4 January 1948 – Lieutenant-Commander John Fairbairn clambers ashore on Prince Edward Island and claims it for South Africa. Following the occupation of Marion Island on 29 December 1947, Lieutenant-Commander John Fairbairn, Captain of the frigate H.M.S.A.S. Transvaal, is landed by “crayfish dinghy” after being towed by the ship’s motorboat into Cave Bay on Prince […]
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Above: HRH the Duke of Edinburgh accepts three books on the Prince Edward Islands from Mark Anderson in the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland Mark Anderson (Chief Executive Officer of Birdlife South Africa) undertakes a royal visit on behalf of the Mouse-Free Marion Project. He also presented the Duke with three books on Marion […]
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Have you ever landed on Prince Edward Island? Please get in touch via email to pei.visitors@gmail.com Maëlle Connan, David Hedding and Bruce Dyer are running an initiative to compile an updated list of people who have visited Prince Edward Island. The current Management Plan for the Prince Edward Islands Special Nature Reserve permits visits of […]
