Mourners robbed at Forest Hill Cemetery: Gqeberha police have once again issued a warning to mourners visiting gravesites of their loved ones at cemeteries to be cautious and vigilant of their surroundings. Source: "Gqeberha" - BingNews. Bok captain Siya Kolisi expects big things from debutant Joseph Dweba: Springboks captain Siya Kolisi is excited to see highly promising hooker Joseph Dweba of Bordeaux in France making his anticipated debut against Argentina in the opening match of the … [Read more...] about Mourners robbed at Forest Hill Cemetery – Gqeberha in the News
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The Jewish Cemetery at North End – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: The Jewish Cemetery at North End: One of the things that really interested me when I visited the North End Cemetery the other day was the walled off Jewish Cemetery. I didn't get to explore it though as the sign by the entrance says, "Code of Conduct. Please note that all visitors to the cemetery must wear appropriate dress. Men and women must cover their heads". Turned out I didn't even have a cap in my car so I … [Read more...] about The Jewish Cemetery at North End – Featured Blog
The Scottish Cemetery at St George’s Park – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: The Scottish Cemetery at St George's Park: In the early days of Port Elizabeth the St Mary's Cemetery was used, first by the military based at Fort Frederick, and later for civilians with the cemetery being under the control of St Mary's Church. As the town grew more burial areas were required by the various Christian denominations and in the 1830's and 1840's the various churches were granted small pieces of land adjacent to … [Read more...] about The Scottish Cemetery at St George’s Park – Featured Blog
Cemetery fence at St Georges – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Cemetery fence at St Georges: The old Scottish Cemetery at St George's Park was established way back in 1854 on what was the western edge of town back then. These days the western edge of town is all the way over at Baywest. Source: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo. Friday cloud formation: I know I usually post a video from YouTube on Fridays, but today I want to post a picture I took on y way back to PE from the … [Read more...] about Cemetery fence at St Georges – Featured Blog
Shipwreck memorial in South End Cemetery – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Shipwreck memorial in South End Cemetery: Probably the biggest maritime disaster that ever took place on the Port Elizabeth coastline happened way back during the Great Gale of 1902. On Sunday, 31 August 1902 there were 38 ships at anchor along the then North End Beach. Rain and a south-easterly wind started to lash the bay and by midnight the storm turned into a hurricane. By the end of the storm on 2 September 1902, … [Read more...] about Shipwreck memorial in South End Cemetery – Featured Blog
The Bethulie Concentration Camp cemetery – a sad part of our history – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: The Bethulie Concentration Camp cemetery - a sad part of our history: Bethulie in the southern Free State is one of those places not many people pass through as it's not really on any of the main thoroughfares going south (or north, depending how you look at it). On my last trip up to Johannesburg I deviated off the normal route to see what this town on the banks of the Orange River is all about. One of the things I found out … [Read more...] about The Bethulie Concentration Camp cemetery – a sad part of our history – Featured Blog
Another view of St Mary’s Cemetery – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Another view of St Mary's Cemetery: Yesterday I posted a photo of the St Mary's Cemetery along with the grave yard's history. I decided to follow it up with another photo of the cemetery but from a totally different angle. This one is standing at the bottom and looking away from the road and up the terraces. Source: Port Elizabeth Daily Photo. Click HERE to submit your blog to be part of this daily … [Read more...] about Another view of St Mary’s Cemetery – Featured Blog
The history of St Mary’s Cemetery – Featured Blog
Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: The history of St Mary's Cemetery: I got to attend Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism's launch of Tourism Month at the newly refurbished Tramways Buildings a week or two ago and had some time on my hands before the event began so went for a walk through St Mary's Cemetery. It's really sad to see the state the cemetery is in specially seeing the historic value and position it has. I went scratching for the history around the cemetery … [Read more...] about The history of St Mary’s Cemetery – Featured Blog
