Oranjemund Aerial Snap, I think 60's!

[SandyB]

Not  Leslie mac donald .. she was daughter of Gus  and Vina mac Donald .. stayed in 8th ave .. was knocked down coming out from behind a bus ..  that was about  early to mid 70's   . this  incident was  early to mid 60's .. maybe got name wrong .. but  that was the story of the wreck   in that corner of the yard ..  Mike maybe a  scout around the  cemetry for a family grave would unravel this one .. ??  as  said it ratteld around in my head  when i saw that corner wall .. and as  said can still picture meself standing looking at the wreckage ..

[bobbysmith]

correct sandy,leslie was her name,vina mcdonnald seperated from her husband and got attached to ronny young snr,big scandall at the time,aunty gladys young was devestated,as this happend,1971,our family were forced to move after the death of dad,harry

[Michael Alexander]

It's funny how in  minimg towns, back in the day, an affair or divorce was a big scandal.....even more so in the Afrikaans community

[SandyB]

Yup their marriage just unravelled after the death of Leslie ..  and Gus took to the bottle ..  he actually straightened out many years later and ended up involved and got married  to an afrikaans lady from Port nolloth .. she was the  receptionist at the hotel there .. sweet woman she was and seemed to fill the gap in Gus's life ..  Now  down to the story about the wrecked Morris minor ?/

[bobbysmith]

i had a friend aged 8 ,called morris and he was a minor,maybe wrong,his dad was a miner

[SandyB]

Bobby !!  stick to the  story  .. come rattle those  brain cells  .. if i can remeber this .. then maybe you can  .. or ask Mavis or Kaye ??

@ Mike .. yes  small  towns  .. scandal  .. but then  those were different days .. i remember  divorcees were  virtually shunned ..   I had a girlfriend at highschool .. every time drive down liesbeek  parkway  .. almost opposite  starke ayres nursery is a block  of  maisionettes  I see them  and memory lane calls ..   this  girl Kathy , her  mother  stayed there .. a divorcee  .. My mother was mortified .. a divorcee ?/  what  are her  daughters going to  turn out to be  ??  actually a laugh when one thinks back ...

[Robert Bruce]

@Sandy

I thought the Reshke's lived further out to the East. If from my old house at 21-1st looking towards town, I am thinking they lived on the right side to where I am looking at. This looks too central from what I remember. Where is the trampoline they had in the garden? Peter was an ace at trampolining.

[SandyB]

Hi Robert .. this  was when Peter  left home and  got married , he moved there .. .. he got married to Brie Carretoni  a  school teacher

[SandyB]

Robert .. you got  anything on the story of the wrecked car mentioned here ??/

[Robert Bruce]

Hi Robert .. this  was when Peter  left home and  got married , he moved there .. .. he got married to Brie Carretoni  a  school teacher

Aaaah so my old memory bank still works! Insofar as the houses and the 4 garages, these were what I used to think were the posh peoples' homes! In other words - senior CDM Management

The only car wreck I remember was at the old nursery school on the Dpt Store side of town somewhere near 5th Ave. My mum was one of the people who ran the nursery and there was this old morris station wagon(?) with wooden exterior trim that we babies were able to play in and on top of.

How it got into town I do not know 'cos no private cars were allowed at that time.

[SandyB]

There were i recall  quite a few Morris Minors in the town ..  there were  also a few Morris or Austin  bakkies  .. Old Mr Hawkins  of parks and gardens   drove a creamy yellow coloured one ... Looks like this A 60  pic  attached ... the enclosed  van is a  better view ..now  cast your mind  abck  properly  ...  there were a  few funny cars in town .. i remember the school  staff car was this huge  black creaky american  thing ..  .. the de Pinto's had a BMW Isetta (  opened from the front )( private vehicle )  Mrs castle had a messerschmitt  bubble car  also private ..

[SandyB]

I see Diana online .. You  remember anything of the family killed in the  accident on  way  back from golf club  early 60 's ??

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

Nope but will ask my mom about that and the bath incident. Alfred here now so she's busy with them will ask this week still.

[SandyB]

Heres the other two  Bmw Isetta and the messserschmitt

[SandyB]

A better pic ..