Sunday Strole Along the Beachfront Port Elizabeth

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The Rose Songs of Praise Port Elizabeth

The Chameleon Restuarant Humansdorp PE Environs

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Learning from Nature Port Elizabeth

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Thorn Flowers Port Elizabeth

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Christian Group "Sixpence" CD Port Elizabeth

Early picture of Jail Algoa Bay Port Elizabeth

Big Man Algoa Bay Port Elizabeth

Save the Shacks Save the Houses Port Elizabeth

Somewhat a hollow ring to the saying, “ there will be houses for everyone…” Six hundred million rand has gone missing from the housing project finances. Fifteen billion rand has also gone missing in social services according to a report but this is disgusting when considering the oft highlighted plight of the masses.



R600 MILLION missing in housing. (Read the STORY by Pieter du Toit in the BEELD on the 27 July 2006.)

The recent announcement that the Manganese loading bay in the Port Elizabeth harbour will be moved, perhaps to the Coega deep water Port, is cryptic for the erection of a statue on the deep water side of the harbour dyke. The cost, 360 million rand, perhaps double that amount once it is completed!

The statue dedicated to a man of communist persuasion, will eclipse the dimensions of the “Statue of Liberty”, a kind of Nebuchadnezzan idol in modern times . The statue will purportedly be an engineering marvel built on a man made island which forms part of the harbour wall but will rotate 360 degrees as it follows the sun from dusk to dawn. The structure will sit on pillars drilled deep into the ocean bed and house a museum honouring so called friends of South Africa, the likes of Gaddafi, Arafat, the human rights criminal Mugabe, and others. The construction can be likened to a layered cake, if the plans don’t change; first the stabilising platform emerging from the ocean bed, then the museum, thereafter the statue rising skyward with its raised fist/hand greeting visitors to Algoa Bay. The statue will have an internal concrete or steel structure, perhaps fabricated from stainless steel to prevent ocean corrosion, upon which the moulded sheets of copper will be attached to give it a human embodiment. Behind it the city centre will look on.

Amazing!

A huge sum of money to spend on a man who was never born in the area, did nothing for it’s development, came nearly two centuries after the arrival of the 1820 settlers to claim Port Elizabeth as his own, yet those behind the idea of an extravagent ornament have capitalised on the hard work and ideas of others, to make this plan in the pipeline, a reality. I can already see the [BEE] contractors lining up whilst ringing their hands beside winking government officials dishing out contracts like sweets to the business community. I see major newspapers, including the Eastern Province Herald taking the lead, manufacturing stories of gleaming financial outcomes once the project has been completed, with stated unending benefits to local industry. Officials gauranteeing the forthcoming never ending tourism opportunities, and how South Africa’s image will shine abroad, not forgetting the thousands of jobs which will be generated.

But everyone knows the flipside of this lavish pending project in a third world country, what it means. The compounded interest on money could offset the cost of Aids treatment, clean water, bread, grain, medicines, hospitalisation, schools, libraries and a host of other pressing needs which in themselves are job creators. I am an outsider looking in and not part of South Africa's community, a community from which there must surely be a cry from those who have struggled unnecessarily in life, “don’t let the injustices of the past, be the injustice of the future.”

South Africa within a short space of 30 years will be reaching its 1 millionth violent murder if the statistics don't climb, would the money not be better spent on protecting the children of the future?

"The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it"
Ayn Rand





Drs. Cecil and Mary O’Brien, two missionaries from Northern Ireland, founded the “Elim” Mission station in 1951 (Exodus 15:27) when they settled at Iyanga North, at Katerere in Southern Rhodesia, which then became Rhodesia, and since Zimbabwe. Another missionary with Irish roots born in Culleybackey married Joyce Pickering from the mission, and they had a 6 week old baby Pamela Grace when the terrorists struck. “Elim” was founded on the FAITH and calling of JESUS CHRIST. JESUS said: “If they hated me they will also hate you” and these prophetic words certainly ring true in the case of “Elim”. On the 23rd June 1978 all thirteen missionaries at “Elim” including their children were massacred by mugabwian terrorist savages. These massacres are similar in intensity and brutality against Christian Minority communities in Zimbabwe and South Africa at this present time and come with an ominous warning. (Pictures downloaded from website www.africancrisis.org/photos8.asp in Jan Lamprecht’s article entitled Anatomy of Terror. )

The kind of human rights criminal who is said will be displayed in the statue museum to be built against the harbour wall in Port Elizabeth.



