Diamond One - Progress Page #03

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Rebuilding of Diamond One

PAGE #01 - How the field has progressed - CLICK HERE
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

PAGE #02 - How the field has progressed - CLICK HERE
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

PAGE #03 - How the field has progressed - BELOW
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

PAGE #04 - How the field has progressed - CLICK HERE
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

PAGE #05 - How the field has progressed - CLICK HERE
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 and it's ready
the first game and the first home run ... the highly qualified grounds crew

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this page includes 45 photos and 0 videos and, yes, I know that's a lot
however, it's the best way to look at how the field has progressed and the ongoing improvements
so just be patient while it downloads completely ... will not take long !!

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Wednesday 24th March 2010

Installing the Inground Supports at First, Second and Third Base

Working at first base

No good just looking at it, Ritchie ... the hole isn't deep enough and it wont dig itself !!

... that's better ...

... and the job is done ... ninety feet to the back corner of the base

The base in the shot below looks a bit 's_it_y' but it gets a coat of paint below !!

Now at second base ...

... and third base is also finished

A coat of paint on the bases ... and the Diamond looks great ... from near first base

The photo below was taken from the roof of the Scorer's Box

On the roof of the Amenities Block for the next three shots

Panoramic Views of Diamond One

Each of the two shots below are a series of three photos that were "stitched" together using Microsoft's Image Composite Editor
Fantastic result !!--------------------Hey, Jamie Snowdon ... thanks for the information !!