Basil Mills doesn’t just talk about boer and settler culture: he brings it to life. From battle re-enactments with his SABRE crew (including real fire from historic cannons) to the art of crossing a river or how to yoke up an ox to pull a…
From charcuterie and Cabernet to velskoens, beer boeps and a disco, there really is something for everyone in Bathurst this weekend at the Bathurst Country Affair from the afternoon of Friday August 11 to Sunday August 13. From upmarket,…
Local farmer and cancer survivor Malcolm Cock will embark on a walk of about 100km, starting tomorrow (Tuesday), to celebrate the bicentennial of the arrival of the 1820 Settlers and to raise money for children with cancer. Cock, a…
The Geoff Palmer Honorary Auction went well on Friday evening with items up for grabs valued at over R100,000. The auction was a fundraiser for the Bathurst Agricultural Museum and was well supported by locals who flocked to the Ploughman…
Despite a rather cold and rainy day, the Kowie Museum Treasure Hunt took place on Tuesday September 24 (Heritage Day) with quite a number of locals participating. Here are a few pictures before from the race. More in this week’s Talk of…
More than 120 people piled into Pike’s Post at the Bathurst Agricultural Museum last Friday night to bid for the many items on auction, including weekends away, animal carcases, ornaments and a lot more in order to raise funds from the…
The Geoff Palmer Honorary Auction will take place at Pike’s Post at the Bathurst Agricultural Museum on March 1. Among the items to bid for are: self-catering accommodation – a weekend for two to six at The Milking Parlor; two nights for…
ALTHOUGH very welcome, a steady downpour put a damper on Friday’s festivities at the recent Bathurst Country Affair (BCA). But by Saturday the sun was shining and it ended up being a fun-filled weekend, with something for everyone. Most…
The brawn competition at the Bathurst Country Affair entailed throwing a 35kg anvil as far as possible. Men and women took part in friendly rivalry. The winner, seen in action, was David Hobson, whose best throw was 3.56m, besting his…
Young Joash Lamerton working at the Bathurst Agricultural Museum forge under the supervision of his blacksmith father Donovan. The forge, which was recently completed, adds to the museum’s appeal of seeing old farming machinery and…