Blacks SLIT THROAT of FATHER Delcan Collins from Ireland in his home in South Africa for nothing more than his wallet (PICTURE and STORY: From THE STAR 18th November 2003.)

Marina Martinique Jeffrey's Bay Port Elizabeth

Marina Martinique

Marina Martinique in Jeffrey’s Bay was developed in the 1980’s as a playground for the ultra wealthy. The crash of Master Bond saw the end of South Africa’s only lock system in the Eastern Cape and indeed the country, but the man who developed it was a Christian visionary.

The lock system, designed in England, transformed boring coastal topography into a colourful marina with yachts, small boats tide to moorings, and a paddle steamer complete with pub, all of which complimented multi million rand real estate. The crown of the development were the beautiful dwellings which straddled the canals, which only the well heeled could afford. Even big names such as South Africa’s Minister of Defense, D.F.Malan, was said to have bought property on the marina.

The development of the marina was a good idea considering the economic stagnation in the Eastern Cape, Port Elizabeth and its environs, but after Master Bond’s demise there were no visionaries to equal the likes of MM’s original architect in my opinion, and all the meaningful design and operational features that made Marina Martinique so unique were allowed to fall into disrepair, sometimes purposely engineered that way through lack of foresight. An example of the locks demise was allowing the barge, which cleared the channel to the open sea, to be sold off resulting in the channel closing up completely. Another bad idea was the removal of the paddle steamer with its decks and pub from the marina’s waterways as it was this special feature which added to the marina’s air of opulence. Another serious blow was sealing the lock entrance which brought to an end the operation of the mechanical bridge, which in those days could be raised, to allow yachts with their tall masts to pass through unobstructed.

However, if the good fortunes of the original idea could ever be capitalized on, it has surely been dealt a death blow with the development of a squatter camp and low cost housing for South Africa’s indigenous population, a mere stones throw from this extraordinary complex. Multi million rand homes now face dingy four by four cement box views which house the masses of poor and illiterate people, not a good planning scenario for someone who wants to make a good investment in my opinion, although it is glaringly apparent that the poor need homes. Ever heard the saying for a good property investment? Location, location, location…..! However the purchase and development of property still continues on MM’s canals, and I have personally enjoyed watching children swimming along the canal dykes within the confines of the gated complex, and those with motorboats speeding up and down the canals enjoying themselves under the sunny skies of Jeffrey’s Bay.

Marina Martinique remains a testimony of what can be achieved in bringing lock system technology from Europe for creative local use so that communities can prosper through investment. The businessman who brought so much development to places like Lonehill and Marina Martinique has since retired, but many today enjoy the fruits of his exceptional creations.

































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Paul Getty Art Gallery Gardens LA California

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The Introduction of the Bicycle Port Elizabeth

The first bicycle introduced into South Africa were the "Penny Farthings" by the British. Port Elizabeth was not a favorite venue for the bicycle because of the wind and the terrain, and roads were not as developed as Cape Town. However times changed as the bicycle became more and more advanced, with lighter frames and the tube and tyre, and other huge technological advances in cycling. Today there are thousands of bicycles in Port Elizabeth.



A smartly dressed couple seated on an 1886
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_bicycle

The Commercial Hall Main Street Port Elizabeth

The Commercial hall now superceded by the beautiful library building in Main Street Port Elizabeth.

Wonderful Tram System Port Elizabeth

This is an early image photo of the Port Elizabeth tram system which faded after cheaper forms of transport became available. However Port elizabeth's topography almost matches that of the city San Francisco and it would be wonderful to see the reintroduction of the tram system for local and tourism porposes. The tram shown in the picture is advertising a Christian outreach by Gypsy Smith on the poster in front of the vehicle. Christianity formed the basis of early life in the city, and today churches have exploded around Port Elizabeth as the FAITH of our saviour JESUS CHRIST takes hold.

