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Vrydag, 25 Februarie 2022

“Here we go again!”

Langtafelete weer suksesvol!

“What happened on that tragic night?”

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Langtafelete weer suksesvol Foto: Letty-Ann Möller/Verskaf

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“Here we go again!”

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Getye/Tides "Die kuns van blomme is om te kyk na wat om jou is", sê Marjolijn Malan.

Struisbaai: 23/2-1/3/2022

Blomskoolvergaderings is oor die afgelope twee jaar gedemp deur Covid inperkings maar Dinsdag, 16 Februarie 2022, het die befaamde internasionale rangskikker en beoordelaar, Marjolijn Malan met 'n uitbundige groot ruiker aangekondig, "Here we go again!" Haar enorme verhoograngskikking het dan grotendeels plantmateriaal uit die omgewing bevat. Helder geel sonneblomme, lelies, groen anthuriums en bossies gipskruid is in buise geanker en by die natuurlike loof gevoeg.

Indien jy nuus of foto’s uit jou deel van die Overberg weekliks gepubliseer wil hê in volkleur en aanlyn, kan jy ons kontak by: overdeberg2020@gmail.com Die Blomskoolbestuur is v.l.n.r. Karen Albertyn, Cecilia Wessels, Elizan de Kock en die voorsitter, Jenny Uys. Foto: Verskaf 2

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Op Donderdag 17 Februarie het die O/15-krieketspan van Hoërskool Bredasdorp, het kragte in 'n T20wedstryd teen Hoërskool Hermanus gemeet. Die BD's het eerste gekolf. Na 'n paar vinnige paaltjies het Rieghard Roos (19 lopies) en Alexander Janse van Rensburg (15 lopies) die kolfbeurt weer op koers gekry met 'n uitstekende vennootskap. Jawon Gabriels (12 lopies) het die laaste boulbeurte geanker en die BD’s kon 'n kompeterende teiken van 95 lopies vir Hermanus op 'n moeilike kolfblad stel. The BD’s were magnificent in the field. Hermanus could not come close to the required run chase and fell short by 27 runs in their 20 overs giving BHS a comfortable victory. Best bowlers were Conrad Bothma (2 wickets for 7 runs in his 3 overs) and Llewellyn Gabriels (1 wicket for 10 runs in 4 overs), both also bowled a maiden over. A great team effort by the 0/15’s. Foto: Hoërskool Bredasdorp/FB

Laerskool Gansbaai is baie dankbaar vir twee van hulle Graad R-ouers, Asanti Smit en Carla du Toit, wat hulp aangebied het met die hervestiging van 'n koor vir Laerskool Gansbaai. Foto: Laerskool Gansbaai/FB OVERdeBERG

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20 atlete van Hoërskool Swellendam, het verlede Donder-dagmiddag op Villiersdorp aan 'n vrienskaplike byeenkoms deelgeneem teen Hoërskool De Villiers Graaff. Die atlete het goed gedoen en 'n lekker gees en opwagting vir Interskole 2022 teen die Akkedisse is aangewakker. Foto: Hoërskool Swellendam/FB

Hoërskool Hermanus het van 28-29 Januarie 2022 aan die baie suksesvolle Boland Cavaliers Tennisproewe gaan deelneem. Hulle het uitstekend presteer. Ons wil hiermee graag die volgende tennisspelers gelukwens met hulle opname in die Boland Cavaliers Tennisspan: O/15 Seuns A-span: Stefan Stieger, Ben Loots, Jean Joubert, O/19 Seuns A-span: Liam Swart, O/19 Seuns B - span: Emile de Clercq, Bjorn Louw, Heinrich Nepgen, O/19 Dogters A-span: Isabella Mulder en O/19 Dogters B-span: Suzaan van Oordt. Foto’s: Hoërskool Hermanus/FB Skolenuus kan direk aan ons gestuur word vir weeklikse publikasie in volkleur en aanlyn. E-pos ons gerus by overdeberg2020@gmail.com 4

