Name teenagers of your time.
Here goes 1969 - 73:-
Gary, Cathy Opperman; Debby Biccard(later to be my wife) Rainer, Johnny, Dieter Siebers; David; Brain, Allen Eyre; Erwin(brother in-law), Paul(passed away) Albert(passed away) Lisser;Keith Margetts(Canada), Diana Boehme; Gynis(passed away), Dyan, Johnny, Ronny Young; Verona, Denise Barrot; Peter Pote(passed away); Erol Foghill; Danny Balely; Robin Holland; Sandra(Aus), Pamela, Jeff(Aus), Bev Quniton; Susan, Jane, David Arnot; Teresa(married David), Sandra Carr; Angus, Sandy Buchanan; Philip(passed away), Peter Castle; Anton van Schoor(Omund), Gunter Dieme, John van der Hooven, Peter du Toit, Johan Hyeman(Hiempie), Ineke Brunner, Lione Spilman, Jillian, Janet(was engaged to Philip Castle when he was killed on the border) Turner; Rodney(UK), Stephen, Charlie Huntley; Jennifer, Collin Hartley; Peppy, Tony(passed away) Freemantle; Jennifer, Jacqui Wormse; Jennifer, June Langford; Ion, Neil(passed away) Bennet; Trevor Jew; Eilene(passed away), Edward(passed away) Johnson; Barrend(Balletjies) Norje; Jacqui(married Barrend)(Omund), Lesley Meyers; Karen Hoffman; Barbra, Susan Brownless; Rene',Nita Esterhauzen(sister in-laws)
Many of the above are still in contact - Sorry if I have left any out.
Keep well.
Richard 8)
Stunning roll call Richard !
Thanks Sandy - how are you doing?
Sorry to hear about the passing of Ian.
Where is Gus and Moreen now days? Give them our regards.
Are you still in contact with Vivian and Penny Worth (now thats' names I forgot) and Mrs Worth? Send them our geetings.
Richard + Debby 8)
Gus and Maureen in GP .. saw them in Feb for Ians funeral ...they Ok .. I suppose our now loosely knit family will get together for some or other occasion sooner ot later .. just hope its happier occasion . We brought Pauline down for a holiday a couple of months ago .. she's having a hard time .. despite all misgivings she stood by Ian through all the ups and downs and last years of illness .. he was pretty much incapacitated by emphysemia .. Lets all hope that it all comes together for her .. Viv I saw a month or two ago . she was down for Noels 21st .. Penny staying in Narclands ..
Go well regards to Debbie ,,,
Hey Oppie,
That was a very impressive roll call, and quite sad to see that so many of our contempories have passed away!!
Where is Sandra Carr . . . I think I used to go out with her for a short time?
Denise got hold of me . . . so, that is a great thing!!
Keep well my old friend . . . you and Debbie have gotta come an visit us in Canada sometime, eh?
Cheers,
Keith Margetts (1968 to 1978)
Hi Keith,
Debby and I saw Sandra Carr at Dave and Teresa Arnot's 25th wedding anniversary.
She is a successful business woman in Gauteng.
I saw Denise's reply to you.
Cheers
Richard 8)
Hey, I recognise some of those names and I was only 1 year old in 1973...
Barend (Balletjies) and Jackie Mathee still live in Oranjemund (I assume it was who you were talking about), Rainer Siebers lives in Rosh Pinah, Jonny Siebers lives in Windhoek (he's my boss, in fact). I met Dieter Siebers for the first time, just recently in a lift in the Namdeb building in Windhoek, no doubt visiting his brother.
Interesting...
Richard .. correct me but from a posting on this site I see a Juanita Lisser .. is this Debbies sister ... now married to Urwin ? I saw the whole crowd many years ago in maitland about early 90's.. Old man Biccard stayed in a flat next to the bridge .. there was big drama that night in the area with a guy from the area wanting to beat up his very attractive girlfriend ( suppose he had insecurity issues ) anyhow the cops came and they showed him what its like to be beaten up good and proper ,, Urwin may remember the incident .... regards to all .. sandy
Hi Sandy,
in answer to you, yes, Juanita is married to Erwin, they live in Cape Town. I am the baby Biccard, the innocent one! Renee Esterhuizen is my oldest sister, and of course you know that Debby is married to Richard Opperman. Renee is also on this site and so is Juanita.
I used to babysit for Maureen and Gus. Too many times to count.
I recall the incident in CT with the oke wanting to beat up his girlfriend. that was a very entertaining neighbourhood, never a dull moment! we had a lot of laughs there.
Sandy did you perhaps drive a Peugout, the one that was shaped like an iron. Coz, I know I was little then but I remember you and your car. All over town!
Teenagers when I was one!
Vicki Lineker, Susan Lineker, Patrick McCarthy, Sharon Justus, Tracy Justus, Stephen Hodgeson (Hoddy), Ruth Claasen, Stephan Claasen, Nigel Hucker,Martin Niemand, Brenda Niemand, Bradley Quinton, Alana Wiese, Janet Carr, Steph Carr, Gary Ebstein, (late) Stephan Hucker, Sandy ?, Anthony Fleurot, Brent and Lindsay Quinton, Patricia Lineker, Thomas Schilling, Beate Schilling??, Louise Bell, Paula Wilson, Andre Gottsch, Kenny Aitken, Cindy, Gavin and Delia Munn, Edwina Baker, Leigh Mcbride, Kevin Laubscher, Heather Parkhill, Delia Olivier, Sam Lawson, Theresa McCarthy, Alfred Boheme, Richard Gerstner, Andrew and Gillian Thurtell, Cyrene Ausserhoffer, Marius Smith?, Cornel Wiese, Cobus Wiese, (late) Andy Morrow, Mandy Morrow
hope you still remember me... :)
Yup I remember .... regards to all .. Sandy
Yvette - delia here - you forgot the hearthrob wayne marteze - all the girls went gaga over the marteze boys - brother was anthony (remember the yellow volla he drove) - still have a photo of you and vicky linekar with wayne outside the old cafe - will dig it out and post it. cheers :D
Ja brother i am still around .allthe names still ring a bell so youwhen i get back cheers
peter du toit
Name teenagers of your time.
Here goes 1969 - 73:-
Gary, Cathy Opperman; Debby Biccard(later to be my wife) Rainer, Johnny, Dieter Siebers; David; Brain, Allen Eyre; Erwin(brother in-law), Paul(passed away) Albert(passed away) Lisser;Keith Margetts(Canada), Diana Boehme; Gynis(passed away), Dyan, Johnny, Ronny Young; Verona, Denise Barrot; Peter Pote(passed away); Erol Foghill; Danny Balely; Robin Holland; Sandra(Aus), Pamela, Jeff(Aus), Bev Quniton; Susan, Jane, David Arnot; Teresa(married David), Sandra Carr; Angus, Sandy Buchanan; Philip(passed away), Peter Castle; Anton van Schoor(Omund), Gunter Dieme, John van der Hooven, Peter du Toit, Johan Hyeman(Hiempie), Ineke Brunner, Lione Spilman, Jillian, Janet(was engaged to Philip Castle when he was killed on the border) Turner; Rodney(UK), Stephen, Charlie Huntley; Jennifer, Collin Hartley; Peppy, Tony(passed away) Freemantle; Jennifer, Jacqui Wormse; Jennifer, June Langford; Ion, Neil(passed away) Bennet; Trevor Jew; Eilene(passed away), Edward(passed away) Johnson; Barrend(Balletjies) Norje; Jacqui(married Barrend)(Omund), Lesley Meyers; Karen Hoffman; Barbra, Susan Brownless; Rene',Nita Esterhauzen(sister in-laws)
Many of the above are still in contact - Sorry if I have left any out.
Keep well.
Richard 8)
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Hi Delia, how could I forget the Martheze boys, sadly they broke a lot of hearts!! If I only knew then what I know now!!!!!
Yvette :'(
Some teenagers of my time - note Pondocks!!
First Photograph Left to Right: Gunter Dyme, Johan Heyman (Himpie) and John van der Hooven at the beach - note 50cc motorcycles mode of transport of our time - needed to get girls into the group ha ha!
