Sigh! I miss these planes....

[toonfandangl]

Wow!!   ............ look in the back ground the Ford Angela we were able to hire them        ...........happy memories.............

[Alfred Boehme]

And they guaranteed the rear window that no birds could poo on it

[Michael Alexander]

I was going through the snaps that Dave had sent me, and found this great one of the entire Xmas Tree...... note the YELLOW DRAGON and the big red pole in the middle.... I also remembered that red pole.....

[Rhona]

I remember that train thingy..........Vroom! Vroooooooom! 

[Clive Symes]

Gemsboks Flying Circus

Third time trying with the slow link I have.

[Clive Symes]

Gemsboks Flying Circus

Ronnie Jew, Dennis Symes, Eddie Johnson and the crew at Gemsbok workshop made these up & tested them befor any kids were allowed on

[Michael Alexander]

Now we are cooking! Thanks Clive!.... here is the history! 

[SandyB]

Pic F103005  ...  note the open  drive belts , how was that for safety conscious ??  ha  ha ...  can see the  old shooting range  target area in the background  .. clive what year is this about ??/ I  resized the pic  and did some  close scrutiny and  I can swear that  the  little blonde brat  courting disaster with the belts is me  and the  offfside rear view of the  mother first in the  right  sort of curly brown hair  was my Mum...  any  help here ??

[Nada Ulbrich (Rall)(RIP)]

Sandy, this photo was taken in the sixties when the Mule Derby was still where 13th Avenue is now.  The trees in the background to the left of the photo is the Hydroponics/Parks and Gardens and the other trees on the right looks like the Abattoir. 

The photo from Dave Hucker is a mystery.  Where was that taken?  I can remember those tracks laid out but that was at the old Rugby Field which is now the Grade 7 classrooms.  It looks like the Cricket Club behind the pavilion and commentator's booth.

[SandyB]

Nada  I  would have been in that age group in the 60"s , from the suits the men wore seems early 60's  .. born 56 ... remember the  13th  ave location only too well , Brent  Olckers  used to stay almost opposite the Mule derby site  , we used to  sneak in there when it was "off  bounds "  Old Mr Hawkins  from parks and gardens used to patrol there regularly chasing kids away ...

[SandyB]

Nada  that photo  you puzzling about could have  been from a christmas  tree party , it was held on the  old rugby field regularly ...

[SandyB]

Could aslo have been the soccer field  layout  was sort of similar ,,then again the  rugby club  had a brand new building done later ...

[Michael Alexander]

I thought the Dave Hucker pic was taken on the Old Soccer Field, now the current Hockey field..... I think it had to do with an old Newsletter I had scanned a while back that had a similar pic in it

[SandyB]

Mike  the more  I look  the more it looks like the old soccer field  , only thing that throws one is the club house , thats an old one .. soccer club also got upgraded  somewhere   in the  late 60's to 70's , cos I remember the  clubhouse before I left  was a lot bigger with a huge lounge entertainment and   viewers balcony  area ..

[Nada Ulbrich (Rall)(RIP)]

Yes, I think this is the soccer field.  It is the "new" Rugby Club in the background before the clubhouse was enlarged to its current sizein the late 70s early 80s.  I cannot remember that pavilion though, maybe it was erected just for the Christmas Tree.