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Laerskool Kleinmond se Michael Kleyn (Gr. 6), het sy WP –kleure in Karate ontvang en is deel van die WP Span wat eersdaags in Johannesburg aan die SA JKA Kampioenskap gaan deelneem. Foto: Laerskool Kleinmond/FB

Hoërskool Swellendam het gedurende die week gaan inloer by Laerskool Swellendam om bemarking te gaan doen vir die opedag. Foto: Hoërskool Swellendam/FB

Laerskool Swellendam se Grondslagfaseleerders het op Donderdag 17 Februarie aan 'n interne ‘Red Ball’ tennistoernooi deelgeneem. Hulle het dit so baie geniet en kan nie wag om weer te speel nie. Foto’s: Laerskool Swellendam/FB OVERdeBERG

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Verlede Saterdag die 19de Februarie is daar weer strand skoongemaak. Die Kaap Agulhas Uitvoerende Burgermeester het gaan hand bysit en dit was sy reaksie: “Dit was ‘n absolute voorreg om saam met ‘n ‘OMGEE’ span mense van Struisbaai, die strandarea te kon gaan skoonmaak. Elke wyksraadslid kan iets in hul wyke organiseer en saam kan ons hierdie probleem aanspreek. Sakke en sakke vullis was in ‘n relatief klein area opgetel. Ek kan nie glo dat mense ons natuur so besmet nie. As jy wil partytjie hou… geen probleem nie, maar vat jou leë bottels saam as jy klaar is. As jy kom hengel, tel asseblief jou vullis op en gooi dit in die vullisdromme wat oral is. Die natuur is aan die mens gegee om dit op te pas vir die geslagte na ons. Pas dit op en hou jou dorp skoon.” Foto: Paul Swart/FB

Die Suid-Boland 0/16 Krieketspan het ook die afgelope week gelykop gespeel teen die Worcester Hub met 103 lopies elk. Hoërskool Bredasdorp se Zandré le Sueur teken 12 lopies aan en hy neem ook 2 paaltjies vir 12 lopies in 2 beurte. Kiethan Arries het 3 lopies met die kolf bygedra. Foto: Hoërskool Bredasdorp/FB

Die Suid-Boland dogters O/19-span wen Worcester Hub met 7 paaltjies. Die BD's se eie Anelmari van Niekerk neem 3 paaltjies vir 12 lopies in 4 beurte. Fayenette Kruger het 1 boulbeurt vir 6 lopies afgestuur. Foto: Hoërskool Bredasdorp/FB Baie geluk aan die twee graad 8-leerders wat verkies is tot die VRL 2022 van Hoërskool Overberg. Hulle is Jan Malan Viljoen en Layla Dramat. Foto: Hoërskool Overberg/FB Skolenuus kan direk aan ons gestuur word vir weeklikse publikasie in volkleur en aanlyn. E-pos ons gerus by overdeberg2020@gmail.com Ons sal nie jou skool se nuus laat oorstaan nie! 6

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Tamatie-en-Pesto-pasta Bestanddele: 1 koppie pasta van jou keuse 250 g kersietamaties 1 eetlepel pesto 400 g hoenderrepies (opsioneel) Metode: Was en sny die tamaties in die lengte. Plaas die tamaties met die snykant onder op ‘n bakplaat, gevoer met waspapier. Besprinkel met olyfolie en gedroogte kruiesout. Bak teen 180°C totdat die vel van die tamaties frommel – ongeveer 8 tot 10 minute. Kook die pasta tot al dente. Meng die pasta, tamatie en pesto. Jy kan gaar hoenderrepies by die pasta voeg indien jy vleis wil byvoeg. Foto’s & resepte: RSG Resepte

