1960 - The swinging 60's start with our Std 8 year.
Our Standard 8 Year was highlighted by the writing of the Junior Certificate (JC) exams (great pressure and lots of cheating!), and most of the class starting to play open age group sport. We not sure that we have all the photos in the correct years - give your opinion, and as always, we are looking for more memorabilia to fill the Standard 8 page.
Please remeber, all the previous year photos are available through the drop down menu (hold your cursor on the "Std 8 Recreated" item on the menu bar to see the other years).
Please remeber, all the previous year photos are available through the drop down menu (hold your cursor on the "Std 8 Recreated" item on the menu bar to see the other years).
1960: Sharpville Masacre: Police shoot and kill an estimated 69 people who were part of a demonstration against pass laws.
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Sent in by Leo: Back Row: C. Chappel, L.Davis, Nieland, Grobbelaar, Lawrenson, Farr, Kauffman, Raubenheimer, Gibbon, S.Davis, D.Smith. Middle: C.Costas, ?, Linck, Hattingh, Darlow, Butlion, Wright, Hastings, Pringle, Stead, Roulstone, Young, Neave. Seated: Ward, Inkson, Pritchard, Chappel, Ward, Dudley Clare, McAdam, Collier, Homewood, Pfister, Keil.
1960: David Pratt shoots and injures Hendrik Verwoerd, the PM of SA, as he opened the Rand Esaster Show
1960: England beat SA 3-0 in a 5 match Cricket Test Series in England, marred by anti apartheid demonstartions and constant no-balling of SA's Geoff Griffin for throwing.
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Mr Theal's Class: Back: Scott, (Harwood), ?, Smith, Stanton, Levin, A.Schultz, van Niekerk, Sass, Ford, Trollip, Brnes-Webb. Middle: Petersen, Ferguson, Anderson,?, ?, Patterson, Buckingham, Paxton, Jobling, Macintosh, Harris, Brockett. Front: Kruger, Fryer, Kennely, Fox, Daish, Coetzee, Mr Theal, ?, Pistorius, Leventhal, Davison, Connor.
1960: Springboks beat the All Blacks 8-3 at the Boet Erasmus to win the series 2-1, with the Free State test drawn.
1960: Whites in SA vote to become a Republic.
1960 SA Top 20 Singles
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South African artists are highlighted.
- IT'S NOW OR NEVER - Elvis Presley
- APACHE - The Shadows
- RUNNING BEAR - Johnny Preston
- EL PASO - Marty Robbins
- THREE STEPS TO HEAVEN - Eddie Cochran
- CATHY'S CLOWN - Everly Brothers
- THEME FROM 'A SUMMER PLACE' - Percy Faith
- SEEMAN - Virginia Lee
- SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME - The Drifters
- MEADOWLANDS - The Meteors see comments below
- ITSY BITSY TEENY WEENY YELLOW POLKA DOT BIKINI - Brian Hyland
- ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT? - Elvis Presley
- HE'LL HAVE TO GO - Jim Reeves
- ONLY THE LONELY - Roy Orbison
- EVERYBODY'S SOMEBODY'S FOOL - Connie Francis
- MY OLD MAN'S A DUSTMAN - Lonnie Donegan
- TEEN ANGEL - Mark Dinning
- DARK LONELY STREET - Billy Forrest & The Giants
- OH CAROL - Neil Sedaka
- TELL LAURA I LOVE HER - Ricky Valance
South African artists are highlighted.