Second photo Left to Right: Robin Holland, Jan Rootman, Richard Opperman and Danie Belelie - note pondock in the back ground.
Third photo Left to Right: Richard Opperman, Peter Pote (passed away), Jan Rootman, Paul Lisser (passed way) and David Eyre - inside the Lissers pondock - note Beatles "Let it Be" photographs on the wall - popular album at the time.
Photographs are not too good - taken with my first camera between 1968 to 73 - old black and white polaroid - amazed they have lasted so long.
Memories Enjoy!
Richard 8)
yip those 50cc motorbikes were realy cool. recognise everybody in the photo's richard.brings back a lot of memories the "lissers pondock" and a few other pondocks.
Good shots - right down memory lane Oppie . . . It was good to see the old Pondok crew from the early 70s!!
Thanks,
Keith.
Hi Yvette... I still remember you. One thing that sticks in my mind, is your domestic bringing us hot toasties to school at break and us hanging over the fence to fetch them........
Hope you are well.
Here are some more photographs of Omund teenagers of 1970 to 1975.
Photo 1 - Picture taken in Luderitz in January 1974 - Day before we caught the troop train to do our military training. L to R: Sandy Buchanan, me and Balletjies Nortje.
Photo 2 - Taken in 1975 at the beach wooden braai area - my 2 week pass from the border - we had just finished off a 1L of Portugese anniseed liquor which I had brought down from the border. L to R Barbara Brownless, David Eyre, Rainer Siebers, Diana Boehme (now Rudd) my brother Gary Opperman.
Photo 3 - Same Night in 1975 - L to R David Eyre, Barbara Brownless, myself, Diana Boehme (now Rudd) and brother Gary.
Photo 4 - Another day at the beach in 1975 - NOTE VW company hire beetles and wooden cabins in the back ground - great vehicle to get around with in those days! L to R Susan Arnott, Jane Arnott and Sandy Buchanan.
Those were real care free days - brilliant memories!
Richard 8)
Some more Teenagers of 1970 to 1975.
Photo 1: Braai at someone's house - Ronell Whitely, ?, Neil Bennett (passed away), me, Allen Eyre (in PE), Susan Brownless (flowers)(UK), Paulus Kruger (CT), Kevin and John Symes(CT).
Photo 2: Another braai in 1975 at David's place in 7th avenue - L to R Barbara Brownless(UK), David Eyre(Botswana) and my brother Gary Opperman(Ceres Cape SA) - David and Gary messing around in part of the domestic's uniform.
Rainer Siebers, David Eyre, Diana, Gary and I are still good friends today and keep in regular contact.
Debby and I see Diana and Stephen often as they also stay in Table View.
Richard 8)
SHOT, Richard ja those were the days my friend and I Remember all the manne and chicks See you soon with a beer in hand fire burning and talking about the good old days Howzit to Dave and Steve Garry and there wives us And all Oranjemunders that you come by .So Ian has also left us How zit Sandy I met up with him at Tina Turner concert at Newlands Cricket grounds few years back Hows Erwee he still at Atlantis.
Cheers Peter
Richard left out one photograph no 4 - another day at the beach. :o
Me too! :o
Quote from: Susan Kintscher (Lineker) on August 25, 2007, 09:16:20 AM
Hi Yvette... I still remember you. One thing that sticks in my mind, is your domestic bringing us hot toasties to school at break and us hanging over the fence to fetch them........
Hope you are well.
Hi Susan, How r u? Wow, I dont believe you remember that. Shame Isak used to churn them out. Cheese and bacon and cheese and tomato! I was a spoilt brat! Saw your photo of the netball team. Remember the trip to "Springbok" to play netball against the boertjie school! What was Sandy's surname? Must let Mike have the names of the girls on photo. Will try to remember. spoke to my brother in law, Richard Opperman and said that I want to come back to check out the town next year some time, really need to do this. Dying to bring Rian (hubby) and kids to see too. how is your mom??
Quote from: Susan Kintscher (Lineker) on August 25, 2007, 09:16:20 AM
Hi Yvette... I still remember you. One thing that sticks in my mind, is your domestic bringing us hot toasties to school at break and us hanging over the fence to fetch them........
Hope you are well.
Susan do you have any more photo's??? please post them.
Hi my friend, long time........... Sandy's surname was van Zyl. I've been meaning to give Mike the names but just haven't gotten around to it... Got a few more photo's for Mike, will mail them to him but will also post a few in a moment... You must rather come sometime this year as I'm leaving at the end of the year to Swakopmund (3 months to go).
Do you remember Mr Joseph (Std 4) english teacher.......
Hi Susan
not sure if I will make it there this year, but if you in Swakop will make a plan, Rian has cousin with house in Henties Bay. Definitely must make a trip to Namibia! Its so nice to talk to you after all these years. I see that you are working at the OPS library, I'm at the a high school library in Kimberley too. Of all places, can you imagine that? How is Vicki, I emailed her, tell her to get her butt into gear! waiting for a reply. This site is really stunning. Very nice to catch up. just wish that all the members would start talking too. that will keep it going. where in Omund are you staying? Did you marry anybody in particular??? How many Omunders are there left in Omund that were at school with us?? Yes, do remember Mr Jackie Joseph, didnt he marry Dawn Johnson? why do you ask?
Yvette
Yvette
Not that Jackie Joseph the other one, must post the staff photo so that you can see, he was just so different....
Been at the school library for the past 3 years and I really enjoy it. Vicki is well and i will pass on the message. I also wish that more Old Oranjemunders will join. Linda Mostert (remember her) and i are also now in contact. We are currently living in 4 - 5th Ave, the street with all the circles (???) Also lived in Lüderitz for a few years. I married a German guy (Raimund) and we have two daughters (Tamsyn - 18 and Kea - 10).
Old Omd still here - Andre and Liesl (Fourie) Bezuidenhout, Gunter Salchow, Lee Bronkhorst (Krynauw), must think so more...........
Yvette, What year did you leave?????????
Susan, I was the last Biccard to leave, couldnt get me out, my folks left in 83 and I left in 84ish? GM then, couldnt get rid of me, kept sending me letters telling me to go. I kept getting my termination date extended by 6 months at a time! I didnt want to leave! no eligible marriage material left then! so ended up in CT. Yes, do remember that Mr Joseph. He had weird glasses and very large teeth!!!! Very strange man, no dress sense either!!!!! Didnt know that Liesl married Andre. What happened to Cindy Munn and Marius?? Do you remember us smoking up a storm in the Pre primary playground next to the Youth Club! Shame, I remember how much stress Billy and Steven gave you. have to daughters, 19 and 14. Oldest studying in Pretoria youngest in same high school where I am. I was such a "rebel without a cause" and yet my kids say I am more strict than any of there friends parents! guess its cos 'been there, done that hey'! My youngest is the one who gives me the grey hair. she loves to party!!!! every and any opportunity. Please post some photo's of your kids, I would love to see them. take care
Yvette
Dont know what happend to Cindy & Co, rumour had it that Gavin commited suicide (drugs) but dont know how true it is. Johnny Munn (father) worked for some newspaper in CT....... Smoked my lungs out as a kid but no more. Both my boets have carmed a bit but not much. I get the same from my kids about being strict must have been the Catholic upbringing (ha, ha) Here are my girls, Tamsyn at her matric dance (July) and Kea just being Kea..
Gavin Munn .. went to his funeral .. yes it was drugs .. however not intentional .. he was on a low and went on an extended binge of various drugs ( was working part time at a pharmacy so he had acess to all kinds of shit ) .. so much so that his system just shut down .. One last trip he had ..
oh my ..... so sad (what year). Are you in contact with the rest of the Munn/Smith family???
No , no contact .. Gavin was involved with a friend of mine .. and that was the time he spiralled out of control .. it seems his relationship with his father was a bit strained ( I gather father became very religious ) as his father although broken hearted was very stiff upper lip and basically did the funeral out of duty .. never seen or heard since .. his sister was last in Paarl ... the year phew !! now you taxing me I would say mid to late 90's . time has flown .. Sandy
thanks..........