Aartappel- & speksosaties Bestanddele: 1 kg baba-aartappels 1 pak (250 g) repiespek vrugteblatjang, tamatiepesto of heelkorrelmosterd olyfolie seesout en varsgemaalde swartpeper Metode: Kook die aartappels met die skil aan in ‘n pot ligte soutwater tot amper gaar. Dreineer en laat dit effens afkoel. Sny elke repie spek in die helfte. Smeer die repies aan die een kant met blatjang, persto of mosterd. Draai ‘n die repies met die gesmeerde kant na binne om elke aartappel. Druk die sosatiestokkies deur die aartappels waar die spek se punte bymekaar kom. Ryg 4 tot 5 aartappels op elke stokkie. Pak die soasties op ‘n toeklaprooster, verf met olyfolie en geur met sout en peper. Braai oor ‘n matige hitte tot die spek bros en goudbruin is. Trek die stokkies uit en sit die aartappels warm voor as bykos.

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Langtafelete in die Ou Tronk weereens uiters suksesvol

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Die Vriende van die Museum het weereens 'n baie suksesvolle langtafelete gehou met die "crooner", Chris Swanepoel en die spyseniers, Luan Lauro en haar man Fabio (nie op foto nie). Die plek was natuurlik die Ou Tronk in Hoopstraat, Bredasdorp. Die kelners was Poppie, Whilmine en sjef Marchelle Davids. Foto’s: Letty-Ann Möller OVERdeBERG

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“What happened on that tragic night?” Continued from page 12 his lordship displayed the calmness of the Christian, and endeavoured to impress on the minds of his fellowsufferers the importance of preparing, by penitence and prayer, to meet their God". With the middle section of the ship now swiftly being decimated, only the stern and the forecastle were left standing. Scott states that persons of all ranks, sexes and ages crowded together on the latter in a last desperate attempt to prolong their lives. The sea was breaking with force over the fully exposed areas wiping off those still clinging on for dear life. The carpenter’s mate describes how, from the forecastle, he and several others had climbed further forward onto the bowsprit only to be smashed off by a massive wave some minutes later.

all probability killed most. An inability to swim or swim the full distance, while also avoiding the obstructions created by the fast break-up of the ship, killed the others. It was mentioned to be in pitch darkness that the carpenter's mate, full of wounds, bruises and barely still alive, amazingly made it to shore. With barely any energy left, Scott had crawled up the nearest dune finding shelter from the piercing cold under one of the few bushes found in that area. Scott mentions that he experienced an almost unbearable feeling of discomfort due to the amount of water he had swallowed. Fortunately, the energy cost of this fight for life resulted in him losing consciousness, followed by a deep sleep. The 31st of May, on awakening to the welcome warmth of sunrise the next morning, the carpenter’s mate heard voices that turned out to be two of his shipmates. He anxiously wanted to join them, but as he put it, "I endeavoured to go down to them, but my legs refused their office, and I crawled forward to them on my hands and knees". As was the case the night before that the surf was still running high with timbers, planks, masts, sails, stores, personal items, and bodies had already washed out high onto the beach. When Scott looked around him, he was met with the sight of destruction. Scattered on the beach were some bodies and many artefacts. Out to sea, where the once impressive Arniston transport had struck slightly more than twelve hours earlier, almost nothing remained.

Fortunately, Scott caught hold of a rope, pulled himself back onto the bowsprit and lashed himself to the latter. Just before this, and in anticipation of the inevitable swimming for his life, Scott had decreased his possible clothing drag by stripping himself of both shirt and waistcoat. Ten minutes later, he was again washed off completely. This time he clung to a plank for floatation and started the struggle to shore. To stay alive, he had to fight with all the energy he could muster, as, according to him and the others, the safety of the shore was two miles further (3219 metres). In another declaration, he referred to the shore laying a mile and a half off (2414 metres). Today this distance is known to be about only 900 metres from shore. It was about 22h00 that his struggle to shore commenced. The steady destruction of the ship, whilst the carpenter’s mate was still on board, thus totals around six hours – far from a few minutes as stated by Captain Hall. The over 350 or so unfortunate souls could have been spared much anguish had it but been a few minutes. Hundreds of passengers and the crew desperately clung to the wreckage as the sea propelled the masses shoreward. Falling masts and objects crushed some, while others found themselves pulverised between large drifting ship sections. It is clear that the implosion of the decks in OVERdeBERG

