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Colonial History of Knysna 1770-1890 (Part 4)

Mike Hampton Posted on 10th Dec 2017 by Mike Hampton1st Nov 2020

The History of Knysna – Municipality of Knysna: By the early 1870’s Knysna had 25 settler dwellings with a population of 200. Also in early 1870, Arnt and Matheus Thesen and their families arrived to settle in Knysna. The Thesen’s had travelled from Norway on their sailing ship, the Albatros, and brought with them much needed sailing, commercial and practical skills. The Albatros was immediately put to use as a coastal trading vessel. The large family soon set to work in the vast indigenous forests, extracting and exporting timber on … Read the full article…

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Posted in Love Knysna | Tagged Knysna Municipality, Brackenhill, thesen, george parkes, timber mill, timber history, gold rush, Municipality of Knysna, Paarden Island, Thesen’s Steamship Company

28 Main Street (Circa 1877)

Mike Hampton Posted on 4th Jan 2012 by Mike Hampton4th Jan 2012

This Victorian building was erected by Hendrik Stroebel around 1877 and sold to his daughter, Cornelia, who was married to William Groom, a well-known apothecary and photographer. He ran his business here. William Groom was sequestrated in 1872 and the property changed hands a few times before being bought in 1903 by George Parkes Snr, founder of George Parkes & Sons of Knysna, and subsequently by his son Stephen in 1916, who raised the height of the second floor.  The property changed hands again in 1943 when bought by the … Read the full article…

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Posted in Love Knysna | Tagged Oaks on Main, history of knysna, george parkes, 28 main street knysna, Hendrik Stroebel, Herbert Tidswell, William Groom

Then and Now: Knysna Sawmill -> Woodmill Lane

Mike Hampton Posted on 21st Aug 2011 by Mike Hampton21st Aug 2011
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The first sawmill on this site was built by The Knysna Steam Sawmills Company, established by William Lloyd of Port Elizabeth in 1875. The steam sawmill was powered by a 16 horsepower, Ransome engine imported from England. Prior to this, all cutting and working of timber from the Knysna forests was done manually on-site. The company was bought in 1891 by George Parkes, Chairman of A&F Parkes of Birmingham, Edge Tool manufacturers, who exported Kamassie (boxwood) needed for the manufacture of bobbins in England. The company changed its name to … Read the full article…

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Posted in Love Knysna | Tagged Knysna history, Woodmill Lane, history of knysna, chris edwards, george parkes, knysna sawmill, william lloyd

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