The first avenue bushes

[DUNJA WRBKA]

Teel & Melanie Jonker...

We use to live at 55-1st Avenue from 1975 - 1984
Why don't I remember any of you? hehehehe

[SandyB]

Our  mischief  went down in  the  early 60's ....

[SandyB]

Oh  yes and  remind Carl  he  owes the story  on maja the bee ..... I  want  to see it ......

[DUNJA WRBKA]

   The good old sixties ....

[Rhona]

@ Sandy  e154 once again you have me in tears laughing - you boys must have had some explaining to do getting caught giving the chicken a golden shower.......... 

[georg ruf jr.]

@  BOBBYSMITH   .. NAUGHTY  THINGS  DONE  AS  A  CHILD .. LOOKS  LIKE  IT  FITS IN  HERE  . IT  HAPPENED  IN  THE  TREES  >>>>>

Thinking  back  to Bobbys  story  of  peeing  to  mark territory  .. I  think  this   habit  goes  back  to  his  childhood  , in  fact If  I  remember  correctly  Bobby  was  involved  in this  one  ..  Bobby  cast your  mind  back  .. when  you  stayed  at  the  top  of  2nd ave ..  + -  4- 5 yrs old ... I  think  some  of  the  Gotsch  boys were  also  involved ..
A  crowd of  us  stole  a  chicken  from  one  of  the  houses  took  it  into  the  trees  , decision  made  to  now  cook  the  chicken  and  eat  it  like  wild  men  of  the  bush  .. no  matches  to  light  a  fire ..  no  prob .. some  bright   spark  said  pee is  warm  so  if  we  pee on  the  chicken it  will surely  get  cooked .. ( the  power  of  childish  imagination  and nothing  is  impossible )  so  there  we   go  all  taking  turns  to  pee  on  the   poor  hapless  chicken  and  whoever  trying to  hold   it   still  getting  splashed ..  the  proposed  feast of  peecooked  chicken  being  cut  short  by  the  owner  of  the  chicken  having  been  told  that  it  was  taken  into  the  trees  by  a  bunch  of  young  reprobates ..  we  were  all  caught  out  red  handed  in  the  middle of  the  cooking  session ..  once  again  in trouble ...

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[SandyB]

@ Bobby .. you  still have  not commented  here .. I am begging  for  correction or  confirmation .. but  my rattly  grey cells  seem to  remeber  you  being  involved in this  escapade ??

[Michele Alexander (Voden)]

Yesterday evening whilst taking Shadow for a walk I came across two boys building a den. On the piece of grass opposite where the old shopping centre store used to be there are now 2 private houses and the boys were using old tree stumps and bits of wood - it jut goes to show that not all kids these days are happy to sit in front of the tv/pc/etc.

Will have to take the camera next time and see if the den is still there.

[SandyB]

Yes  do  take a pic .. maybe if the den is  sound enough a  family of " informal settlers "  will have moved in ?

[Michael Alexander]

There is no longer a first avenue bush, The trees were removed back in the 80's..... Government homes were built on th eland , with a smattering of private company homes...... cheap B grade company family units were also constructed along the stretch down towards the town garage side.....

Here is a snapshot of the last dying piece of the 1st avenue bush...

[Michael Alexander]

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[georg ruf jr.]

This is where I inhaled my first fag... lol No place to hide anymore.

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

   I think we all did Boy Georg.
This is sooo sad those trees served us all well through the generations.  They could have at least built nicer houses.

[Alfred Boehme]

There is only one thing left in the first ave bushes and that is the the substation behind the angling club the rest is all gone and a few new trees planted oops and the old ablution blocks