Whilst on my tour with Alan yesterday, I took a few more snaps of the aging fairground equipment. Many of you would have taken a ride on these things...Here they stand, rusting in the wet desert sun.... Rhona ..here's your rolling drum.... and here be dead dragons.....
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For when I was a youth.......
Not nice to see , I think of the waste of energy and good intent put into those items by those that wanted to bring joy to the children of the town ... all cast aside .. if only one of the guesthouses with space take over some of the rides .. set them up as part of childrens playground .. there is somthing like that near somerset west .. tea garden etc ??
Good Idea Sandy.... Whilst down at Sheperds neck yesterday, I saw that they had purchased a few old Swings and a slide from the mine, that they intend to put up at Sheperds Neck, as a further attraction for the kids..... I feel though that the above fairground equipment is past it sell by date and could be dangerous to try and reuse....
:emot78: The carpet is gone from the rolling drum - my first experience of carpet burn!!! The dragon needs a good lick of paint - but I think you are right Mikey; to put a child on any of those rides would be asking for trouble. And still while looking at those pictures - I can feel the sun on my face and hear the squeals and laughter from all the kiddies ringing in my ear; the shouts on which ride to go on next, the queues and the ''Wait for me''........the candy floss, the cool drinks, the movie hall, the hot sausages in fresh rolls and to end the day with a bag of sugary fudge.......mmm! mmm! Wow - how lucky am I to have had such a great start in the best little desert in the world?
The one guy that was part of Boks Band said that it looked like something outta a terminator movie.... Freaked him out completely
Thanks Mike. Ys, pity for the kids. Brings back memories. Remember the dragon very well.
I used to like those planes a lot....
I still remember the sessions/disco's they used to have around the corner from the beergarden.And the Hocus pocus?And the 10pound hammer smash?Nice food and the barnyardparty afterwards in the Rec club hall.
Hocus Pocus............bells going off in my head - some-one remind me again, please
And the battery powered :emot186:
Remember hitting the 6 inch nails into the plank, I would look underneath the plank to check for cracks or a nice knot free area while others were having a bash then gamble for tickets with the stall operator about how many hits I would need to get the nail all the way home. If I started running low on tickets for other stalls... back to the old plank it was, wack a few more nails in and ticket stocks were up again.
Coconut shy... the greasy pole... guess the weight of the pig, the Beauvalon stall... hey it never ended.
Battery powered cars? I only remember petrol engines.
The Funfair in it's Glory Days (1980)
Brilliant Diana
@ Diana...great stuff...that's what the forum is about..... Oranjemund Memories...... The past and present!
Great pics Diana. Don't remember any of hese things though...
Don't worry,that happens with age Boy Georg :sorriso2:
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Just another picture I found
Just keep on finding them .. Its an order Ok??
is that you diana, how cute
:36_2_35: Mike that my daughter Mandy back in 1980 (I think it was then she's 31 now). Cute like her Mommy>
I was just wondering, was there a beer garden at the Children's Christmas Tree? I know there was one at the Mule Derby.... but never knew about the Xmas tree... idontknow
Mike I think you could buy drink at the clubhouse on the cricket grounds, don't remember if there was a beer garden though. My dad helped to make those rides when he was a boilermaker. Sad that they aren't used anymore.
I should not have seen this. It is like watching a funeral. Really sad to see, the merry go round planes in that state.
This is a piece of history that meant a lot to many kids/people. Thanks for the pictures.
Man, this is a BIG Downer.