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THE BATTLE OF BETTY’S BAY

Ed Silberbauer, Convenor The December hack, no 632, will take place on 6 December on the banks of the Dawidskraal River. Meet at Frik Potgieter's house at the end of Four Streams Road on the river side. The enemies to be tackled are the huge number of myrtle (Leptospermum laevigatum) seedlings. At this stage they are still easy to pull out by hand, so we need hands in vast numbers. Access will be no problem due to the fire that raged through that area in March. This year there will be no 'office party' as…
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“TRAVELS IN PERU” FUNDRAISER 28 NOVEMBER 2015

Peter Berrisford Judy New gave 70 guests an amazing tour of Peru. A kaleidoscope of high mountains, swollen rivers, Peruvian towns, steep valleys, strange new species of animals, descendants of the Incas in traditional multi-coloured costumes, parades in Peruvian town squares, tortuous roads, landslides, human sacrifices 500 years old preserved in the rarefied cold high mountain air, jungles, and for the botanists, pictures of unfamiliar plants. It was a breathtaking tour de force, immaculately prepared, professionally presented. While the excuse for the entertainment was fundraising, these functions double as social events. The subject of the…
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