#ThrowbackThursday – 14 November 1986

The Herald goes back, way back, to 14 November 1986 for this week’s #ThrowbackThursday.

The Herald's front page dated 14 November 1986.

It’s Throwback Thursday and the Herald went back in time to 14 November 1986, when the front page story was headlined ‘Paramedici paraat’.

Two paramedics, Ian Bell and Busch Dempsey, thought on their feet when they responded to an emergency regarding a love triangle between a man, his pregnant wife and her lover.

The drama unfolded at a house in Second Street when the lover tried to blow up himself and his pregnant mistress by setting dynamite alight. The paramedics were the heroes of the day when they tried to save the life of the innocent unborn baby after the mother died in the explosion. Sadly, the baby was fatally wounded.

Other interesting headlines at the time:

In 1986 kon jy heerlike biltong vir net R12,50 per/kg by Greenhills Slaghuis koop. Hoeveel biltong sal jy vandag met R12,50 kan koop?

Tienie Geyser het die toets-ysterman kompetisie van Randmark gewen met ‘n tyd van 2 uur en 9 minute en 55 sekondes. Nico Smit het tweede geëindig met ‘n tyd van 2 uur, 21 minute en 53 sekondes.

Die Wisteria Blommeklub van Randfontein het ‘n week gelede hul werksaamhede vir 1986 tydens ‘n gesellige samekoms in die Burgermeestersontvangslokaal afgesluit.

Remembrance Day is a day that is observed on the Sunday preceding November 11 each year. On this day, servicemen who fought and died for their country during the First and Second World Wars are commemorated.

Tannie Martie en Oom Pieter van Homelake het op 7 November 1986 hul 50ste huweliksherdenking gevier. Hulle het hul sukses toegeskryf aan die genade wat hulle ontvang. Die egbaar het toe vyf kinders en 16 kleinkinders gehad.

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