This week in South Coast history: November 23 to 24

SOME things just never change!

November 23

1951
“ON the recommendation of the borough traffic officer, Port Shepstone Council has ratified the appointment of three members of the staff as traffic officers to assist with speed trapping.”

BUT there were bigger things happening in the outside world. “By the attitude of its representatives at UNO, South Africa is defying one thousand million people. The Nationalist Government’s unrealistic standpoint on the Native and Indian questions had lost the Union every friend it ever had at UNO. These points were made by Dr Louis Steenkamp at Port Shepstone last Thursday night.”

1956
THE chairman summed up the reasons for his advocacy of disbanding the Margate Publicity Association and handing over its assets to the borough council. “There has always been a certain amount of apathy in the town about the publicity association’s activities. Contributions coming in from businesses and hotels have dropped to about £30 per month. You will agree that it is quite impossible to make much impression with such a paltry sum.”

1973
DOUGLAS Mitchell announced his retirement from politics.

November 24

1950
THERE weren’t any bag limits in the ‘old days’. “Headline honours this week go to Ted Landsberg and his party, comprising Dick Findlay, Peter Cockburn and George Waters, who, in a matter of hours last weekend, landed 121 blue shad at the Shepstone sandspit.”

1978
“THE parishioners of St Katharine’s Church in Port Shepstone will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the dedication of the first church in 1903.”

“IT has been decided by the Bendigo Town Board that no permits whatsoever will be granted to seine netters for next year’s sardine run.”