August 2, 2017
Hermanus History Society
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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 where it is. But it has been in existence for nearly 90 years and has provided exercise, thrills and teenage romance for thousands, writes DR ROBIN […]
July 31, 2017
Sir William Hoy (1868-1930)
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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 fewer know that he and his wife are buried on the crown of Hoy’s Koppie, at their own request and because it was Sir William’s favourite place […]
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