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4 unusual facts about Oudtshoorn


Bill and Bobbie Irvine

Bobbie Irvine was born Bobbie Barwell in Oudtshoorn, South Africa, while Bill Irvine, born William, was from Low Craigends in Kilsyth.

Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees

The Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees (Afrikaans for Little Karoo National Arts Festival and usually abbreviated to KKNK) is an Afrikaans language arts festival that takes place yearly in the South African town of Oudtshoorn.

Nelson Fogarty

He moved to Oudtshoorn in 1895, being licensed as assistant curate of St. Jude’s church, Oudtshoorn on 26 March 1895, and serving as acting chaplain to the Oudtshoorn Volunteer Rifles.

South Western Districts cricket team

South Western Districts are a South African first class cricket team based in the Western Cape city of Oudtshoorn, and representing approximately the eastern half of Western Cape province.


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Cape Pioneer Trek

Stage 2 was over 85 km from Calitzdorp to Prince Albert, stage 3 109 km from Prince Albert to De Rust, stage 4 63 km from De Rust to Louvain guest farm at Herold, stage 5 75 km from Herold to George, and finally stage 6 84 km from George to Oudtshoorn.

The event consisted of a prologue of 15 km from Buffelsdrift Game Lodge to Oudtshoorn, stage 1 covering 103 km from Buffelsdrift Game Lodge to Oudtshoorn to Calitzdorp.

Georg Pieter Willem Boers

He married Johanna Sophia Catharina van Reede van Oudtshoorn on 27 March 1850 in Semarang in the Dutch East Indies.

Henry Fancourt White

Henry Fancourt White, (1811 Yorkshire - 6 October 1866 George), was a Colonial Assistant Surveyor from Port Macquarie, Australia who came to South Africa and played a part in construction of the Montagu Pass between George and Oudtshoorn, over the Outeniqua Mountains.

Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees

The first festival took place in 1994 and was the idea of a businessman from Oudtshoorn, Nic Barrow, and a former Public Relations Manager for the South African publishing firm Naspers, Andrew Marais.


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