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INSIGHT INTO SETTLER LIFE: Sue Laburn Gordon’s book, Cock Tales on the Kowie, is a fascinating tale of a family’s lasting impact on the Eastern Cape
1820

Book Review: Cock Tales on the Kowie, by Sue Laburn Gordon (in association with Ed Cock)

A family’s legacy to the Eastern Cape ROB KNOWLES When I first sat down to read Cock Tales on the Kowie, I was unprepared to be drawn into the world of the Honourable William Cock and his family but, from their beginnings in Cornwall the…

  • Rob Knowles
SETTLERS STORY: The trials and tribulations of the Nottingham Party were described by Courteney Bradfield at the Clumber Church on Saturday and was well attended, despite the rain Picture: ROB KNOWLES
1820

Settlers’ survival story recalled at Clumber

For anyone interested in the 1820 settlers, Saturday at Clumber Church was the place to hear the hopeful but often harrowing tales of the Nottingham Party that arrived at the Cape of Good Hope in 1820 and were finally transported to…

  • Rob Knowles