Talks
“A failed experiment” The Silkworm Industry of Gouna
Speaker: Rayno Sciocattis
In 1881 Rayno Sciocatti's Italian ancestors were brought out by the Cape Government to start a silk industry in Gouna – about 14 miles north west of Knysna and over 900 meters above sea level. The immigrants were farming people of substance from the Mountainous...
