The Shopping Centre!

[Cheryl Quantrill (van Greunen)]

Hi Mike

I used to listen to Springbok hits and went as far as keeping a weekly diary on how the various songs moved in popularity!   Talk about having nothing else better to do!!

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

Shopping centre staff. The only faces I remember are Corrie van der Nest,my mom Elsie and Rina Nel to her right

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

I recognize 3 faces but now names sorry

[Michael Alexander]

Tall Man at the left back... Corrie Van Der Nest... SHop Manager...
Short lady in front left with classes...MAria Kistlings... Still here today, running her own bakery, Bon Appetit
Lady in front row...far right... Nartjie Steyn (Mickey's Mom)
Short black man with glasses, right back row.... Frans Kapofi.... deceased from Africa sickness...
Diana' mom, Elsie with glasses next to Corrie...

[Mike Thurtell]

This brought back memories: As a scholar I worked in the Gents dept with Mr Symington and Mrs Badenhorst. We were the town's only supplier of condoms (kept in a socks drawer) and during the holidays I was often the only male in the gents dept, so as a 14 year old virgin also acted as a condom advisor. there was another manager before Travaris (lovely gentleman) but unfortunately I cant rememebr his name. He lived in 7th Avenue near where the Ovambos had to queue, before the store and other facilities were deracialised.

Mike Thurtell

Just a few names of the old stalwarts that worked in the shopping centre when I worked there in 1975.They were there long before me and remained long after,so they should be recognisable to most of you   
Upstairs Office... Ruth Dankworth,Mrs Stenson,Nora ?
Ladies.....Betty Bell, Mrs Manthee
Shoes.......Elsie Boehme
Confectionery.......Ingrid Barnes
Fancy Goods..........Flora Fry, Mrs Buchannan
Stationery.........Mrs Huntley, Suna
Gents........Henry Symington,Mrs Bardenhorst
Hardware.........Corrie van der Nest
Groceries..........Inge Ruf
The Manager at the time was Mr Travaris.


The lady in the cash office upstairs.........???????    Sandy Help

I remember the shopping centre being a hive of activity on the OFF-SATURDAYS. Must have been the great outing of the month.

[Michael Alexander]

Was'nt there a Mrs Van Tonder in the ladies Dept?

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

Add to the list in the shop Mrs Pieterse

[Florrie van Zyl (Muir)]

Springbok radio, saturday morning was The Pip Freedman show and Kids say The darndest Things...

:emot26:

We had a Pip Freedman record that I loved, especially the song about the provincial traffic cop. Would love to get hold of one to play to my children, if anyone knows where I can, please let me know.

[Michael Alexander]

Barbara showed us this cool site a few months back.... Link:  http://www.springbokradio.com/PIPFREEDMAN2.html

[Patricia Lotte]

Was'nt there a Mrs Van Tonder in the ladies Dept?

Mrs Bell also worked in the ladies dept. She had a daughter called Louise. I'm sure Paula will remember her. She, Louise and Beverly Gray were always together.

[Michael Alexander]

Remember Louise very well..... married and divorced Freddie Ahrens...... think she lives in Cape Town Somewhere....

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

Louise was at the re-union on Saturday. Her mother Betty Bell passed away recently. (Feb)

[Pete (RIP)]

Allow me to identify the only two faces in the photograph who've not had names put to them yet.  Right at the back is Henry Munepapa (spelling?) who was a supervisor in the grocery section.  In the front is Joanna Pudar (Milo's wife).  They were all on the staff when, as a young man (Mike's age!), I took over the shopping centre in 1988.  Many of those staff are still with me today, including Jackie Matthee, Teresa Nikanor, Alberta Kisting, Schalk Hugo, Lameck Hamukoto (Food Market), Fiona Kapolo (spouse of ace runner, Kappies Kapolo), Katrina Muashekele nee Kali (took over from Elsie on the "back door") and, of course, our well known MUN colleague, Eliphas Iita, who was a retail trainee in those days!

[Alfred Boehme]

Shopping centre staff. The only faces I remember are Corrie van der Nest,my mom Elsie and Rina Nel to her right

Hi there Diana mom in the prime of her life dosen't she look good
Alfred

[georg ruf jr.]

Allow me to identify the only two faces in the photograph who've not had names put to them yet.  Right at the back is Henry Munepapa (spelling?) who was a supervisor in the grocery section.  In the front is Joanna Pudar (Milo's wife).  They were all on the staff when, as a young man (Mike's age!), I took over the shopping centre in 1988.  Many of those staff are still with me today, including Jackie Matthee, Teresa Nikanor, Alberta Kisting, Schalk Hugo, Lameck Hamukoto (Food Market), Fiona Kapolo (spouse of ace runner, Kappies Kapolo), Katrina Muashekele nee Kali (took over from Elsie on the "back door") and, of course, our well known MUN colleague, Eliphas Iita, who was a retail trainee in those days!

If the staff is still with you Pete, where are you? The store doesn't exist anymore....