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Sheila van Aardt
May 30, 20232 min read
William Hofmeyr Craib
William Hofmeyr Craib was born in Somerset East in 1895, into a family where education was looked upon, not as a right but a privilege,...


Somerset East Hospitality
Apr 30, 20232 min read
Bellvue Seminary
Up to 1880, Somerset East only two small private schools catered for the education of girls, while boys were catered for by Gill College....


Somerset East Hospitality
Mar 25, 20222 min read
The Battiss Family in Somerset East
According to a family history written by Walter Battiss’ sister Doreen Eaton, John Battiss (1805 – 1879) was born in France, but came to...


Somerset East Hospitality
Sep 30, 20212 min read
Walter Battiss - the early years
Walter Battiss was born in Somerset East on 6 January 1906. The family name was well known, because Battiss’ paternal great-grandfather...
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