Rebuilding Diamond One - September 2009

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Rebuilding of

Diamond One

The two photos below show how the field has looked for a number of years ...

... and this shot is the proposed 'new look' for the start of the 2010 season ...

thanks to the efforts of Ritchie Mounsey

The field work commenced on Wednesday 23rd September
and was completed on Sunday 4th October 2009

Below are a number of shots from the first cut by the grader
until the seeding and watering of the new surface

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VIDEO

Videos were shot every day during the twelve day rebuilding program and these have now been edited, subtitled and merged into one file and this is below

The video runs for 29 minutes ... and it covers everything from the first "shovel full of dirt" until the ground was seeded and then watered for the first time

The file is very large ... in fact, it is 94.8Mb
However, it is in 'flash-flv' format and should begin playing almost immediately if you have a broadband internet connection ... any download speed of 1500kbps or above would be suitable

Should the video stop-and-start as it is playing, I would suggest that after initially clicking the 'PLAY - >' button, immediately click on the 'PAUSE - II' button and give the download a few minutes to get ahead of the video playback

Watch it ... it's pretty good !!

video address = http://www.ronebergcairns.com/2009onwards/0video2009_99.flv

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see how the field has developed over the following months

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Sunday 4th October 2009 to Wednesday 27th January 2010
grass is starting to grow ... picking up rocks and sticks ... first mowing ... spreading gypsum
pulling out sensitive weed ... top dressing the infield ... changing the soil mixture in the running
tracks and skinned infield ... the bauxite has been delivered ... sensitive weed

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Sunday 21st February 2010 to Sunday 21st March 2010
marking the dirt to grass edges ... mound position and height ... the bags of bauxite have
been dragged on to the diamond ... unfired clay bricks being put in the catcher and
batter's boxes ... chipping the dirt to grass edges ... spreading and levelling the bauxite
mowing the infield ... aerial and panoramic photos

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Wednesday 24th March 2010 to Friday 2nd April 2010
inground supports for first, second and third base ... aerial and panoramic photos
collecting ant bed for the mound from the Tablelands

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Wednesday 7th April 2010 to Sunday 11th April 2010
marking out and building the mound ... buried 'secrets' ... shaping the top and front
of the mound with ant bed ... crusher dust for the outside slopes

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Monday 12th April 2010 to Friday 16th April 2010
final touches to the mound ... unfired clay bricks added to the foot mark / hole
the mound is finished ... marking the field for the first time
it's ready and the first game and the first home run ... the highly qualified grounds crew

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