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SUMMARY:Thursday 17th August - THE JAMESON RAID
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on THURSDAY 17th August at Formosa Garden Village where Rodney Grosskopff will be telling us about the ill-judged and ill-fated Jameson Raid which took place in Krugersdorp on the 29th December 1895. \nThis event remains one of the great mysteries and controversies of British imperial history. \nIt certainly raised tensions between Cecil John Rhodes and Paul Kruger and was undoubtedly a contributory cause of the Anglo-Boer War. \nSet against the discovery of gold in Paul Kruger’s Transvaal Republic 1884 and the influx of foreigners set on making their fortunes from the untold riches which lay under the ground\, the objective of the raid was for the “Uitlanders” to stage a coup-d-etat\, throw Kruger out and make some changes to the existing legislation which heavily penalised the “ Uitlanders” and denied them the vote.\nIn fact Jameson had not actually been authorised to stage this attack and the Boers were lying in wait. \nThe consequences of this ill-judged raid were far reaching and undoubtedly changed the course of South Africa’s history and affected many lives. \nDate: Thursday 17th August 2023\nTime: 17:30 for 18:00\nPrice: R150 per head including talk and refreshments.\nSpeaker: Rodney Grosskopff\nVenue: Formosa Garden Village\, Ferdinand Street\, Plettenberg Bay \nBookings can be made online via QUICKET\, or in person at Barneys Kiosk in Market Square. For further information please email info@pletthistory.org\nor ring Len – 082 452 1799 \nBOOK ON QUICKET HERE\n \n  \nRodney Grosskopff is a well-known figure in Plett. Many of us have been entertained by the memorable characters he has played in Plett’s Bitou Amateur Theatrical Society ( BATS) productions under the direction of David Hall-Green.\nHe is a keen historian and has written a number of books\, papers\, plays\, training manuals and travel articles amongst other things.\nHe also enjoys painting\, drawing and sculpting. \nRodney and his wife have lived in Plett for 17 years following a very successful career in Johannesburg as an architect where he became senior partner to Manfred Hermer. \nMost South Africans will be familiar with Ponte\, the iconic circular building which has been a striking urban landmark on the Johannesburg skyline since 1975. Rodney was a leading member of the team which designed this building- and it was his decision to make it cylindrical in order to allow light into every room.\nThe neon sign on the top of Ponte is the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. \nAfter a dark period during which this extraordinary building fell into the wrong hands\, we are pleased to report that it is now once again fully functioning and fully occupied largely by young professionals who can enjoy its innovative design\, convenient location and panoramic views.\nRodney is in fact at the moment assisting an architectural student with his Master’s dissertation on Ponte.
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SUMMARY:Friday 9 June 2023 - The defence of Rorke's Drift
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for dinner on Friday 9th June at The Plettenberg Bay Country Club to hear Andrew Rattray talk about this extraordinary event. \n \n \n 
URL:https://pletthistory.org/event/friday-9-june-2023-the-defence-of-rorkes-drift/
LOCATION:Plettenberg Bay Country Club
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SUMMARY:Thursday 16 February 2023 – Tragic fate of the São Gonçalo.
DESCRIPTION:Our first talk will be held on Thursday\, 16th February\, at Formosa Garden Village\, Ferdinand Street\, Plettenberg Bay Well known Plett thespian\, raconteur and committee member of The Van Plettenberg Historical Society\, David Hall-Green\, will tell us about the ill-fated Portuguese ship\, known to us as the “San Gonzales”\, which ran into serious trouble in our bay. \nThursday 16 February 2023 \nTime: 17:30 for 18:00 \nPrice:  R150 per head including talk and refreshments. \nSpeaker: David Hall-Green. \nWell-known Plett thespian\, raconteur and committee member of The Van Plettenberg  Historical Society\, David Hall-Green\, will tell us about the ill-fated Portuguese ship\, known to us as the “San Gonzales”\,  which ran into serious trouble in our bay. \nTickets will go on sale in January and will once again be available via QUICKET\, or from Barneys Kiosk in Market Square. Seats are limited at Formosa Garden Village so please book promptly. \nBook via Quicket \n1630: Padrão of the São Gonçalo \nIt seems that a group of about 100 sailors off the Portuguese trading ship\, São Gonçalo\, were the first Europeans who spent any significant amount of time in the area we now call Plettenberg Bay. They were en route back from India to Portugal in 1630\, carrying a cargo of pepper. They had actually stopped in the bay to make some repairs to the ship when a huge storm hit the bay and claimed the ship as well as 150 of their crewmen. The 100 survivors managed to swim ashore and made the Piesang Valley their home for about 8 months\, befriending the Khoisan as they did so and building a church. They spent their time here building 2 boats from the remains of the São Gonçalo and the timber supplied by the surrounding forest. Just before they left the Bay\, they erected a stone marker (padrão) on the shore. This was the first ‘Plett beacon’. The padrão was re-discovered in 1980. It bore the inscription (in Portuguese) “Here was lost the ship São Gonçalo in the year 1630.” Sadly\, the story of the São Gonçalo ended in even further tragedy: although the sailors were eventually picked up by other ships of the Portuguese fleet who brought them back to Portugal\, one of those ships sank just as it entered the Lisbon harbour\, with the loss of everyone on board – including some of the survivors of the São Gonçalo. \n 
URL:https://pletthistory.org/event/thursday-16-february-2023-tragic-fate-of-the-sao-goncalo/
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