History Narratives
Searching for the Gearing of Gearing’s Point
Gearing’s Point is one of the centrally located historic sites in Hermanus, situated on the western side of the Old Harbour, with vehicle…
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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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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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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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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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Overstrand’s secret ‘SSS’ stations
PART 1: Radar in World War II Hangklip, Betty’s Bay and Kleinmond Historians love to play the game of “What really won the war?” and…
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The blind knitter of Hermanus by Robin Lee
Early in the 1900s two of the three Luyt brothers, Henry and Alewyn, left the Cape to work in t gold mines in the Transvaal. In 1913,…
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The Royal Hotel and The Allengensky Family
Hotels have always been an important part of life in Hermanus At one stage, in the 1930's there were no fewer than 13 holiday…
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Afrikaners, the Second World War and its aftermath: the case of ‘sailor’ Malan and the torch commando
We are pleased to welcome another guest speaker this month. He is Professor Bill Nasson from the University of Stellenbosch, who is an…
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Loved ones remembered along Cliff Path
There is something rather poignant about relaxing on a bench at one of the look-out points and taking in the views while knowing that that…
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