Thesen Islander News

The New Communal Jetty Berth Agreement - My Reply to the HOA 28 May 2026  Subject: Jetty Berth Agreement — Existing Agreement Remains in For...

The New Communal Jetty Berth Agreement - Read This First Below is the email I sent to Boet Grobler, GM of the HOA, on 21 May 2025. The facts...

The Parkland Ponds — The Full Story Boet Grobler, the General Manager of the HOA, recently asked me for my view on the Parkland, specificall...

Big money, flimsy plan.   No debates, no discussion, no workshops.  No detail.   I don't know how I should feel about this Thesen Isla...

 27 April, 2026. I have just read of the drowning of 2 teenagers off a beach at Mossel Bay who were "swept away by rip currents." ...

The Water Crisis: Start harvesting rainwater!  If you are not harvesting at least some of the rain that falls on your roof, you need to star...

Don't Bring the Big City with You First posted 11 July, 2024 As more and more people move to the Garden Route and it grows to accommodat...

1933: Aerial Photograph -  T hesen & Co. Ltd., Knysna -  Saw Mills & Furniture Factory    Dated 1933, this is the oldest aerial phot...

1977: Aerial Photo  with Points of Interest    Points of Interest  A:  The Boat Shed. Now hardly recognisable with the 2 new buildings globb...

  1947: Aerial views of Thesen's Island. Taken at the same time but from slightly different angles.    The label on the above reads ...

Modern aerial views of Thesen & Co operations on Thesen Island  More from the collection of Trevor Johnson, a longtime employee of These...

Thesen & Co at Night and Sawdust burning.   The factory was very visible at night. This picture was taken from the Causeway, opposite th...

Thesen & Co - Boat Building; Cape to Rio Yacht Race Winner During World War II, on behlf of the British Admiralty, ten motor gunboats (1...

  Factory Scenes  Looking North from the Admin Building. Partly hidden by Coral Trees, the Boat Shed can be seen on the left. The triangular...