Thesen & Co at Night and Sawdust burning.
The Incinerator burned sawdust waste. This seemed to take place at night. I thought that this was done so the townspeople would not see the black smoke. Depending on the wind, if you lived in town, you'd find back soot on your window ledges on some mornings. If you had a yacht in the lagoon, you'd experience this, too. The steam boilers used to generate electricity for the factory, including the timber drying kilns also contributed to this, too. Thesen & Co also supplied electricity for the town of Knysna until about 1974. Exact date?
There were people who said that the respiratory and eye irritation issues they experienced, disappeared when the factory closed down. I lived in Hill Street, Upper Town during this time.
Ken I agree with most of what you say, i think building padel courts and a gym etc more houses what ever is awful. We will end up like an over decorated wedding cake. It
ReplyDeleteseems as if we wiil have too much here and wont have to leave the island for gym. entertainment, riding bikes, we wont have to pay and support the town we are living in, but it will cost is a hell of a lot more to live here . Knysna wont thrive without our support and heaven knows what will happen to our present very pleasant life style.
Thanks for the great pictures! Greetings to Trevor
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