Who was around the time when Susan Brownless got totally vrot down at the yacht club, fell into the pink pan and nearly drowned?
We took her covered in sand and mud, reeking of alcohol in her bikini to the hospital and gave them a long story about how she got hit on the head by the mast.....yeah right!!! Like they believed us. They admitted her, pumped her stomach and she was ready again for the next party. David Arnott I do believe it was your yacht. Who were the other kids there at the time?
Thanks Sandy, thats very sad about Gavin.
Susan, your girls are stunning, I thought the photo of Kea was you!!! Did get an email from Vicki. Wow she has certainly been busy these last few years. Will email her soon. Did you marry a german from Windhoek???
Hooray ! I finally managed to get the scanner working nice and fast .. something to do with " sheep" in the computer I mean RAM which allows applications and programs to run faster .. and also discovered the fast track method of scanning .. I have scanned pics from slides and photographs and even better so can scan from negatives and can recover lost photos .. so excuse some if they smudgy the slides were a bit dirty ... I have pics here of teenagers of our time I am not going to put names as we can all remember who we were those many years ago .. A few exceptions or where I am not too sure I will mention ... Enjoy ! Sandy
Sandy please put name
More pictures .. Ok Dianna are you happy with the pictures of David Eyre so far?? Thers of Glyniss Young .. Gary Opperman .. Notice with our beach parties always somebody passed iout in the sun .. Ouch ! headache when you wake up .. even worse to fall asleep in the dunes and get left behind .. That happen to any of you ??
Ok mavis I will put on names .. shouldnt be so lazy hey ??
And more .... Observe Dianne Young .. that girl had a six pack tummy
On the subject of names .. whatever happened to Robin Holland ? Heres more .. In the picture of Peter Du Toit is that Keith Margets in the background ?? correct me .. memory fuzzy at times ..
Sandy give the dates was it 1970 or later
Ok on a roll but going to lunch soon .. More .. Jeff and Marie got married ... I question . what the hell were we doing walking along the beach road .. All these pics were in the 70's .. our crazy teen years ...
Of relevance to Bev .. a pic Steven Fields Verona and I am sure Dianne Dianne Young .. hit me with a brick if I'm wrong ...
Ok you see Viv and Jenny .. The picture Help ! many names many faces ....
I do the roll call ... Peter Du Toit .. Cherry Alcock .. Phillip Castle .. The next one I think a Fry girl ?? Martha de Pinto Anton van Schoor .. Smokey Gillespie I think john vander Hoven in the background .. The couple in the front The lady with the vicious blond beehive hairdo .. their name is on tongue but just cannot get it ... Help
Sandy
I was sitting in the operations room at work and in walked this sergeant, I looked up and saw the surname "LOVE". I asked the youngster if he was family of Maureen and he said yes. It was the youngest of the LOVE family, Allen. He resigned from the Defence Force and is now working at the AA. I used to hand the Oranjemund Newsletters to him after reading them. Sadly though, I do not receive any more copies. I did an address change when I moved house, but don't get anything from NAMDEB.
Keep well.
Charmain
Hi Sandy, great photo's enjoyed them and had to smile when thinking about them days. Debby just phoned me to check out the photo's so we will probably be on the phone now discussing them. Oh yes, David, I just thought he had sexy Rugby moves. He was to short for my likeing.
Oh yes I forgot. Hey RICHARD never mind my funny hairdo's. Have checked out Sandy"s photo's eeer ummm WHO"S THE DORKY LOOKING GUY IN THE HAT. Got you back :D
Dianna ... We all have our bad moments on fotos .. I think it has something to do with alcohol .. ex the comment I made about people lying in the sun and if anyone ever got left behind after passing out in the dunes .. Ive been there and yes there are fotos with me lloking like the nightmare on elm street ..Just hope clive does not find and post of me at appie initiation .. Enjoy !
Diana .. I think I have more .. just got to unearth them and scan .. seeing as I got scanner up to speed ...........
AHA..Sandy, Can't wait to see them, Come on Clive, let's have them! :-[
Thanks so much for the photos, really enjoyed looking at them. Richard has'nt seen them yet as he is away.till Wednesday.
ALCOHOL To true to true Sandy. Will have to just figure out how that affected my hairdo's....................now now don't be ugly. :-*
Bobby Smith and Beain Eyers in 1971 - ???Mavis Smith
Hi mavis ....
thought youd like to see these few photos ive found out....very worn as you can see but they are over 40 year old.
The beach is you kay the twins me and mum,
The second i seem to think is a christening....i know thats Dot Abrahams with daughter Bubbles on her knee.....anyone know where they are these days....originally from Burnley...Mr Abrahams.....dam cant believe my minds gone blank on his name...was it Bill ? he was a very good singer.....i remember one of the songs he sang was Michell by the Beatles....they had girls Susan and Christine......
also mavis and the tiwns...me and mum....but dont know any of the little ones there......is any of these you????
The next one is of me up my favorite tree in our garden on 2nd ave.another 1 of me on the swing between the grape vine
Luv Bev xx
A few more of our 70's time .. what has happened to Danny Belelie ? I saw him one night .. I had just moved to CT and was locking my car arriving at home and here he sauntered along the road .. invited him in .. we ahd a few drinks .. told me he was doing some building work in the area .. .. he visited one more time and never heard again ..
Hi All,
Found some photo's that may bring back memories
Found some more!!!!!!
More photos found in the woodwork
Barbara
Hi there all
How did Peter Pote die? He and I were school penfriends for many years.
Does anyone know what happened to Roger & Stanton Gilmour, Paul Geobert, Peter, Bernadine & Shirley Watson and Brian, David & Allen Eyre?
Regards
Penny
Hi Penny,
How are you doing?
Peter Pote as far as I remember was killed in a car accident some time back.
Bernadine Watson and family are in Australia and Peter and Shirley some where in Cape Town, lost contact with them in the early 90s.
Regards
Richard
Hi Sandy,
Correction to your photograph of Collin and Veronica.
Debby and I went to Edna Carr's funeral yesterday and met quite a few ex Oranjemunders.
Veronica also attended and I mentioned the photograph of her and Collin on the web site.
She said that she never went out with Collin and the person in the photograph is her husband Paul, who at the time work in the mining department. They are still married and live in Gardens Cape Town.
Keep well.
Richard
The teenagers I remember that haven't already been mentioned:
Brett Summers, Chantelle and Bianca Oliver, Mandi and Barry Jones, Paul and Caroline Jewson, Mark and Stuart Railton, Mickey and Daphne Steyn, Janet Johnson, Liesl and Jacques de Jager, Leila-Ann and Richard Davis, Arron Ainsworth, Brad and Lara Pelton, Lynn and Vanessa Erickson, Colin and Julie Richards, Charles Weyers, Russell Pounds (late), Jacques Laubscher, Moira Gibbons, Gerrit and Nadine Lottering.
I will probably think of a few more just after I post this reply.
Richard .. correction accepted ... seems like I got mix up .. Paul and Colin obviously looked similar .. Give Veronica my regards .. Sandy
Nog so paar name van Tieners uit ons era - Afrikaans sprekendes: Andrit van Heerden (hoofmeisie van OPS in 1977), Mariaan en Esther du Preez, Eugene Marais, Eric Bester, Amor Aggenbag, Rene Groenewald, Johan Steyn (Steyntjie), Hillmarie Rahl, Jan Matthee, Marlene Williams, Frank Briers, Vernon Shawyer, Martin Beukes, Lorna Ahrens, Brigitte von Awenzaat, Eugene Viljoen, Theunes Mulder, Anita Uys, Stean le Roux (dood in 'n motorongeluk op ouderdom 25), sy jongste suster Roanda (ook dood in 'n motorongeluk op dieselfde ouderdom), Belinda van Aswegen, Susan Pieterse, Francois Pieterse, Hannes Pieterse, Henda Esterhuyse (dogter van juf. Mossie wat musiek gegee het), Hanli van Rooyen, Leon Coetzee, Natasha le Roux, Warren Butt, Marleen Coetzee.