Captain Frances Evatt Algoa Bay Port Elizabeth

Captain Frances Evatt saw the smooth and "comfortable" transition of settlers on their arrival in Port Elizabeth.

1820 Settlers Arrive Port Elizabeth

FAITH Algoa Bay Port Elizabeth

Charles Burton Painting 1865

FAITH

Though dark and lonely is the path and I can't clearly see,
Though storms may rage in fury, and uncertain life may be;
Though all around seems hopeless and the future cold and bleak,
Though overwhelmed by fear and doubt, it's God's face I will seek.

It's trusting in a faithful God Who'll never let me go,
It's looking to a future that only God can know,
It's claiming every promise so that on God's Word I stand
It's knowing that I'm safely held within God's mighty hand.

Reproduced by permission
SJA

Cape Recife High School Port Elizabeth

Cape Recife Lighthouse 01 April 1851 Port Elizabeth

Lighthouses of South Africa
Cape Recife Lighthouse
page 27

Algoa Bay Port Elizabeth

Ships Lost in Algoa Bay Port Elizabeth and Environs



Quote: "African (1) 1873 Key, Kinghorn 2019 tons was employed as a mail steamer between England and the Cape until 1881 when she was transferred to the South African coasting service. Four years later she was purchased by F. Stumore and Company of London, who retained the original name of the vessel. On February 15th 1887 when bound with a cargo of coals from Cardiff to Jeddah, she ran ashore in the Red Sea at Abu Madaff, 40 miles from Suakim, and became a total wreck."
http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/passengerlists/african1880.htm

African,plied South Africa's sea ports and coastal areas.
Abbotsford, Algoa Bay Port Elizabeth lost 12 October 1884
Abeona, lost north of the equator carrying 1820 Settlers 25 November 1820
Active, Plettenberg Bay ran aground on 17 June 1722
Amsterdam, Algoa Bay ran aground Zwartkop (Amsterdamhoek) 16 December 1812
Amwell, Algoa Bay Port Elizabeth wrecked 15 August 1852
Asiatic, Algoa Bay wrecked 09 June 1850
Ann, Algoa Bay wrecked April 1796
Alert, Algoa Bay wrecked 04 September 1840
Amelia Mulholland, Algoa Bay wrecked 16 February 1800’s
Albinia, Algoa Bay wrecked 13 September 1851
Archimedes, from Port Elizabeth to Natal



Blankalter, Algoa Bay 25 March 1846
Bosphorus, Cape St. Frances struck reef broke in pieces
British Duke, Cape St Francis wrecked 1888

Charles, Algoa Bay schooner struck rock Bird Island 15 November 1845
Charlotte, Algoa Bay carrying the 27th Regiment driven ashore near Jetty Street Port Elizabeth 19 September 1854
Cromartyshire, Cape St Francis wrecked 1901
Cape Recife, Cape St Francis wrecked 1929
California, January 20 - Arrival of California from Algoa Bay, bound for Port Natal
The Chapman, transport ship.This ship arrived in Algoa Bay on the 10th/14th April 1820.


The arrival of the Settler ship the Chapman


Charlotte

Dane, Algoa Bay wrecked 17 May 1865
Doddington, Algoa Bay wrecked 17 July 1755 at Bird Island. Some survivors built small sloop from salvaged material and named her Happy Deliverance which took them to Delagoa Bay
Delhi, Algoa Bay wrecked 25 August 1844
Diadem, Plettenberg Bay 04 wrecked December 1851
Doris, Algoa Bay wrecked 17 October 1850
Dorothea, Algoa Bay Port Elizabeth wrecked during the great gale 30 August 1888
Drie Emmas, Algoa Bay Port Elizabeth wrecked during the great gale 30 August 1888
Douglas, November 16 1846 - Arrival of Douglas from Algoa Bay, bound for Port Natal
Dreadnaught, Port Elizabeth


Passenger list of the Dreadnaught

Easter Province, on way from Port Elizabeth wrecked 26 June 1865
Elizabeth Rowell, Algoa Bay wrecked in S.E. gale 25 August 1844
Eliza, Algoa Bay wrecked 1796

Francis Bain, Algoa Bay lost 25 March 1849
Flora, March 11 1847 - Arrival of Flora from Algoa Bay, bound for Port Natal

Gambia, Algoa Bay ran ashore near Jetty Street Port Elizabeth 1871
Grovenor, Algoa Bay wrecked 04 August 1782
George Henry Harrison, Plett wrecked 14 September 1851
Goncalo, Plettenberg Bay wrecked June 1630
Gilbert Henderson, Algoa Bay wrecked 16 March 1800’s
Gem, Feb 8th - Gem, schooner, 102 tons, W Glendining, from Table Bay, 12th January, from Algoa Bay, 29th January. About 90 tons general cargo.


