Google Earth images of Oranjemund

[Nada Ulbrich (Rall)(RIP)]

The petrol station was a bit closer to town, maybe even closer than the first houses on that photo.

[Nada Ulbrich (Rall)(RIP)]

For oldtimers:
The addition to the school was built on the old rugby field.
The current Grade 1 classes at school was the Junior Primary playground when I was at school.
Alfie, if you put a line through the Pre School, cutting the area in 2 from top to bottom, the left was the Play School and the right was the park with the mini zoo.

Who remembers the hedge that was cut to spell CDM, visible from the air?

[Michael Alexander]

Nada. ... I too Remember the Rugby field... that was were the Poofy Slide was.... but nobody has a snap of it....... Then around 78 the new school got built...... Old Zandy, taught for about a year or two and then became principal.....

I am still looking for a snap of that poofy slide....

[Alfred Boehme]

For oldtimers:
The addition to the school was built on the old rugby field.
The current Grade 1 classes at school was the Junior Primary playground when I was at school.
Alfie, if you put a line through the Pre School, cutting the area in 2 from top to bottom, the left was the Play School and the right was the park with the mini zoo.

Who remembers the hedge that was cut to spell CDM, visible from the air?

The hedge was on this grass I think either side not sure?
The white circles

[Alfred Boehme]

White - Old Rugby field
Yellow - Bicycle shed
Pink - Std 5
Red - Std 4
Blue - Std 3
Green - Sub B ? and PT change rooms with ablution in middle
Light Blue - Sub A with ablution in middle and small hall to the side
Orange - Std 1 ?
Black Std 2 ?

[Michael Alexander]

The circle on the right, was the spot for the CDM Hedge.... the circle on the lft is the Mine Store Park, the same spot where Penny picked up a diamond back in the late 60's...\\Funny how the town can still be proclaimed , yet there is a history of diamond pickups around the town....

[Alfred Boehme]

Check this out not 100% sure? I have never returned freely to school since I've left,

Light Blue - Sub B - ?
White - Auditorium
Green - Std 1 - ?
Black & Yellow - Std 2 - ?
Red - Music

cant remember std 2 classes

[Alfred Boehme]

The circle on the right, was the spot for the CDM Hedge.... the circle on the lft is the Mine Store Park, the same spot where Penny picked up a diamond back in the late 60's...\\Funny how the town can still be proclaimed , yet there is a history of diamond pickups around the town....

Spot on Mike forgot all about the park and its still there today, I wander if it was there in the old days when the two power lines used to pass over that area from the power station surly they wouldn't have a play park near power lines?
Red and Yellow - Power lines

[SandyB]

aah yes the CDm hedge ,,,,

[Nada Ulbrich (Rall)(RIP)]

Mike is on the dot about where the hedge was.
Alfie, the music rooms were where the Head Master's offices are now.  The bicycle shed was next to the Sub A (now Grade 0) classes and I think it is still there.  The area that you marked as the bicycle shed was a playground in my years.  Pure torture as the bakery was across the road (I can still smell the fresh bread)!!!!

And yes, the powerlines were there many years ago!  We did not know that it was dangerous.

[Alfred Boehme]

White - " T " junction to sea
Yellow - Mike S mentioned a spring here?
Light Blue - ?

[Alfred Boehme]

Light Blue - Salt pan behind air port
Yellow - Was this the road you where talking about Mike A in the other post?

[Michael Alexander]

Alfie, it's been awhile, but I reckon this is the spot where I saw the hot water bubbling out amongst the reeds...

[Mike Stenson (RIP)]

Walked that road one night long ago, we were send to attack the airport. 

[georg ruf jr.]

The circle on the right, was the spot for the CDM Hedge.... the circle on the lft is the Mine Store Park, the same spot where Penny picked up a diamond back in the late 60's...\\Funny how the town can still be proclaimed , yet there is a history of diamond pickups around the town....

Spot on Mike forgot all about the park and its still there today, I wander if it was there in the old days when the two power lines used to pass over that area from the power station surly they wouldn't have a play park near power lines?
Red and Yellow - Power lines

In the GM Topic we've been chatting about the AGMs house. You can see it very well wet from the power station trees (not many left) and south from the tenis courts. The pol in the garden must've been built in about 1974. I remember well having seen the hole before it "turned" into a pol.