Want A Photograph Taken!

[Michael Alexander]

and... whilst taking the snaps, it was depressing to see how many other houses around this were also empty.........

[Michael Alexander]

Water , water everywhere, but not a drop to.......



I wonder if I can have a wee word with Mr Oppenheimer when he comes to town next month.....

[Michael Alexander]

7-14th Avenue, as i stated, unlike Andrew, I do not usually like taking snaps of houses with folk in them, unless I know them, the guys doing funny things in town, get paranoid, when a big bloke like me pulls up at there house and starts to take snaps......

[Michael Alexander]

Here are a few of 1-12th ave, yet another empty house with a dying lawn, imagine a pensioner couple living in this empty house paying OTMCO  2000 a month, the house and garden would be looked after and OTMCO get income...... multiply this by 200 for the rest of the empty homes..... just me a I guess...

[Michael Alexander]

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[Michael Alexander]

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[Michael Alexander]

12-13th

[Michael Alexander]

Johan, there was a lady giving me a skeef look at this house, thus no close snaps... sorry...

[Uwe Leube]

Michael - thanks so much for those photos of 1-12th. So sad to see the pondok (my old bedroom) in such a state, along with the garden the old man used to treasure so much. At least the jacaranda is still alive. Even the indoor shots bring back some memories. The Leube family vacated that place in 1981.

[john wilson]

Was just looking at Harry Smiths grave stone, that was the last Moth funeral I attended as their official bugeler,played the Last Post at the grave side.
Itis quite an experience playing out there as the sound reverberates ,makes your knees buckle. Then back to the Moth Hall for refreshments and toast Harry.

[john wilson]

Hello Mike me again,if you look at (Photographs )on main site then click on (The People,)there is a photo marked (Friends 1975 jpg.) There are five kids and Im sure you recognise them ,Gary,Paul,Michael,Stephanie the other boy not named is John Wilson my son. The photo is dated 1975 but it cant be as we left Oranjemund in 1973 so it is either 1972 or 1973. Just more useless info.

[Michael Alexander]

Ok, John, got the pic, 1st thing is..... the photo was taken in my dad's front garden at E7-1st avenue, thats our dog , Sandy in the background.....

I was born in 70 and only moved to Omund in 72, Paul was born in 71/72 and also moved to Omund in June 72......

Rhona should be able to back me up, but the kid in the green stripes is beyond a doubt her brother Gary.......  If we do go according to your dating, Paul would only be about 12 months old and unable to stand and I would be 3 at the most......

However, this is a riddle, so when Jock comes around again, I will ask him if he remembers, as he took the snap.....

Interesting though....

[Mike Voden (RIP)]

Mike A, having just looked at your photo above, I can see a strong resemblance between your brother Paul as he looked then and his son Ethan

[ERICA MARTIN]

  ........ oh and did i mention 

Any chance of that photo of 9 outer cres Mike 

(I hope) 

[Paul (Pepe) Freemantle]

Hi Mike, I know this is a very old topic but could you show me photos' of 4-9th Ave and E16-12th Ave please. Thanks.