Quote from: Yvette on August 23, 2007, 05:14:39 PM
Hi Sandy,
in answer to you, yes, Juanita is married to Erwin, they live in Cape Town. I am the baby Biccard, the innocent one! Renee Esterhuizen is my oldest sister, and of course you know that Debby is married to Richard Opperman. Renee is also on this site and so is Juanita.
I used to babysit for Maureen and Gus. Too many times to count.
I recall the incident in CT with the oke wanting to beat up his girlfriend. that was a very entertaining neighbourhood, never a dull moment! we had a lot of laughs there.
Sandy did you perhaps drive a Peugout, the one that was shaped like an iron. Coz, I know I was little then but I remember you and your car. All over town!
Teenagers when I was one!
Vicki Lineker, Susan Lineker, Patrick McCarthy, Sharon Justus, Tracy Justus, Stephen Hodgeson (Hoddy), Ruth Claasen, Stephan Claasen, Nigel Hucker,Martin Niemand, Brenda Niemand, Bradley Quinton, Alana Wiese, Janet Carr, Steph Carr, Gary Ebstein, (late) Stephan Hucker, Sandy ?, Anthony Fleurot, Brent and Lindsay Quinton, Patricia Lineker, Thomas Schilling, Beate Schilling??, Louise Bell, Paula Wilson, Andre Gottsch, Kenny Aitken, Cindy, Gavin and Delia Munn, Edwina Baker, Leigh Mcbride, Kevin Laubscher, Heather Parkhill, Delia Olivier, Sam Lawson, Theresa McCarthy, Alfred Boheme, Richard Gerstner, Andrew and Gillian Thurtell, Cyrene Ausserhoffer, Marius Smith?, Cornel Wiese, Cobus Wiese, (late) Andy Morrow, Mandy Morrow
hope you still remember me... :)
Quote from: Yvette on August 23, 2007, 05:14:39 PM
Hi Yvette
Wow how your list brought memories back.... and yes they were all good one's. I need to dig some old photo's out that I have somewhere in a box.... should bring back some good laughs and memories.
Who are you still in contact with from our teenage era?
Sam
Samantha, how are you? Did receive an email from Vicky Linekar little while back as result of the forum and Susan put us in touch. Patrick also living in Kimberely and see him from time to time. Have lost touch pretty much with everyone. Its so nice to read up about Omunders on the forum. I heard somewhere that you live in Pretoria? I am there from time to time, would be nice to catch up. Boy, if your pondok could talk??? :-[
Yvette
Jeez must remember to do spell checks. Its Kimberley.
Paula must be too much of the good stuff I'm smoking!
Yvette, stop confusing me, I'm sure Star of the West is in Kimberley....... I don't wanna go for a dop at the wrong place now!
;)
Ja well no fine! :-X
.... and are'nt you tannie's meant to stop smoking weed when you hit your 50's ?????
;D
listen here, who are you calling 50???? I might hang out with the old folks but I'm actually 10 years younger and they dont call it naughty for nothing.
ooooops! But I believe that if you live on the platteland you young 40 year old's tend to age quicker with that sun and all and tend to appear 10 years older than what you actually are.....
;)
oops careful, Michele
thruth be said the reason I moved to UK was to delay the aging process. Hahahahahahaha
Speak for yourself, Mike - seems like you are the "Star of the West" now.
- Yvette, maybe you should just go make sure that Mike isn't there already and please investigate his 'joint' - I'm sure he adds a little carpet glue to the mix. I wonder who should stop............ as for what we appear to be, to him ------- that stuff he takes is not good for his eyesight as well.
Tannie, you seem to know way to much about this dope thing for a policeman's daughter..... I'm starting to worry!
;)
Dalene, I reckon we will read about him in the DFA tomorrow. Locked up for smoking unkown substance. Michelle, do we bail him out??
Be afraid, be very afraid............
How do you think us 'copper kids' can sidestep all the traps? We took notes of the life manual about "How never to get caugt by your own dad", man.
Yvette - here's that photo i spoke about a few posts back - only got it right now how to post pics. Enjoy the trip down memory lane.
Hey, I was in the DFA before, but for rugby.....many moons ago.....
;D
Delia,
all I can say is "nooit"!!!! This really took me down memory lane. Hope Vicky gets to see it too. Thanks :o
Yvette
Hi Dalene
Ronelle hier. Rene & Marsha Groenewald is my sussies. Sy is getroud met 'n great ou en bly hier in die Kaap. Ek en Amor is nog basies daagliks met mekaar in kontak. Ek, sy en Adel is omtrent die three muscateers.
Ek is opsoek na Jannie Pieterse, Hugo Badenhorst, Adriaan (ek weet waar jy is) Andre Van Heerden, Patty Smith (Waar is jy ou pel) Shaun en Natasha Le Roux, Jaco Groenewald, Tersuis De Kock, Letitia Bester, Sheena (is jy nog op Oranjemund), Leon Coetzee, Melinda Crous, Pieter Crous, Neville Smith, en al die res van die crowd van 1975 tot en met 1984. Laat weet van julle.
Ronelle
Jaco Groenewald is in Kleinzee. Ek sal sy kontak detail by my niggie kry wat in Kleinzee bly.
Charmain
Hi Ronelle,
Ek het Patty lank terug in Bloemfontein raakgeloop - ek dink sy het by Nashua gewerk op daardie tydstip.
Soos jy weet, is Leon Coetzee my broer - hy is in Windhoek. As jou persoonlike e-pos in die lede lys is, sal ek vir jou sy kontakbesonderhede stuur.
Jou sus, Rene, het 'n tyd lank hier neffens my op my buurdorp Postmasburg gewoon. Ons het mekaar so dan en wan gesien.
Ek het met Amor gepraat toe ek verlede jaar Augustus in die Kaap by Susan was, maar ongelukkig kon ons mekaar nie sien nie. Ek is nie seker of ek haar regte e-pos adres het nie. Sal jy dit moontlik na my persoonlike e-pos kan stuur - baie dankie. Tertius de Kock - het hy nie van Kleinzee gekom nie? Nietemin, Jan Matthee was ook deel van hulle skrikbewind. Wat ek gehoor het is dat hy steeds in die polisie is - gestasioneer in Springbok, maar ek het geen kontakbesonderhede van hom nie. Ek glo hy sal moontlik weet waar Tertius is.
Was 'n giggel lekker verrassing om jou possie te lees. Doen maar weer die rondte hier op die blad en laat weet vir ons met wie jy almal intussen gekontak het.
TRY AGAIN .. another dorky picture from awkard teenage years .. Me and Dianna having bad hair day .. we would maybe have looked better in the coconut shy ...
Did she force that marriage on you Sandy.....you dont look too happy..... madashell
HI Ronel
Weet nie of jy al jou ingligting al gekry het nie, maar hier is dit wat ek weet.
Hugo Badenhorst is in die Kaap iewers??? Shaun le Roux is in Kleinzee. Natasha le Roux is in Wellington. Pieter Crous en Neville Smith is nog steeds in Oranjemund.
Hoop dit help.
Nah Barbara, it must've been LOVE! (Snigger)
Jeeez Sandy I remember that day (at the mule derby).I have a photo of Richard and myself looking through the "bed" one that you can just see in your photo.
Never mind the coconut shy, just think what beautiful children we would have had catchball
A whole different life. bighug
Yup good genes combined .....
Thats just how i remember you dianne...in the pic with sandy, and still the same lovely smile.
:36_2_35:
thnx dawoman bighug
Hi Sandy, That pic of my ex.Viv looks if it was taken around the time we were married or going out together. Look at the right hand of hers.
Mike H
@ Mike ... cant really remember ... sooo many years ago ...
Having another photo posting attempt. Hope I've got the sizing right.
another
and another
and again
next
Last one. I THINK I DID IT. Now I must work out how to post 4 photo's on 1 posting
Well done Diana! dawoman
Welcome to the posting mode and cut down on the natter! cheers
Keep on posting - fantastic!
Cheers
Richard e154
bravo Diana, Great photos. Now lets see some more.
Can you remember what year these were taken?
AG thanx me Darlings.Am I such a clever girl then.Debbie idontknow probably arround 1972.
