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Franco Frescura

  • An Inquiry into South Africa’s Crumbling Past
  • Port Elizabeth - An Abridged History of an Apartheid City
  • Probably the earliest record of Ndebele wall decoration I have discovered to date
  • List of Mission Stations in South Africa
  • Frescura releases lists to researchers
  • She took no prisoners and let no grass grow beneath her feet - Franco Frescura pays tribute to Helen Aron
  • The Poster Age, 1968-1972 - Plastering the Campus red and blue and black
  • Some thoughts on Keiskammahoek
  • Photos of Pageview in 1973
  • Some memories of Rosebank in 1966
  • Historical Conservation in South Africa - An Unmitigated Disaster?
  • Cape Colony Convict Stations and Road Construction Crews
  • Blockhouses of the South African War
  • Editing Our Past

From our Archive

  • Blue plaques celebrate historic sporting moments in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
  • Mourning the loss of a Lower Houghton landmark
  • A Historical Narrative of Hangklip and the Development of Pringle Bay
  • Obituary for Clive Michael Chipkin
  • The 1912 super-athlete from South Africa – Kenneth McArthur
  • Registrar in Trouble - Saving the life of an anti-apartheid activist
  • The Historic Sites of Early Johannesburg
  • The Story Behind the 1922 Rand Revolt Centenary Stone
  • The Port Elizabeth Railway Station
  • Sophiatown land claim payments top R21m
  • The railway line between Wolwehoek and Heilbron
  • The Significance of Northcliff Hill
  • Why are there two codes of rugby?
  • Our Forgotten Heritage – The Beleaguered Blockhouses
  • Home Straight for Massive ANC Archives Digitization Project

From the Directory

  • Heritage Chronicle SA
  • Kenton-on-Sea Ratepayers Association (KOSRA)
  • Lesotho Heritage Network
  • Heidelberg Heritage Association
  • Bruce Eitzen - New World Associates Landscape Architects
  • Erasmus Fairbairn Architects
  • City of Johannesburg Directorate Arts Culture and Heritage
  • Totem Media
  • Bryanston East Community Forum (BECF)
  • Parktown North Residents Association (PNRA)
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