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The father of Rosalind Ballingall joins the search for his missing daughter

Date
18 Aug 1969
Updated
30 Sep 2019
The father of Rosalind Ballingall joins the search for his missing daughter

Rosalind Ballingall was a student at the University of Cape Town (UCT) who reportedly disappeared in the Knysna Forest. The daughter of a Rand Mine's executive, Rosalind left Cape Town on 11 August 1969 to spend the weekend at a popular hippie spot, the Sugarhouse. She was thought to have been involved in a cult know as the Cosmic Butterfly and was suspected of having attended a drug den party at the edge of the forest the night before she disappeared. News about Rosalind's disappearance spread around the country and conflicting reports as to her whereabouts made the search more difficult. On 18 August 1969, her father left Johannesburg in search of her, but all attempts to find Rosalind had been unsuccessful. To date, neither Rosalind nor her remains have been found and the mystery of her disappearance remains unsolved. Related: The Ballad of Rosalind Ballingall - a film of her life and disappearance  

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  1. 01 Wallis, F. (2000) Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
  2. 02Go Magazine, 'The Knysna Forest', [online], Available at www.gomag.co.za  [Accessed: 26 August 2013]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). The father of Rosalind Ballingall joins the search for his missing daughter. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012130

South African History Online (2011) 'The father of Rosalind Ballingall joins the search for his missing daughter', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012130 (Accessed: 7 August 2026).

South African History Online, The father of Rosalind Ballingall joins the search for his missing daughter [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012130, (accessed 7 August 2026).

"The father of Rosalind Ballingall joins the search for his missing daughter." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012130. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "The father of Rosalind Ballingall joins the search for his missing daughter." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012130.

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