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About the contributors:
Peter Spargo read metallurgical engineering at Wits., which brought him into contact
with the gold mining industry and its history, and then went into teaching. He trained
as a teacher at the Johannesburg College of Education and at Cambridge University.
He took up the post in the School of Education at UCT in 1976, and by the time he
retired in 1997 was Professor of Education. He is currently an Honorary Research
Associate in the Department of Chemistry at UCT.
Contact: peter@spargo.wcape.school.za
Derek Stuart-Findlay graduated with a B Comm from UCT and joined Old Mutual
where he became an Executive of Old Mutual Properties. His family have been
residents of St James since 1885, and he serves the community through membership
of the Executive Committee of the Residents and Ratepayers Association and the
Kalk Bay Historical Association. He is a past-President of the Crankhandle Club and
co-authored the book The Motorist’s Paradise with the late Bob Johnston.
Contact: dsfindlay@telkomsa.net
Mike Walker graduated with a B Comm from UCT and after a variety of jobs,
including Purser on Safmarine ships, ran his own business in the fibre-glass industry
for several decades. His family have lived in St James since 1925. History has always
been a passion and he has authored 16 books on Kalk Bay and Cape Peninsula
history. His other passion is golf and he has been a life-long member of Westlake
Golf Club of which he is a past-President.
Contact: coolarty@mweb.co.za
