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Vincent Carruthers

  • Priceless heritage sites celebrated at Toppieshoek
  • A Short History of the Battles of Silkaatsnek
  • The Battle of Nooitgedacht - The biggest battle fought in the Magaliesberg
  • A Short History of the Battle of Dwarsvlei
  • The Kruger Houses at Boekenhoutfontein
  • A short history of the Battle of Kalkheuwel
  • A short history of the Siege of Elands River Post
  • The South African baboon that became a war hero
  • The General Hendrik Schoeman Enigma - Visionary, Villain or Victim?
  • The Fall of Pretoria, June 1900
  • A Short History of the Battle of Diamond Hill
  • The first re-discovery of gold in the Transvaal
  • Early mixed farming at the Broederstroom Archaeological Site
  • ‘Spanish’ Flu in South Africa and its effect at Hartbeespoort
  • The Great Observatories of the Magaliesberg

From our Archive

  • The Unlikely Birth of the South African Lipizzaner
  • Going Inside the Kensington Castle
  • Winnie's pain and torture in prison
  • Requiem to a Johannesburg landmark - The Grand Station Hotel lost to fire
  • A Secret Sea Chart Revealed
  • Burgers Park - A Victorian Heritage (As portrayed in picture postcards from more than a century ago)
  • Old, New and Newest in Braamfontein
  • Oblowitz's Bioscope and the Adelphi Cinema: Film in Hermanus: 1906-1981
  • Edward Jenner: The Man Who Saved More Lives Than Any Person in History
  • War Memorials in Banks and Companies
  • The Bibliophile of Johannesburg: Remembering Geoff Klass and His Towers of Books
  • Berdine Luyt's 'John' - A wartime romance?
  • Some memories of Rosebank in 1966
  • Clara Goad - The Story Behind One of the Earliest Graves in Braamfontein Cemetery
  • Johannesburg in 1893

From the Directory

  • Sibambene Bolt Heritage Construction
  • Benoni Heritage Society
  • Joline Young Heritage Consultancy
  • Glassworks
  • Pressed Ceilings & Decor by Legacy
  • National Heritage Council (NHC)
  • Cornelius Lehr Antiquarian Horologist
  • Digital Rail Images of South Africa (DRISA)
  • Old Wynberg Village Society
  • Border Historical Society
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  • A Behind the Scenes Guided Tour of Sterkfontein Caves - 21 November 2026
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  • Witnessing History - Correcting my memory of Hastings Ndlovu
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  • Some Angel and Cherub Statues in Braamfontein Cemetery
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