Richard I don't have to many photo's will have to sort through yours if you want me to stop nattering sh*t
bighug and e154 To all my fans out there :36_2_35:
That's nice Diana. Very personal.
Thanks.
Hi Richard,
I only heard about this site about a week ago. We are all fine here in Joburg. Nice to see all the names of old friends - those were good times - hope you are all well (looks like it according to photo-just a bit grey around the gills)
regards to all that you are in contact with. Do you perhaps have a contact number for Denise Barratt (she is here in GP) i lost her number when i upgraded my cellphone.
Best regards Angus.
Welcome Gus .. about time ...
Sandy
abouttime
Hi Gus how are you doing ..was wondering when you would surface
Hi Barbara, we are all fine and well I ' as you can see ' am presently living in joburg. we moved here in 1993 from omund and are quite happy here (only miss the sea). how are Susan and David? it is nice to see all the old names surfacing on this site - wish I had heard about it sooner. Do you know of any other omunders living in Joburg?
Hi Sandy, I see you are quite active on this site - will be in contact
Regards to all
Angus
Hi Gus
We are all fine and living in England, David is very successful, He has his own restuarant has done for 20 odd years. Susan is well and has just moved to Bristol. She had her own recruitment business but sold it and is now going to run a bed and breakfast.
There are quite a few people living in the jo'burg area maybe Michael can help you with were they are living.
Hope to see you online again
regards Barbara
Hi Gus,
Good hearing from you, yes snow on the mountain, but no chrome dome.
What are you doing now days? Have a visit to my webpage www.amazipro.co.za to see my goings on.
My sister Liz is in Midrand.
I am sure you must have some old photographs of yester year that you can post?
Dennis is a member of this forum, have a look under members.
Keep well.
Richard
I was wondering for awhile who the heck Angus was.... Heck Gus Buchanan, the first foreman I ever had when I was an Appie at 50G in "89......... Hi Gus , Welcome on board..... the only person that still works on the mine from 50G days, is The President, Christie Brandt
cheers
Mike
Hi Maureen, Welcome glad to see you have also signed up, how are you
Barbara
Barbara sounds like life is good to u U alwys on this O~mund page. Lifes been good to me as well. Housewife at leisure which is kinda good. Am grandmother twice over how about u - kids etc. Stay in contact ok. Love to susan.
Hi Maureen, not sure if you remember but we worked in the same office at Central Mine Office for a while? I think I may have did some babysitting for you too?
Regards
Bottom photo. Me (back) Glynis Young (Kruger) John Symes.Any one remember the girl in the front.
You guys may Richard,Clive,Sandy..........
Oops didn't do that very well
Dianna ...The guy with Denise looks more like Peter Pote
No Sandy the guy with Denise is definately Paul Lisser and the guy with me is Peter Pote. Thinking about it now they've both passed away. Bless Them.
@ Dianna -- Jammer .. did not enlarge pic to get closer look ...
Hi ,Nigel Hucker here ,fascinated with this site,loads of good memories.I remember you George Ruf Jnr.Ithink that you lived just up the road from me .My address was 22/3rd Avenue,Po box 544 Oranjemund.SWA 9015 Tel 582.Just got that of the top of my head.I left O'mund Jan 1978 to live in N. Wales,UK,a country ,not a town in England as some people believe.I married nearly 19 yrs with 2 kids.Alison my wife,daughter Donna nearly 18,son Joshua 14 .5.We also have foster kids with us full time.Anyway memories:Michelle Vickers,Julie Emmanuel,Danny ,Glen,&robbie Buchanan,their parents still in touch with my mother Helen Hucker.Tony Du Cruz,John Vogel.Paul Wilson.Jock & Vi Alexander,big flag pole in garden.OPS,lovely smell of fresh bread on way to school.Loads more names in head,just need to find them.In the trees that have been mentioned,I remember 1 episode of a kid missing the rope that we swung on like Tarzan.He fell from quite high up & landed with a stick in his ear,I think it was quite serious,don't know if he was deaf in that ear.I remember Mrs Coffin ,bubble car,who had the Jag though.Beauvallon ,great braiis[bbq is what we have ].Drive to Cape Town,not great.Biltong,better than any sweet.Marble season 1 shy,2 shy,3 shy etc.Swimming pool ,nearly drowned there.Bioscope,used to sneak in there after Cubs & hide between swing doors &heavy curtains.S**t myself with Hitchcocks The Birds & walked out crying. Devil thorns,ouch.Does anyone remember the solitary squash court that no-one used.Any way I thank OPS for not allowing any spelling mistakes.Good times,for kids anyway.Too much alcohol for the grown ups!!! Will ask my Mam for some photos to post.Goodnight,in ,Welsh Nos Da.Will log on soon.
Hi Nigel.
Of corse you know me.I think we lived in 32/3rd. Steven was in my class Std. 3 and maybe 4. We used to go to the scouts together. I remember at least one birthday party at your place. There were more adults there than kids. hihi
Hope you enjoy the site. There's so much to read about.
Georg
Hi Nigel, welcome
happy reading and reminiscing, photo's would be great.
Barbara
Hey Nigel,
Not sure you remember me. I lived next door to the Ruf's (by the way Georg, we lived at 34-3rd and you guys at 36-3rd). Don't know whether I should say this, but the main thing I remember about you is that you used to walk around with your hands in your pants ... were you just checking that you hadn't left anything behind :emot19:.
Nigel ,
say Hi to your Mum for me ..
Sandy
Thanks Patricia. I knew I was getting things mixed up.
Hi ,nigel again.Me Mam's asking if Jock Alexander still in O'mund.She also asking after the Hockneys & the Summers.
Hi Nigel, Mike Alexander here, son of Jock Alexander...Yes! My dad is retired in Oranjemund, Billy and Dorothy are retired to Cape TOwn and the Hockneys retire to Port Owen.....
Hi Nigel.
Do you think you can post a pic of yourself?
Georg
Quote from: Patricia Lotte on January 29, 2008, 03:17:16 AM
Hey Nigel,
Not sure you remember me. I lived next door to the Ruf's (by the way Georg, we lived at 34-3rd and you guys at 36-3rd). Don't know whether I should say this, but the main thing I remember about you is that you used to walk around with your hands in your pants ... were you just checking that you hadn't left anything behind :emot19:.
bravo dawoman
By the way. I remember people being knowen for socks and sandles.... :emot19: iknow bling1
Georg JNr! You were'nt one of those weird kids that had no friends at OPS?
laughpoint
Quote from: georg ruf jr. on January 29, 2008, 08:36:53 PM
By the way. I remember people being knowen for socks and sandles....
Of course son means me, just wait you little bu....r madashell
Ätche Gelleriebsche!!! laughpoint
Georg do you want me to come over there and sort the brat out, it is only a couple of hours away. idontknow
Quote from: Barbara Eia (Brownless) on January 29, 2008, 09:17:42 PM
Georg do you want me to come over there and sort the brat out, it is only a couple of hours away. idontknow
Yes Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeees dawoman
Heeey! What kind of union is this? thumper
it could be anything you want it to be .......after all it will be like a dream... poledancing1 BierSuip discodance allgood :36_4_8: :emot78: yesno :auguri1:
RESPECT boy georg RESPECT
Sheesh! What have I got myself into here again....
:wow1:
@ Georg Jr .. Need another disguise ? maybe a Groucho Marx nose and glasses fun mask .. Gorilla mask .. ronald reagan mask .. for your own safety contact the nearest fancy dress hire place ..
Thanks Sandyb. I'll take advantage of that.
bling1
Hi Yvette yes of cause I remember you - am a little long in the tooth nowadays but still going strong! So are u married with grown kids etc. Am granny twice over now and it is fantastic. This is quite nice - being able to just say hi to people long last seen. My son Ryan is even in contact with someone who lives in canada. Keep in contact. Maureen
Hi guys,
Some more photographs of yester year, taken at a beach party either in 1976 or 1977 - working years, military service completed and working for a year or two.
1. Left to Right: Myself Karen Hoffman, Andre van der Westhuizen and Wendy Bester.
2. Helen Swanepoel (nee Smith), Andre v/d Westhuizen, Wendy Bester, Rainer Siebers and Barbara Brownless.
3. Neil Harmeth, Karen Hoffman, Swannie Swanepoel (passed away) Helen Swanepoel, Andre and Wendy.
More taken in 1977 or 78 at a Sunday braai at Beauvelon.
