April 2024

April 29, 2024

Diving for abalone and diamonds and diver training – an oral history culminating in the Hermanus New harbour.

Colourful local character Gottlieb (Boet) Scheun shares his love of adventure and lifelong passion for diving that led to a successful business in Hermanus. His unique story includes sport and commercial diving, fishing for crayfish and perlemoen and touches on diamond diving and oil rigs. Oral history provides a fuller, […]