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Early tearooms, cafés and restaurants in Hermanus
In Part 5 of this series of articles on the early development of business in Hermanus, DR ROBIN LEE of the Hermanus History Society turns…
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The development of domestic and business life in Hermanus
By the 1950s, business and domestic life in Hermanus co-existed side-by-side. Many of the town’s early settler families lived in…
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PART 3: Early development of business in Hermanus
In Part 2 of his comprehensive history on the early development of business in Hermanus, DR ROBIN LEE of the Hermanus History Society…
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Part 2: Early business development in Hermanus
In Part 1 of this article, we looked at the earliest moves towards developing businesses in Hermanus, and how they gained momentum in the…
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Local authors in the spotlight
In addition to three books about our fascinating region – Annalize Mouton’s A Bend in the Road, on Tesselaarsdal, Robin Lee’s For Keeps, a…
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Part 1: From ‘Algemene Handelaars’ to Computermania
In this article, which forms part of a comprehensive series on the chronological history of Hermanus, Dr ROBIN LEE of the Hermanus History…
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The lighter side of Hermanus hotel holidays
Generally, the owners and managers of Hermanus hotels kept quiet, orderly establishments. Their guests were mainly middle- to…
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Depleted fish leave white elephant
Hermanus New Harbour, part 2 We can see the second reason that the New Harbour never became the commercial success it could have…
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A history of the tourism economy of Hermanus
Writer: Dr Robin Lee In 1896, two events occurred in Hermanus that began the long life of the town as a tourist destination – as it…
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Angling and the birth of tourism in Hermanus (1900–1970)
In last week’s article (Visbaai – The history of Hermanus as a fishing village) we followed the rise and fall of the fishing economy around…
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Visbaai – bay of fishes
The history of Hermanus as a fishing village 1855-1960 Writer: Dr Robin Lee F or the first 100 years of its life, Hermanus was a…
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Members Meeting
Members Meeting: Monday 27 January 2020
Dialogues of Memory: What makes oral history different? Dr Sean Field is an Associate Professor in the department of Historical Studies…
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