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Geology

  • Review: A Guidebook to Sites of Geological and Mining Interest on the Central Witwatersrand
  • This is a book that will define the Waterberg for decades to come
  • An essential companion when travelling the Barberton Makhonjwa Geotrail

From our Archive

  • The first re-discovery of gold in the Transvaal
  • More gold comes from the southern half of Western Australia than from South Africa
  • A Dutch Accolade from a Field Ambulance volunteer praising a Boer war officer
  • The Lost Graves of the Jameson Raiders
  • Chaos at Fugitive's Drift
  • The Contemporary Accounts of the Victorian Railways of Britain
  • Great Mechanical Engineers of the South African Railways & Harbours (Part 1)
  • Tunnel at Waterval Boven - Probably the best-known and most famous of all NZASM structures
  • That secret Johannesburg canal and stream
  • The Bird Calendar 1940-2020 - A short history, including a question and a real-life mystery
  • The Tanzania - Zambia Railway
  • Electrification of Railways - Battle of the Systems
  • Markhams' battle for survival
  • The Railway Link to Namibia
  • Visiting the Military Garden of Remembrance at Polokwane

From the Directory

  • Bridget O'Donoghue Heritage Consulting
  • Krugersdorp Heritage Association
  • Friends of the Vredefort Dome World Heritage Site
  • The South African Antique, Art & Design Association (SAADA)
  • Free State Heritage Resources Authority (FSHRA)
  • Joburg Places
  • City Bowl Ratepayers and Residents Association (CIBRA)
  • James Ball - Heritage Portal Founder
  • Heritage House, Modderfontein
  • Pressed Ceilings & Decor by Legacy
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  • How the Village of Rhodes Became a Heritage Area
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