The Gem passenger list

Hercules, Algoa Bay American Ship lost 16 June 1796
Hope, Cape St Francis wrecked 11 March 1840
Horwood, Algoa Bay wrecked 27 March 1845

Inchcape Rock, Algoa Bay wrecked in gale 31 August 1902
Isabel, Algoa Bay wrecked 21 August 1844
Israel, Table Bay wrecked 09 April 1850
Iris, Algoa Bay wrecked in gale 31 August 1902

Jack Tar, Algoa Bay wrecked 12 January 1840
Jessie, bound for Port Elizabeth wrecked October 1829
Jim Crow, Algoa Bay wrecked 25 March 1846
Johanna, Algoa Bay Port Elizabeth gale wrecks ship 05 April 1848
John, Algoa Bay. Destined for Port Elizabeth foundered 16 September 1803. Missionary Irwin drowned and printing press lost
John Witt, Algoa Bay Port Elizabeth S.E. gale wrecks ship 17 October 1850
Jarawar, Algoa Bay wrecked prior to 1902

Lady Leith, Algoa Bay wrecked between Cape Recife and Rocky Point 27 February 1848
Lady Kenneway, East London wrecked 23 November 1857. Transporting 153 respectable Irish woman and a few Englishmen with their wives and families
Laura, Algoa Bay wrecked 25 August 1844
Legonier, Algoa Bay wrecked in S.E. gale 02 March 1842
L’agile, Cape St Francis wrecked 16 June 1850
Lyngenfjord, Cape St Francis wrecked 1938
La Eagle, Cape St Francis wrecked 1840
Lady of the Lake, up to the 5th of February. The vessel sailed on the 10th, and will only call at Algoa Bay to land a few passengers for that place.


Passenger list for The Lady of the Lake

Margareth, Algoa Bay Port Elizabeth wrecked 29 October 1846
Maria, Plettenberg Bay wrecked August 1788.
Martha, Algoa Bay Port Elizabeth wrecked 26 May 1825
Mary, Algoa Bay wrecked 04 March 1844
Mary Ann, Algoa Bay Port Elizabeth wrecked 17 October 1850
Mocha, Algoa Bay burnt out between St Croix Island and Bird Island 10 April 1853
Mona, Algoa Bay wrecked near Port Elizabeth 28 October 1846
Milford, Jeffrey’s Bay wrecked 1875
Matilda, Cape Recife wrecked 12 April 1838
Mazeppa, January 4 1846 - Arrival of Mazeppa from Port Elizabeth, bound for Port Natal
Minerva, shipwrecked


The Minerva Shipwreck

Napoleon, the French ship chased by the British frigate Narcissus beached near Hout Bay
25 December 1805
Nerbudda, Algoa Bay lost in gale 10 June 1855
Noord, Cape St Francis wrecked at Klippen Point 25km’s from CSF 16 January 1690
Norfolk, Algoa Bay driven ashore on Seal Island 23 September 1850
Nossa Senhora de Belem, ran aground Umzimvubu river July 1686. Survivors built two boats from wreck and sailed for Angola, one of these boats was lost in Algoa Bay
Nederlandsche Vlag, Cape St Francis wrecked 1869
Niagra, Cape St Francis wrecked 1870
Nimrod, June 10 1847 - Arrival of Nimrod from Simon's Bay, bound for Port Natal, and from Algoa Bay, bound for Mauritius

Oakworth, Algoa Bay wrecked in gale 31 August 1902

Paris Maru, Algoa Bay sank 1934
Palestine, Port Elizabeth wrecked 28 October 1846
Porpoise, Algoa Bay date unknown
Prince Albert, Plettenberg Bay went ashore 24 August 1844
Phoenix, Steamer, Capt Harrington, to Algoa Bay;

