Thirty-five of the victims of the Westdene Bus Disaster were buried in the Heroes Acre of the Johannesburg Westpark Cemetery on 1 April 1985 during a mass funeral ceremony.
Boodskap van Lucas C Viljoen, voormalige Hoof, Vorentoe Hoërskool, Apr 1987 tot Des 2004 Welaan Vriende, Op Saterdag 28 Maart word die 30e huldigingsdiens gehou vir die 42 kinders wat in die ramp omgekom het. Ek het eers 2 jaar na die ramp by Vorentoe begin. Die...
Deur Brenda Van Dyk Vorentoe. Hierdie mooi woord met soveel verskillende betekenisse rol soms moeiteloos en maklik, en met mooiste mooi herinneringe oor ons tonge, maar dit hak ook soms soos onwelkome knapsekêrels vas aan ons almal hier teenwoordig se gedagtes....
By Jenny Santiago (nee Mower) It was the morning of the 27th of March 1985. Me a 14 year old girl, with hopes, dreams feeling so alive. The day was as any school day would be to me and you. Home time quarter to two Busses waiting outside the main gate...
Betsie, ons het nie woorde om te beskryf hoeveel hartseer daai dag gebring het, en die impak wat dit gehad het op ons lewens nie – Pappa, Mamma, Chris, Marinda & Susan. Ek en Chris vind berusting vandag in die feit om te weet dat vandag is jy saam met Mamma, Pappa...
deur Andries Bezuidenhout, ter nagedagtenis, 27 Maart 1985 Stillewe Sluk elke buurt só swaar aan roem wat wrang verteer wanneer fotograwe hul lense elders wend, wanneer joernaliste vingers lek om notaboeke om te blaai, as naasbestaandes rame oopmaak vir plek om...
There are many conflicting reports of what happened to William (Willem Philip) Horne after the accident. The most recent information available, although this has not been verified as true, is that an article about him was published in the Sondag newspaper in 2008. The...
Die verhaal van die Westdene busramp word op treffende wyse vertel op die webwerf Gelofteland. Die verhaal bevat heelwat feite en detail wat lig werp op die verloop van die ongeluk en die tragedie wat daarna in die water afgespeel het. Vir die diegene wat die verhaal...
deur Trix Tromp, vir Connie van der Westhuizen 29 Jaar gelede op 27 Maart om en by half 3 die middag; was ek 'n 1ste jaar verpleegster by JG Strijdom hospitaal. Ek was net reg om agter die gordyne in te glip om 'n verband te vervang in saal 21. 'N ander student het...
As oorlewende van die Westdene Busramp, was dit vir my, op die stadium van my lewe, n groot eer om deur Hennie genader te word om die Stadsraad te assisteer om mense in kennis te stel en reelings te tref vir die dag. Dit was amper n “ietsie” wat mens kon teruggee, n...
I was not born when this happened but I did lose my cousin in this accident. She is Karen Erasmus. After this accident my mother lost contact with her brother who was Karens Father. If anybody could help me find out if there are brothers sisters or parents that has a support group for the victims of this accident please could you email me. I would love to meet the rest of my family.
Thanks
Bianca