1. Left to Right: Bev and Dave Eyre - later married and are stiil married with 5 sons - still in contact and friends today.
2. Wendy (later married Keith Margetts the Canadian pole - still married in Canada with 2 daughters} Denise Dankworth (next to car), Debby Biccard (later my wife - married for 25 years with a son and daughter), Erwin Lisser (now my brother inlaw) and Bev (facing camera - now Dave Eyre's wife).
3. Viviene Worth, Erwin Lisser, Denise Dankworth and Debby Biccard
More teenagers,
Coral Alcock (red dress) and my brother Gary (waving) at his matric dance 1975?
@ Richard
Lisser: Is that the son of a dutch guy, i think electronics-Radio shop ?????
That is right George - I new him as Uncle Luke.
Yes Richard thats him, Gentleman , quite, nice to talk to......
Keep on keep on posting!!
Hi Richard
I just learned from Bobby 2 sons killed, tragic for that family.......
Nice photos, Oppie . . . Please keep the memories rolling!!
Thanks from that Canadian Pole Guy!! arse
Hi Keith,
Have a look at other Opperman clan postings under "Kids of our time 60s".
Keep well.
looking for beate schilling...anyone know where she is....gisele hawkins?
this is mia guile, who remembers me?
Welcome Mia,especially under this topic. I unfortunatly don't remember you but on this forum we all get to know one another. I Remember the name Schilling and new Gisele Hawkins parents,can find out for you unless someone else on the forum knows more. When were you in O'mund? What age group do you fall into? This helps to jog the old memory.
Quote from: mia on May 08, 2008, 07:56:23 PM
looking for beate schilling...anyone know where she is....gisele hawkins?
this is mia guile, who remembers me?
I run in to the Schillings ( Jutta and Heinz Parents ?) in CT, Century City in 2003, they live in the vicinity
are they the parents of beate schilling?
she should be about 37?
do you have connections to the parents, can i get in touch with them?
thanks....
They must be the parents yes, but i dont know the kids
These are the only schillings i knew in O-mund
Both (parents) were O-mund players and are German
Jutta a good looking blonde but not blonde at all, good rock and rollers....... They can be round my age or a bit older, so the kids will be round 37 yes
Lets hope someone from CT checks the phone book and finds the parents
Sandy how about you looking it up ????
Georg
@ Georg .. the numbers I picked up ..
All 021 code then
930 9393
939 1079
976 3485
these are the Northern suburbs numbers close to century city ..
then there are some Camps bay and wynberg numbers
021
438 6179
762 5155
hope it helps ... or do I phone and do the search ?? Sandy
Thanks Sandy
I suggest, if you have time to do some searching and phone them
If you reach them give my regards and send the Nr to Mia via PM
Dont publish the number here
Thanks very much for your help
I lived in Cape Town in 1984 and at the time we had contact with the Shillings... At the time they lived in Table View. Beate was still living at home so do not know if she is married and where she might be.
As for Giselle, I believe that she has a daughter of 6, is divorced and is living in Underberg KZN.
Hope that helps....
the last i heard of the schillings was when they worked at ade in atlantis. maybe dieter heiser can add more info.
Quote from: mia on May 08, 2008, 07:56:23 PM
looking for beate schilling...anyone know where she is....gisele hawkins?
this is mia guile, who remembers me?
Yes Mia, I remember you, you must be younger than me. We lived in 13th ave. Your family lived in 15th ave? Your Dad's name is Tim? We went to the same Church, Catholic. The Schillings lived 1 house away from us. I remember playing with Thomas and Beate till long after dark in the service road behind our houses.
Drew a blank on the numbers I found in the phone book ...
Hey Nigel Hucker... you were gonna get some pics from your mom, what happened ?
Sounds good Mike.
Yeah Nigel. Was hoping to hear more from you. you just lived down the road from me and your brother and I were in the same class for a year.
I recall two teenagers of my time, well actually about elleven or twelve. Anyway- Ryan Bucannan and Eiteien. Sorry if the names are not spelled right. One was chacing the other around the Squash club. I think Ryan was the one being chased, saw him shut the all glass door behind him, unfortunatley his chaser did not and ran right through it! Terrible mess. I remember a bit later that he came back to school saying that he still had glass shards in his leg/ knee.
Anyone else remember this, do I even have the kids names right?
Yes you do .. the Ettiene .. do not know .. that was eighties and I had left OM already ... Ryan Buchanan is my nephew .. he is registered on the site should you wish to contact him ...
Hi Tamara - your name rings a bell.
You are a few years younger than me but you might remamber my sister - Kathleen.
We were there from 1981 - 1992
Kathleen is 30 and my older brother is 34 this year. My mom and dad are Larry and Anna, they used to do the bar at the Yaught club.
Thank you Claire and Sandy for your replies.
Claire, if you have a photo- that would be great. I am much better with faces than names.
And I will try to post some photos myself as soon as possible. Did you go to Brownies or guides?
I think my mum was brown Owl for a short time.
hi all,
Tamara will ask Ryan if he remembers you and tell him that you have surfaced on the site
Angus (Ryan's dad)
Hi Tamara
There are photoes of Kathleen and I on the O-mund site, the Mc Cullagh years. Will try and scan some more up to date ones. Or will get kathleen to post some. bye_bye
Thank you Angus, that would be great.
Quote from: Michael Alexander on October 18, 2007, 07:46:23 PM
.... and are'nt you tannie's meant to stop smoking weed when you hit your 50's ?????
;D I didnt know it existed till i was 45 mike,....honest
ive just been looking through this thread again looking at all the photos ive missed.....wow Diana, Dyan Glynis,Steven fields everyone....just as i remeber them....and sandy...this is to you sandy...ive just seen the pic of peter watson.....and that was deffo the lad that made me kiss him...before i ran home crying lol....dont know if it was you or john that said it didnt sound like peter and suggested it was someone else......but thats him.....and john.......i was his first girlfriend lol.........and V....no wonder all the guys loved her.....she was stunnning hey.......soooooo wished we'd have got stuck in the sand and stayed longer.........
Hi Gus, It is I Pepe LOL. How are you doing my old friend? I have spoken with Sandy and he seems to be doing alright. How are you and the family keeping? Have you any news of Stephen and how he's doing? I would really like to hear from you all and what has been happening in your lives etc. seeing Mike Hanekom and Andre Spies probably over the weekend for a get together and braai. Hope to hear from you soon and regards to family. Pepe
@ Pepe... Is that Mike Hanekom perhaps related to Jo-Marie Hanekom?
@ Dunja, No not that I know of. Mike is related to Andre Hanekom now in Cape Town.Andre is married to Carol Annett, old school friend. I will in any case ask Mike when I see him and let you know.
Regards,
Pepe
Hi Pepe (Paul) Just looking at your face. Are you now living somewhere in Table View area. I am sure I've seen you around somewhere. Keep in touch. We are planning yet another Oranjemund bash for next year. This time I am going bigger and better!!!!!
@ Ronelle, no I live in Centurion. I don't know where you have seen me around but all I know is I knew your family the Groenewald's in Omund. I lived in Cape Town from 1980-1981 when I married and went to Cullinan. I certainely wish to keep in touch.
Kind Regards,
Pepe
Pepe, what year were you in Cullinan? I lived there for one year , I think 1990/91... Stayed in that old Cullinan Hotel, went to one of the best parties of my life in Rayton......
I was there from September 1981- July 1984. Lived in 18 Pine Avenue near the hospital.
Way before me..... way way before me.... I found it strange that when I went there, the doctor who did my medical, was my doctor from Oranjemund, Dr Redding JOnes... the other person I remembered from Oranjemund, was Jack Van Neikerk....
Went through to a place called the New Union Hotel in Pretoria on the weekends for party... woke up in the back of a Taxi in Mamelodi..... true story.....
@ Mike, when I was there Bruce Dyason was our resident engineer. I guess you know Bruce married Peter du Toits sister Carol. Worked with Stephan Stunder surface. Had all the old Fords he restored as a hobby.