There were some bodies lying in the proximity. Among them were Lord Robert Molesworth, his wife Lady Francois Molesworth, the Agent Lieutenant Brice, the ship's master Captain Simpson and the four sons of Colonel Geils. It was said that Lord and Lady Molesworth were found still embraced in the arms of each other ("closely locked in each other's arms", Chester Courant, 1815). The six survivors immediately buried those mentioned. Two years later after hearing the full tragic story from the locals, Admiral Brenton, wrote "...these poor fellows had evidently taken a very deep interest in the fate of these children, as it was the only grave that they had marked distinctly..." Jimmy Herbert Retired lecturer: University of Stellenbosch (1977-2013) Writer & specialist in Maritime history & Archaeology 11

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The History of the Overberg... above& below the waves “What happened on that tragic night?” In the late afternoon (17h08) of the 30th of May 1815, the Troop ship Arniston struck our shores. A horrific tragedy was to follow as she went to pieces. The question today is, “how do we know that she stranded on that day, and at that time?”, and for that matter, “How do we know at all what happened exactly?”

anchors parted soon after being dropped; they cut the sheet anchor around 17h00; Eight minutes later she struck, went fore and aft up onto sections of the reef and keeled over to the east; some sailors immediately tried to get the boat in readiness, and others attempted to make rafts for the same floatation purpose as the former, while most went to work to successfully cutting loose the carronades and cannon; at 20h00, the masts lost the battle against the elements, and all snapped not long after sundown (17h46). The ship's augmented breaking up followed with both bow and stern now pitched high up on the reef; seawater was rushing in whilst ever increasing the weight of the unsupported middle ship section; the deck eventually imploded down onto those hiding below, when the vessel parted in the middle at the gangway and broke her back. Scott and the surviving sailors told of the horror and agony experienced when they heard the wails and screams of the helpless women, children and incapacitated wounded soldiers. All was amplified at the point that the decks imploded down on them. They later related, "The dreadful screams would have agonised the most obdurate heart, many of whom having kept below, were killed by the falling on of the deck".

Of the approximately 350-360 people on board, only six were fortunate enough to make it to shore alive. These six being the carpenter’s mate, Charles Steward Scott with five sailors, Philip Shea, William Drummond, William Fish, Thomas Mansfield and John Lewis. After a local farmer’s son had found them, they were then transported to the Cape where they arrived on 26 June. Part of the answer to our questions posed above is that the very next day, Scott gave an official written statement of what had taken place. Interestingly enough, and not known to many, the historical record shows us today that no less than two declarations were recorded. Both are almost identical. The one, used by all previous authors on the topic, is a 470 words shorter version (747 versus 1217 words) than the one this author found in two British Newspapers, Bury and Norwich Post (Wednesday, 1 November 1815) and Stamford Mercury (Friday, 3 November 1815). The middle of the slightly more elaborated one contains more details of Scott's experiences on the sinking ship and of his ship-to-shore endeavour. It is often incorrectly reported that the Arniston broke up within minutes. Even Captain Hall stated, "... the sea tore the ship to pieces in a few minutes ..." When following the chronology of events, one can deduce that the ship’s anchors were dropped soon after 16h00; two bower 12

It must have been around this time of the events of horror that Lord Molesworth is said to have acted. A man of God, honourable gentleman and consistently an example to all, now realising the end was near, took his wife into his arms and calmly addressed all those around him. Some eight years later, the author W.M. Harvard (1823) pointed out, "It has been stated by some of the survivors, that in the awful crisis which immediately preceded the sinking of the vessel, Continued on page 11 OVERdeBERG