Cooper Pedy

[william williams]

the old Ponderosa

(Edited by Blokefred)

[Bob Pacey]

Took too long to load Bill so reduced it .No thanks needed thats what mates do.

If you save this one you can replace the biiiggg one with it Mate.




Bob

[william williams]

thanks a lot bob bloody new comp won't do nothing that I ask it to. Must speak arabic or some other lingo

[william williams]

now in both pic which one is Terry Pigget

bill williams and thanks once again bob

[Bob Pacey]

Posted for Bill

[Terry]

Thanks Bill,

I'm the scruffy looking bloke with the beret.

in the first photo I'm sitting next to the bloke with the hardhat (forgot his name) who was part of a group doing a film and book about Coober Pedy they used our mine for a lot of it and had the 'Ponderosa sign made for that purpose.

In the second photo we are selling a parcel of opal to a dealer in old fashioned dugout.
The bloke in the white hardhat is Gunther my long time partner (he still lives in Coober Pedy and we're still mates) the bloke in the dark hardhat is John who worked occasionally with us. Once again that's me in between them wearing the beret The other bloke is Tommy the opal buyer.

The poem 'The Christmas Gift' was set in my early days at Coober Pedy when I worked with a Swiss bloke named Hans, the chap we shared Christmas with and who read the cards was Gunther, who later became my longtime partner.

Cheers ad thanks once again Bill and Bob as well by the sounds of it.

Terry

[william williams]

thanks once again bob I will work this b thing out sooner or later


bill the old battler