History Narratives
PART III: Sir William Hoy, railways pioneer
The right entrepreneur at the right time Sir William Hoy was not only exemplary railway pioneer. His influence extended to fields such…
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PART II: Sir William Hoy (1868-1930)
The general(s) and the railways man After the Anglo-Boer war two leading figures from opposing sides became acquaintances in Hermanus…
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Fick’s Pool: Past, present and future
Today, Fick’s Pool is one of the lesser-known historical sites in Hermanus. Probably not one in twenty of our own residents knows what or…
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Sir William Hoy (1868 - 1930) South Africa’s ‘railways colossus’
HTimes 20July 2017 “He stopped the railway coming to Hermanus.” Some residents of the town know that much about Sir William Hoy. Perhaps…
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Members Meeting
The Story of Dr. James Barry
We are pleased to welcome another guest speaker at one of our monthly members meetings. He is Dr. Michael du Preez, a medical doctor with a…
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A picture history of the Riviera Hotel
Not many locations that existed in the late 19th or early 20th century in Hermanus have a photographic history of each phase of their…
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The boom years when abalone equalled adventure
The opening of the New Harbour was one of the factors that led to the ‘perlemoen boom’ that lasted about 20 years. Between 1950 and 1970,…
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Members Meeting
The History of Hamilton-Russel Vineyards
We are pleased to welcome another guest speaker at one of our monthly members meetings. He is Antony Hamilton-Russell, owner of…
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Tesselaarsdal the village and Peter Clarke, the South African Artist
Site visit MONDAY 15 May 2017, 9am -1pm. Thirty members of the History society drove through Hemel en Aarde valley to Caledon, the…
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Overstrand gets three secret radar stations
Part II: Hangklip, Betty’s Bay and Kleinmond during World War II After the successful trials in Johannesburg, three members of the top…
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