Queen of the West, Cape St Francis driven on rocks 26 May 1872

Resolution, Port Elizabeth wrecked 29 October 1846

Sabina, Cape Recife wrecked 4am 07 August 1842
Sarah Black, Algoa Bay beached at North End Beach Port Elizabeth September 1869
Sea Snake, Algoa Bay one of 15 boats driven ashore during gale 18 September 1869
Seagull, Algoa Bay wrecked 25 August 1844
Sophia, Port Elizabeth wrecked during S.E. gale 29 October 1946
Spy, St Francis Bay wrecked in S.E. gale 21 August 1851
Susan, Algoa Bay wrecked in S.E. gale 25 March 1846
Swiftsure, Plettenberg Bay wrecked 08 August 1847
St Helena, Plettenberg Bay wrecked 14 September 1851
Suffolk, Cape St Francis wrecked 1900
Sarah Bell, April 5 1847 - Arrival of Sarah Bell from ? Algoa Bay, bound for Port Natal

Teuton, sank on her way to Port Elizabeth 30 August 1881
Thunderbolt, Port Elizabeth beached 03 February 1847
Trekboer, Algoa Bay wrecked 21 August 1844
Titanic, Lost at sea 1912
Tar, Algoa Bay


Passenger list for the Tar



Vibilia, September 13 1847 - Arrival of Vibilia from Algoa Bay, bound for Port Natal

Waterloo, Algoa Bay driven ashore by violent gale near Cawoods Bay 05 April 1848
West Indian, Algoa Bay wrecked 04 December 1851
Western Knight, Schoenmakerskop Port Elizabeth American ship wrecked in 1929
William Foster, Cape Recife Port Elizabeth wrecked 17 July 1851
William Pitt, the Indiaman Cape Recife wrecked 13 December 1813
Wolsley, Port Elizabeth driven ashore in the great gale 30 August 1888

Zeepard, Cape Recife Dutch man-o-war wrecked +-1823

Research Source
SHIPWRECKS
On and off the coasts of Southern Africa

Compiled by
R.F.Kennedy – City Librarian - Johannesburg
1955

Newspaper Cutting 1879 Port Elizabeth

Settler Arrivals 1820 Algoa Bay Port Elizabeth

Thomas Baine Painting of the arrival of the 1820 settlers

Port Elizabeth First Day Cover

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Treacherous Eastern Coast Port Elizabeth

There are thousands of shipwrecks off the South African Coast, including treasures these vessels carried when they floundered, lying on the ocean floor. Some of these old sailing ships when found, have been an archaeological feast, as in the case of the Sacramento, but the Grovenor is one of those famous wrecks, well known because of its bullion cargo. Its remains along the Pondoland coast have also been located, but her wealth in the form of gold and diamonds, which she purportedly carried, still eludes even the most knowledgeable treasure hunters.

Quote: "The Grosvenor is considered to be the richest British East Indiaman ship ever lost. It wrecked on a reef August 4th, 1782, broke apart and sank on a deserted coast known as Pondoland, north of Port St. John, about 700 miles northeast of Cape Town, South Africa.

The loss included 2,600,000 gold Pagoda coins (weight unknown), 1,400 gold ingots (weight unknown), nineteen chests of diamonds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires and an extremely valuable jewel encrusted gold peacock throne from India.
Many have tried to find the treasure, and the ship is claimed to have been found, on a very inhospitable part of the coast. But the treasure is still to be located".

Picture and quote downloaded from the website
crazylinkz.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_archive.html

Blacks Force Elderly Couple into Boiling Water South Africa

BLACK CRIMINAL THUGS CUT OFF THE SOLES OF THEIR FEET and then FORCED Mr. Koos van Wyk (82) and Martha (56) TO CLIMB INTO A BATH OF BOILING WATER AFTER ! This society is sick. Headlines read, Translated Quote: “Robbers Burn Elderly with Boiling Water In Bath

Blacks Shoot White Child Dead in Public Park South Africa

Blacks MURDER Danielle (5) in a public park. Danielle loved JESUS.


All Tourists watch your children if you visit South Africa and WATCH YOUR BACK!