The Mini Zoo!

[barb (Fry)]

cos you always sat on the first seat........... and ended up with your face inbetween his ears....?
just a guess.....

[Michael Alexander]

There is only one of those rocking horses left and that is situated in the 5th ave Park....... come to think of it.... it was'nt there in the 70's

[barb (Fry)]

no, the only rocking horse was this one i mentioned, maybe he got resurrected by some appie - and moved to a new location ...... happy days, good to hear= he's still about.......

[barb (Fry)]

Here is a picture I can't remember where I copied and pasted it from, but I love it, and thank whoever is responsible for sharing it with me.
sorry didn't mean to post it twice, can't delete one, Help.

[Barbara Eia (Brownless)]

Wow Barb,   the witches hat brings back many memories, lots of fun and laughter but also lots of pain       luvs it

[Michele Alexander (Voden)]

I think all your talk about Beauvallon has got the monkeys all up in arms! My mom was walking home down 6th avenue this morning when a small monkey ran across the road in front of her and into the trees at 14-6th avenue!

Last week I also heard about a monkey visiting someone's garden in the vicinity of the Tank Park. I wonder if it is the same monkey?

Anyone else heard about a monkey in town? No wise cracks here!

[barb (Fry)]

Mr Esterhuisen a teacher at the school in the 70's lived behind us in 3rd ave
he had a monkey chained onto a tall pole in his back garden
we used to visit it when we knew he was not home
the monkey was quite wild and it was a travesty to keep it as he did, but it was entertaining to us.......
it would sit on his shoulder I think - but not ever friendly to me (the monkey not the teacher)

your sighted monkey definitely not the same or even related but I thought I'd share this memory....

[Michele Alexander (Voden)]

That's what this sight is about - sharing memories of O'mund! It's amazing how something one person remembers can start a chain reaction of memories for other people!

Back to the monkey you remember - shame on the teacher, you would've thought he would've known better than to chain a monkey up in his back garden!

[pam spackman]

O.M.G!!  I'd forgotton all about the little zoo!! That really is a blast from the past! It helped to shut the sprogs up if they were throwing a 'strop'!

This is most probably irrevalant,but does any one remember people going to Springbok to buy Rama margarine?

When we first went to O/m in 1970, they only use to sell 'white marg!!'  siiiiiiiiiis man!!         bling1

[SandyB]

Uugh!  axle grease ..

[Michael Alexander]

@ Pam, somewhere in the basement of this forum, I mentioned about my mom  and Rhona's mom,Bernadette rushing of to the old xray to but RAMA marg that had just arrived....it was across the road from your old house.....

[Fanie de Klerk]

I can remember the MINI ZOO very well. I was bitten by one of those monkeys. In the beginning those cages only had single fences. A little girl got bitten by one of the "dassies", so they put up a second (security) fence around the cages. I just had to show my brother (Jacques) that I could climb over these fences. On my way down between the two fences I slipped and grabbed the fence enclosing the monkeys. One grabbed my right index finger and bit it. I told my brother not to tell my mother. When we got home that was the first thing he told my mother. My dad made sure that I will remember this for the rest of my life!

[John Creedy]

Hi Barb.  I used to visit that house near 3 rd avenue as well.  It was tied by a harness to a chain as you say and I can remember what a small world this little monkey had as a life.  I had forgotton about the mini zoo as its been called and the finches, canaries and cape turtle doves in the cages.  Thanks for the reminders!