Another pic I scanned and forgot about .. have not been near boxes and have not done any more scanning .. heres me and Gus ..
????????? I can't see you !!!!!!!! drinking-37
Dammit ! lost it .. again
3_8_14 whats going on .. I'm doint the correct thing each time ...
@ Sandy
I edited the Pic
You used the tif format, very large in kB´s ( more then 1 MB)
Now JPG less then 100 kB
Thanks Georg .. dont know what the .. happened there ... normally open in picture manager and resize and whoosh all ok .. Gremlins I suppose..
@ Sandy, now dont say old George on the black board again. shutface
old buggers are still wide awake LOL
Rember i am a scorpion, they dont forget LOL
@ Sandy, try again in JPG format we can delete that again
Me dead quiet in your presence .. Ruff Ruff Grrr
Quote from: SandyB on July 26, 2008, 08:06:05 PM
Me dead quiet in your presence .. Ruff Ruff Grrr
bravo
Sandy
Dont worry Ruff Ruff Grrr will not bite only Ruff Ruff and grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Ok ..
@ Sandy, got the message allgood
Some of the pics Cherry returned ....
Cecile Alcock and susan Gillespie at the O'mund woodstock festival
Cherry sunning herself .. inthe background Michele and Jimmy Ockwell
Cherry and paul thompson.. he was regarded as quite a catch ... Cherry what you have to say to that one ?? what happened again.. he left under a bit of a cloud ??
Robin just before the woodstock festival wearing his Che de Guievera T shirt ... it was his cool outfit ..
Just an addition to the paul thompson pic in the background Barry Hattingh the art teacher and her husband I'm sure ... ??
Oh yeah he was a catch alright but he was the one caught - for IDB - silly twit! I bumped into him a few ywars ago in Somerset West - aged well!
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Looks like you had more interesting teachers than we did when I was there! Veeeeery interesting.
Bertie .. paul thompson was not the art teacher .. he was anoperator on the mine .. Barry Solomon nee Hattingh was the art teacher .. in those times regarded as slightly exotic and different .... see link has reference to her ... http://www.oranjemundonline.com/Forum/index.php?topic=45.0
Oh, thanx Sandy. We also had Mrs Solomon for art, but I don't recall the nickname "Barry". Still remember the smell of the big pieces of paper, wax crayons and tubs of mixed paints. I thought you were talking about the other two characters in the picture to the right. allgood
Now there is some thing from the past - Cindy/Jennifer photo - Rouge Beer - who can remember that beer? Local early 70s beer!
Sorry wrong spelling - Rogue beer.
Oh yeah Richard some serious underage drinking and headaches to match!
Uncle Luke Lisser took a lot of slides with his Olympus Trip camera in the 70s.
My brother inlaw Erwin Lisser has supplied me with a few which he has converted from slide. Some of the photographs are a bit aged, but are we not all.
Here we go.
Photo 1: Back L to R - Richard Opperman; Geraldine De Jager; Peter Pote; Bernadette Shermaly; Unknown; Cathy Opperman.
Row below - Lesley Steward holding James Wessels (Kanie Worries son); Paul Lisser (bending forward); Kevin and Philip Loubser.
Back row sitting: Keith Margetts; Danny Belelie; David Eyre; Jan Rootman.
Front Row sitting: Owen De Jager; Albert Lisser; Tanja Wessls (Kanie Worries daughter).
Hey Richard, nostalgia ???? wishing back those days ???
Luke Lisser yes i knew him but forgot how he looked like, was he in the radio shop ????
Some more of the 70s.
Hey our boob1 with her sweet smile......
Richard i would not have guessed thats you, but i know the face LOL form those days
Hell this brings back memories!
And another trip down to the 70s.
Photo above of Paul returning from boarding school - further up was of Paul going to boarding school and Gary (my boet) and I seeing him off - we looked very strange in those days?
And here are some more.
Note our early 70s mode of transport "THE 50 cc" what a bike man what a bike! ha ha!
Some more of Uncle Lukes 70s photographs.
Some more beach shots of the 70s.
Oh My gosh..trip down memory lane
people i haven't seen in years..wonder what happened to Shirley Watson
Hi George,
Some changes made to the looks which father time add to all of us - all of 16 at that time.
We looked quite strange in those days.
Keep well.
Wonder, do you have a picture of Luke in later years, i dont recognize him but some of his sons
The guy i have in mind was a softly spoken gentlemen and well fed 202
Hi Barbara,
Shirley lives just off the back road we took between the N1 and Malmesbury on our way to Oranjemund in November last year.
Keep well.
You brought back many memories espiecially when i saw Auntie Joan Lisser and Uncle Luke and the boys as i used to go down to their house quite a bit. Auntie Joan taught me how to make dresses - that was good times for me!!
Hi George,
Here is one of Luke in the 70s, he is sitting next to Audreys mom, cannot remember surname?
Keep well.
Thanks Richard, i had the right one in my mind, thats him, nice guy....
Above Lost photograph
Hi Mavis,
Erwin has a photograph of you, Aunty Joan and Paul crossing the Oranje River at Vooilsdrift at your way to or from Bloemfontein.
I get him to email it to me to post.
Keep well.
Oh migawd I look like a scruffy orphan in front of hugenot high ??
Another ohmigawd ,,, page 14 .. I look dronkverdriet there ...
Wow, great stuff Richard...... it may be a wee bit before my time, but hell ..I can feel the history....
23_11_61
Great times ... and yes history ...
Wow.....Richard...how cool is that, I'm sure we had the best teenage years ever.
Nice to see photo's of Paul. thnx
Hey Richard,
That was such a cool trip down memory lane, especially since I was around when a couple of those photos were taken . . . Wendy and I were wondering where that skinny couple went to in the intervening 32 years!!
It was great to see those - Thank you so very much!!
That Canadian Guy (with a big Pole),
rooster
Below Keith's email to me:
Thanks Oppie . . . what a great trip down memory lane , , ,
The guy in the red shirt is Dave Hasseleu (sp?), who came up with me for a visit . . . he ended up in O/mund as an operator or something for a while . . . last I heard, he was a Chief Engineer on one of the Gold Mines!!!!!
I wonder what the occasion was at the Lissers?
My reply:
This occasion must have been a big one, going on the amount of children!
I recon a Sunday braai involving parents and children?
I have other photographs taken at the same time showing parents dancing inside which were of poor quality (the photographs and not the parents).
Erwin was in the air force at the time the group photo was taken – so 1971 – some years back.
Keep well and love to all
Love Richard and Debby
Hi guys,
The photograph mid 70s attached is one that Keith Margetts posted on my Facebook.
Keith's comment: "My 21st birthday get-together . . . the Oranjemund crew . . . Sandy Buchanan, on the left . . . my good buddy to this day, Richard Opperman on the right - with Rainer Siebers and another good buddy to this day, Erwin Lisser . . ."
Thanks for the memory Keith!
After a day of squash...when squash racquets were squash racquets!
Hey mr canandian pole .. your 21st .. I recall giving you a gift book .. it was ' sex manners for men " remember it .. your Mum frowned a bit .. but then its their job to frown at their sons hey ?? ..?? and as for the skinny thing .. I'm still there ... freak of nature i suppose ...
Looks like you all enjoying the old "CHATEAU BOX" lol.
Yo Mike where are the photo`s of our great teenage years?
You know that the police used them as evidence.....
About time you could never behave yourself those days.
Hi Richard
Mrs Boltman
What a small world! I knew Mrs Boltman much later in life. She used to live with her daughter in Edgemead about 5 houses away from us. She would often stop and chat with me when on her way to the shopping centre. Kept us up to date about her brother Ernie and his family, i.e you guys. She and her daughter and grandson (owned Kersten foods) moved out of Edgemead a few years back. Did Mrs Boltman actually live in Oranjemund or did she just visit the Biccards?
Leon
Haven't read the entire thread but yes Leon I'm sure there was a Mrs Boltman in O'mund. The name Trevor Boltman rings a bell with me.
