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spring and when asked where they got it from
they replied, “From Hermanus Pieter’s fontein”.
“It was not until the diamond Jubilee of Queen
Victoria in 1897 that consciences could be
completely at rest, for a general pardon was
granted to all such men absent without leave.”
What a relief it must have been for these men
and their families.
So the families remained and in the 1940s and
1950s most of these names became part of the
history of Hermanus.
One connection I well remember was a Mr Henn ANIMATED GALLERY
who was a builder & plumber who stayed with
us in the 1940s and built on a shower room and Sightings
toilet to a house my mother had bought in De
Kelders, across the road from the Hotel and I There have been all sorts of interesting sightings
seem to remember the house cost about £600! this month on the estate.
It was called ‘Rusoord’ and for many years we Most recently a monkey was spotted on the golf
had many wonderful holidays there. course and even though charming to look at, can
Another connection was through the church become a nuisance and invade homes, so please do
where the head server, Will Warrington, trained not encourage by feeding. Hopefully this one was
me to be a server and an Afrikaans speaking just passing through.
Dudley Paterson was an important cog in our Dassies have been spotted again. When we lived
rugby team. We were mostly pretty bilingual in Galloway there was a small number of Dassies
by then. among the rocks near the fence on the fairway
Maintenance so it seems that they have come back. Geraldine
managed to snap a few pics and we decided it
You are being treated to a huge amount of would make a wonderful front cover.
rain but that leads to a huge clean-up every Sue Harwood also sent in some beautiful photos.
time it happens. Well done and thank you to
the Turfnet team for coping so well with the
extra work that comes your way.

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Birds and Beasties
Mike and Margaret sent us this delightful picture
of the Sunday morning visitors to their pool in
ANIMATED GALLERY Montague Village! They have no idea where they
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