1/30Newlyweds Ben van Hassel and Lorry Brooks sitting on Harley Davidson motorcycle after their wedding at the Ponde 94 rock festival.
Wild parties of the Hells Angel’s Ponde property
It is the Hells Angels property on the bank of the River Murray — but years before SA Police found critical evidence, it was a mecca for bikies looking for a wild party.
2/30Rodeo clown Paul Schoerghaber leading a Brahman bull away from a fallen rider during rodeo at Ponde biker festival. 18 Feb 1996.
3/30The Highwaymen and the Broke Boys arriving from Melbourne at Ponde music festival, organised by the Hells Angels MC at their property, just outside Mannum, SA, 18 Feb 1995.
4/30Ponde Festival organiser and Hell’s Angel’s spokesman Mick Haynes says Ponde, the annual ritual which draws thousands of bikers from around Australia has been revamped in 1992.
5/30John Picton of Broken Hill gets attention from (l-r) Karen, Chris and Debaura. 22 Feb 1992.
6/30Hell’s Angels rider Gary Joerin on V8 drag racing bike in the sand drags at Ponde music festival near Mannum, 17 Feb 1996.
7/30Music fan John Collins of Ipswich, Qld, caught napping on his 1942 Harley-Davidson trike after a hectic night at Ponde rock music festival, held by the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club in Ponde near Mannum, SA, 23 Feb 1992.
8/30Sydney’s Robbie Charles and son James, 2, are representative of the family ‘face’ of the new Ponde Festival, previously only associated with motorcycle clubs.
9/30Kenny Forbes on his BSA motorcycle at the sand drags at Ponde rock music festival, held by the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club in Ponde near Mannum, SA, 19 Feb 1995.
10/30Music fans at Ponde rock music festival, held by the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club in Ponde near Mannum, SA, 21 Feb 1993.
11/30Mechanic Neil Walden at Ponde astride a purpose-built sand dragging motorcycle with a 327 cu in Chevrolet V8 engine preparing for the sand drag motor cycle races that are a highlight of the Ponde 94 rock festival, 17 Feb 1994.
12/30Aerial view of music fans, campsites and motor cars at Ponde rock music festival, held by the Hell’s Angels Motorcycle Club in Ponde near Mannum, SA, 1993.
13/30Music fans at Ponde rock music festival, held by the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club in Ponde near Mannum, SA, 21 Feb 1993.
14/30Hell's Angel Mark 'Tomo' Thompson drags his V8 Chevrolet-powered motorcycle along the sand track at Ponde rock music festival, held by the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club in Ponde near Mannum, SA, 23 Feb 1992.
15/30The bikes were just too loud for young girl Amy Savage, 3, sitting on her dad Paul's shoulders at Ponde rock music festival, held by the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club in Ponde near Mannum, SA, 19 Feb 1995.
16/30Music fans Tony Bradley and Vikki Rowe at Ponde rock music festival, held by the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club in Ponde near Mannum, SA, 22 Feb 1992.
17/30A music fan laying down among the litter of cans and bottles at Ponde rock music festival, held by the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club in Ponde near Mannum, SA, 19 Oct 1983.
18/30Music fans at Ponde rock music festival, held by the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club in Ponde near Mannum, SA, 22 Feb 1992.
19/30Man on motorcycle at the sand drags, at Ponde rock music festival, held by the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club in Ponde near Mannum, SA, 17 Feb 1996.
20/30Music fans at Ponde rock music festival, held by the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club in Ponde near Mannum, SA, 18 Feb 1995.
21/30Music fans at Ponde rock music festival, held by the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club in Ponde near Mannum, SA. Wendy Hall (l), 25, and Nicola Trusell, 26, both of Lyndoch, 18 Feb 1995.
22/30Music fan Kathy Hollingsworth of Morphett Vale enjoys a beer at Ponde rock music festival, held by the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club in Ponde near Mannum, SA, 17 Feb 1996.
23/30Music fans at Ponde rock music festival, held by the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club in Ponde near Mannum, SA, 21 Feb 1993.
24/30Music fans have their motor cars searched at a police checkpoint on the way to Ponde rock music festival, held by the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club in Ponde near Mannum, SA, 18 Feb 1995.
25/30Music fans at Ponde rock music festival, held by the Hell’s Angels Motorcycle Club in Ponde near Mannum, SA, 21 Feb 1993. Michael ‘Rock’ Cudbertson, of Brighton, lying on the roof of motor car.
26/30Music fans at Ponde rock music festival, held by the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club in Ponde near Mannum, SA, 21 Feb 1993.
27/30Moses, from Jervois, on his 1947 Flathead Harley Davidson motorcycle at Ponde rock music festival, held by the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club in Ponde near Mannum, SA, 19 Feb 1993.
28/30Music fan sleeping among the litter of cans and bottles at Ponde rock music festival, held by the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club in Ponde near Mannum, SA, 19 Oct 1983. (Pic by unidentified staff photographer)
29/30Music fans' camp site at Ponde rock music festival, held by the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club in Ponde near Mannum, SA, 19 Oct 1983.
30/30Music fans at Ponde rock music festival, held by the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club in Ponde near Mannum, SA. The combination of sunshine and alcohol became too much for some members of the audience, such as this man who didn't flinch when an organiser cleaning away rubbish started putting cans and bottles on his legs, 11 Oct 1981.
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