Hi Diana
That's it..... Trevor Boltman. Why am I confusing Mrs Boltman with the Biccards??
Was Trevor at the Uublvley Tyre shop with Glen Hackart?
Frustrating when your memory fails you.
Tell me as well is the young Stockies Van Schoor the same Stockies that ended up as Training officer at the tech?
Leon
Me thinks that there was only one Stokkies Van Schoor! the training officer..... was an appie with ol' Gunther Machts......
I realy don't remember where Trevor worked just know the name.
Richard married Debby Biccard, daughter of Ernie and Marlene.
As for Stokkies his name is Anton is it not. Well thats the Stokkies I know.
Trevor and Pam Boltman ,,in the early 70's good friends of .. Joan and Luke Lisser .. and also of Bertha and Stan Burgess .. always had card games and parties at the Lissers .. I went to Trevors memorial service about 2/ half years ago ... He was a larger than life being .... his favourite song in the 70's was Perry Como " you can tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree " and Dianna they stayed close to you in
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How's this for a small world - I met my ex in 1990 (he was contracting up in O'mund) and when i got to meet his brother Gary a few months later down in Cape Town, his girlfriend was with him - who's his girlfriend??? Jill Boltman, the youngest of the Boltman kids. Gary was about 20 then and him and Jill had been going out since about their std 7 days. They got married a few years later but are now divorced. Jill & I chatted about O'mund quite often but she was quite small when they left so doesn't remember much. Her brother Gavin was with me at OPS and Mark in my sister Linda's class. There was also another brother Wayne.
Of course yes Sandy, I knew the name well and also had an idea the Boltmans lived close to me. The brain just needs a bit if a jiggle.
I am back!
Debby and I visited with Rainer and Linda living in Hentjies while on a business trip to Namibia.
Rainer had some good old photographs of yester years taken around 1975 to 1978.
Two jolted my mind on why I married and still married to Debby for 28 years, very pleasant memories and years.
These might bring back some memories to others of that period.
Enjoy.
Second Round
thanks richard ,, nice pics
These photographs were taken in 1975 at the beach during the day and at night.
The one with Marie Redle; Dianna and Lorna on rainer's 50cc was taken at the Siebers house during a braai.
The other of Diane; Dianna and Lorna was at the town pool.
Photographs are as follows:
1. Dianna and then boyfriend Flash (visitor from Windhoek)
2. Flash and Dianna / Gary (my boet) and Lorna (visitor from Windhoek)
3. Flash + Dianna / Gary and Lorna
4. Flash and Dianna at a braai at the Siebers house
5. Diane; Dianna and Lorna
6. Marie Redle; Dianna and Lorna on Rainer's 50cc
7. My boet Gary
8. Back: Neil Bennett (passed away) boet Gary and Lesley Meyers Middle: Girl from Windhoek?; ??; Joe and Front Johnny Siebers
9. John van der Hooven; Me; Neil Bennett and ?? Front: Picki Dodds (visitor from Windhoek) ??
10. Lesley Meyers; Neil Bennett; Rainer and Johnny Siebers Front: ?? and Gary
Gary; Lesley Meyers; Rainer and Lorna
Wow..how cool Richard..takes me back...LOL yes remember Flash. These must have been taken before 76 as I was married to Stephen after that.
The following were taken at the beach in 1976?
1. Dennis Dankworth and Johnny Meinert
2. Karen Hoffman; Andre van der Westhuizen and Wendy Bester
3. Jimmy Jones; Jimmy's 1st wife; Stephen Love; married Kempie? and ??
4. Vivianne Worth and ??
5. Paul Lisser (passed away) Audrey (passed away) me and Karen Hoffman
The following were taken at the Beach and Mule Derby in 1978
Richard is the guy in the red top with Viv not Jacobs brother Paulus.
1. Jeff; Mari and Sancha Quinton
2. Jeff; Me; Sancha and Rainer
Jeff; Me; Sancha and Rainer
Hi Dianna,
No he was a contractor...cannot remember his name...not a Omunder only passing through!
The following were taken at the Mule Derby in 1978
1. Rainer and Bev (Quinton) now Scott
2. Debby (Biccard) now Opperman with a coconut I won for her...love is winning a coconut for your future wife! hahaha
3. Bev; Jeff and Heather Manthy
4. Karen Hoffman
5. Erwin Lisser; Me; Debby and Mari (Jones) Quinton...Debby and I still together after all these...32 fantastic years!
More of 1978 Mule Derby
6. Erwin; me and Mari
7. Rainer and I messing around...in the back ground Heleen Badernhorst and Dolf van Tonder
8. Heleen; Dolf and Heleen's brother?
Well that is me for another few months until some more photographs come out of the woodwork!!
Great stuff.....I can see Meghan in Debby.....ok Meg not the hair though lol
Hi Richard, did u get back into MGX ( Telkom ) after that ordeal. I saw you only a few years ago and U already forgot ? Old age my man . Checking u out on the photos I have with Eric , Chantal , Michelle days in Bellville.. I hope U doing well and regards to Debbie.. Julian
Hi Rainer, I came back after in 1979 after leaving in '69 and I will never forget the disco at the log cabin and the fiasco after I was dancing with one of the Barclays Bank aunties ( Lovely black hair ) and her fiance' , I think it was , just rushed me and the next moment I was lying outside on the grass. He kept on at me and I was just ducking for my life until you stormed this fitter and turner and kind of saved me ! I will never forget . Thanks Julian. Phillip Allen was there Gary brother of Richard was there as we were setting up the disco equipment in the afternoon before the event. Do you remember Robin Weeks and Gordon Keyeter. Anyway I rolled my VW Passat on the way back to play a soccer game and my incident was broadcast live duruing and live offroad rally they were having. After the soccer I returned and that's when Rainer saved me from being beaten up horribly. Anyway those two got married because it is in the Newsletter I still have. Julian
Julian ,, if my memory serves me right , the Girls name was Alta and the guy that you had the rumble with was Joe Brooks
Sandy
Hi Julian,
I was never involved with MGX...they were a company that took over the Bowe agency from my previous company that I worked for who went under in 2001.
I started my own company in 2000 and have just completed 10 years of operation.
My web site is www.amazipro.co.za
Debby and family are all well. We saw Rainer in September while on a business trip to Namibia. He has property in Henties and Okahandja.
I have some photographs of that log cabin party that I must scan and post some time.
What are you up too now days?
Keep well
Richard
Sadly I belive Alta and Joe are no longer married.
Hey Richard
I met Jeff Quinton at Argyle diamond mines in '83 or '84. He was working as a contractor with them. He later moved south to Kalgoorlie and worked on the gold mines there. Lost touch with him, but he must still be living in Western Asutralia somewhere.
We discovered we had both worked at Oranjemund - its a small world.
Malcolm
Hi Malcolm,
Yes Jeff is still in Western Australia and Debby and I have seen him quite often on his visits back to his home country SA.
His last visit was last year when his mom had triple by pass surgery.
Debby and I visit regularly with his sister Bev and her husband Geoff who are friends of ours and live up the road.
When you saw him he had just arrived in Australia with his wife and two small daughters. His wife left him in 1984 with the two girls and went back to Oranjemund and remarried. She is now in the UK.
Jeff also remarried later to an Aussie girl, with whom he had daughter, they are now divorced. He has remarried and has two sons by his present wife.
We hope to see him some time in the near future.
Keep well
Richard
Hi Oppie, I know this is a very old post but is being updated as time goes by. I saw the names of Eileen and Edward Johnson deceased. I am very sad to hear that and would like to know what happened to them as they lived next door to us and I went out with Eileen for a while those sexy 6 days LOL. Please let us know if you have any idea of what happened to them. Thanks bud and keep well.
What an amazing memory Richard. So glad you remembered my sister and I.
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What about me and Carol Annett?? We use to be friends with your sister Cathy. Betty
STILL TEENAGES OF OUR TIME......taken last night at Richard's daughter Meghans 21st.
L-R David Eyre,Diana Rudd (Boehme),Richard Opperman and Gary Opperman.
woo_hoo still going strong.
@Diane, which one are you?
:culo1: I'd be the gorgeous blonde. fantasy-18