Comments on: Glen and Don’s BSA “Bantam” motorbikes

By: David

David — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:18:01 +0000

Hi Iolee,

I would be interested in making contact and sharing information if possible, I am slowly doing a family tree and my GGGG-Grandfather is Francis Frederick Williamson and I would be very keen to learn anything you have on him or his wife.
I can be contacted at dave@onlinejobs.com.au

I believe I still have distant relatives living at Orroroo.

By: Robert Shammall

Robert Shammall — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:15:16 +0000

.Greetings Iolee ,
Sorry i have not been in touch earlier.
You can contact my sister- Cheryl at : cheryl.larsen@optusnet.com.au
Please feel welcome to contact her.

Regards Robert

By: tim

tim — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:47:57 +0000

It’s cool, hey!

By: Glen

Glen — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:55:08 +0000

Blimey! We started something here Tim. Quite amazing actually for us oldies.

By: Iolee Mann

Iolee Mann — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:52:49 +0000

Dear Robert, I am looking to connect with your family particularly Cheryl and Phillip to find out details of their family for the family I am doing on the
Williamsons who went to Orroroo. I am related to the early Mary who married the Francis Frederick Williamson. She is buried in the Orroroo Cemetery and there was an article on her life in the newspaper when she died in 1923. Could you let me know through the email how I may find them.

By: Robert Shammall

Robert Shammall — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:00:46 +0000

It is good to be able to keep in touch with what is happening in Orroroo and District.
Also to be able to keep in touch with relations- wherever they may be.
Keep up the Good Work Tim and also John
Good to hear that Glen “caught up ” with Uncle Don Haynes after many years!

By: michelle mercer

michelle mercer — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 03:37:56 +0000

Dear Tim,
have just visited the orroroo website. i was given the address by robert shammall who just happens to be my cousin. My dad trevor haynes and rob’s mum were brother and sister. Dad lives in peterborough, where he’s been since the late 1950′s.

Mum and Dad are going down to Goolwa in June to celebrate Uncle Don’s 80th birthday and will be catching up with the nephews and great-nephews from the west.

keep up the good work,
michelle mercer nee haynes

By: John Mannion

John Mannion — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:44:26 +0000

Robert can you contact me at johnmannion@skymesh.com.au please?

By: Robert Shammall

Robert Shammall — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:19:27 +0000

Greetings Tim,
Keep up the good work on this site. Is good to catch up with what is happening in orroroo etc.
Could you pass on my regards to Jimmy Jones and family please? It has been about 16 years since i last was in Orroroo.
I still keep in touch with Margaret & Geoff O ‘Loughlin via email – Marg keeps me up to date what is happening. Also i read the Goyder Line Gazette on line.
Regards Robert

By: tim

tim — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:26:48 +0000

Pleasure! This is one of the great things about the Internet. Thanks for sharing the story.

By: Glen

Glen — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:19:30 +0000

Thanks to Robert I was able to locate Don Haynes at Goolwa via Telecom website phone numbers. Rang him on Xmas Day & spoke to Jean & Don, quite a xmas surprise after so long, catching up on our movements over the years.
Don is not enjoying the best of health these days, almost 80, however we are we are still on the right side of the grass. Also caught up with Jimmy Jones in Orroroo, Jimmy is wheelchair bound having lost both legs. Discovered we are the last three of our original so-called “Wild Group” of the late 40′s.
Thanks for making it all possible Tim.

By: tim

tim — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:14:55 +0000

BSA Owners Club of South Australia Inc. This is their new website: www.bsasa.org.au

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:22:23 +0000

Don Haynes-mentioned in this article is my uncle. My mum, Laurel Haynes/Shammall. Guess you would have known all of The Haynes Family from Orroroo?
Also guess you would have known of my dad?- Murray Shammall, mail contractor from Wilmington.

By: John Mannion

John Mannion — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:15:40 +0000

Glen can you please contact me at johnmannion@skymesh.com.au re Orroroo history. I know your sister Glad Miller at Wallaroo.

By: John Mannion

John Mannion — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:29:12 +0000

Great interaction and feedback – ‘old stories, new ways’

By: Glen Cunningham

Glen Cunningham — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:24:56 +0000

Hadda laugh, tell Jimmy J [that] I haven’t got to his stage yet?? In fact I still play tennis 2 days week.
Has Jimmy got a sign on his vehicle? Suggest “Speedy Gonzales” or “Road Runner”.
Life is great, if you wake up feeling lousy it can only improve, if on top of world it can only get worse! Gotta be a realist.
Take care. Oh shall get my Mother’s life to you after I can include some appropiate pics for the time – will take a while.