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Number 19 : August 2006

 

Old photographs

We often use old photographs to illustrate our articles. Many of these are supplied by the families connected to the stories, others come from published or archival sources. This time the Editor discovered he was now old enough to supply the historic photographs for one article himself!

I began taking photographs in earnest in the 1970s when I had just started working for magazines and a newspaper in Cape Town. I also acquired my first car and duly went off to new, unknown destinations over week-ends. Names such as Baardskeerdersbos, Akkedisbergpas, Waenhuiskrans and Garies fascinated me, and I drove to them all. It also so happened that I visited some of the mission stations that author Molly D’Arcy Thompson was visiting for her book Forgotten Corners of the Cape – we could almost have run into each other!

I still have virtually all my negatives and slides taken over the past thirty-five years, and when we decided to retrace Molly’s steps to Mamre for this issue, I could retrieve photographs taken in 1976. I no longer have a dark-room, but by scanning the negatives I could reproduce scenes that have since disappeared.

 

Contents

2. Oribi return to Addo

Farmers have helped to save these graceful but threatened antelopes in the Eastern Cape

 

6. Camphill – a special place for special people

This school, founded on the theories of Dr Rudolph Steiner, cares for people with disabilities

 

10. Women of courage

Author M.E.R. was a remarkable woman ahead of her time, and left an enduring legacy. Article by Lesley Howard

 

15. Special book offer for our readers:

Camdeboo Karoo Venison, a delightful compilation of recipes from the Karoo, is not widely available in bookshops. Readers can now order it by mail of fax for direct delivery

 

16. Not all whales leave in summer

Well-known researcher Dr Peter Best reveals some new findings regarding whales along the South African coast

 

21. From military post to mission station – Mamre

We follow Molly D’Arcy Thompson to another forgotten corner of the Cape, this time on the West Coast

 

26. The quiet beauty of Yzerfontein

Resident Peter Hollard tells the history of this West Coast village

 

30. Art, food & books in the old Uniondale mill

A creative couple is utilising a neglected National Monument

 

32. The people of Nuy build a dam

Annalize Mouton concludes her history of the families at Nuy near Worcester. Differences are buried to solve the water shortages of the valley

 

38. The history of the mountains that shape the Cape

Duncan Miller tells the fascinating story of how the Cape Fold Mountains were formed and folded

 

42. Whiskered Tern, summer visitor

Stories and great pictures from the long and varied experiences of nature expert Nico Myburgh. Read full article

 

46. A fragrance garden to lull & cure

By Geraldine Gardiner.

A special place in the newly restored gardens of Fernkloof Nature Reserve

 

48. Country Table

It’s time for tasty venison – Annnalize tries out one of the recipes from Camdeboo Karoo Venison, and have her guests asking for more!

 

50. An edible little parasite

Louie Lemmer continues her series on edible seaweeds

 

52. Tail piece

It’s a hard life for Missy at the office – a lighthearted look at a cat in a box. View as PDF

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