The Quarry

[Robert Bruce]

Back in Mr Hawkins days we were forbidden to enter the quarry. But di we take notice of him....No Way Jose'

We went tunneling and climbing the steep (well it was to us then) walls and collecting quartz

[Sandy Buchanan]

The  quarry  at the entrance  to  the town ...   That  was  the  start  to  one  or  two  very unauthorised  walking  trips  to  the  pink pan ...  one had  to cross  the  salt  marsh   and  it  was  verboten  to  be in  that area ...  also dangerous  cos  I  remember sinking  up  to  my  thighs  in  mud  that lay  below a  deceptively  stable  looking crust ..   I  had  in  my  mind  and imagination  that  there  was  a  secret   german  bunker   there ..  and  searched  relentlesly  for  it  but  never  finding  it   ..   yes  the  tunneling  was  dangerous   , no  wonder  we  were banned  from  there  ..

[Michael Alexander]

It must be noted, we are talking of 2 different quarry's, one being the original quarry at the enterance of town, where the gun club is, a more harder gravel place, with loads of barbed wire lying around, kinda like Sandy say's a battleground german bunker area,  and the othe rbeing the sand quarry to the north east of town, outta bounds back then, but a lekker place to play at..

Mr Hawkins..... I remember a girl called Gizelle or something that was here in the 70's... had a brother...

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[Sandy Buchanan]

Yes  the  sand quarry  past  the  Moth  club    behind  the  hydroponic  farm ...  crazy times also  the  dangerous  digging  into  the side  and  then  getting  away  before  the  sides  collapsed .. teenage  years ..   riding  on  our  motorbikes  trying  to  get  up  the  sides   and also  flying  down  the  sides  ..some  wild  parties  ended up  being held  there   too ..

[Warren Weidemann]

Michael - wasn't the brother's name Dalme Hawkins? I remember bumping into him in Cape Town around 1993. He had just come out of the Navy or something, they lived in Gordon's Bay.
He was good buddies with Brad and they were family friends with the Murphy's (I was at bording school with Michael, Andrew and Terry Murphy). Their father, the late John Murphy was the financial manager here for a while.

I was also at school with James Conyers - don't know if you remember him, I remember his sister worked at Namakwa Mines (Kleinsee) for a bit.

[Michael Alexander]

Spot On Warren, It was Dalme Hawkins, As for Conyers, his sister was in my class in OPS, Think her name was Samantha....

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[Rebecca19101969]

Dalme lives in Joburg now.  He has two kiddies. 

[Michael Alexander]

And for all of you remembering your youth, here are 2 pics of the quarry taken freshly this morning.....

[Stephen Hockney]

Remember the sand clot fights the dutchmen against the souties , souties alway at the top, lol

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

There we go .Who the hell is Hokkas?  My point being?

[Michael Alexander]

Hokkas is none other than Steven Hockney.....

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

Did he go by that name?    If not why not register as Stephen Hockney? Just a thought.... after plenty wine

[Michael Alexander]

Thats a bit deep for this time of the evening,,,, see I've given up drinking now.... a whole 24 hrs and counting...

A lot of people originally register under another name and once they get the hang of the forum and read the various reasons for doing things, discover, without the aide of alcohol, that they should change their name under the profile....

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

Serious.... you not?

[Michael Alexander]

Yesh! I'm being sherious.... well until an occashun okkurs!