47:55 AM
I am hoping I've attached a page from the May 1967 Oranjemund Newsletter which shows the opening of the new Guide Hall on 22 March 1967. I am in the photo although it's hard to describe where I'm standing (the back row, to the right of the second adult, looking up with my mouth open - I'm the short one in between the two girls in the front row - I bet you're totally confused).
Can you recognise yourself in this photo? If the photo doesn't attach properly I'll send it to Michael to put on my photo page.
Cheers, Melanie Jonker
My mom (Gladys Thurtell) was the girl guide commissioner (or whatever its called) in Oranjemund at some stage and I recall her and the Guides going on a trip to Etosha, which was a major event in those days, seeing that one was locked in the town (until the off-weekends? memory fading). There was also a campout at Shephard's Neck (I think that'sw hat it was called - a camp area behind the hill near the garages on the north side of the river. My dad (Owen aka "Doc") taught them orienteering with a compass.
I was in scouts and we were taken for a campout to somewheer down the river where there is an old broken house on a hill overlooking the river - full moon and ghost stories made for a sleepless night. This was also a big event in those days being in a closed town.
mike thurtell
[folks moved to o'mund in 1969 and stayed to retirement.my mom was big mates with aunty angela (quinton).]