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Disasters

  • 1932 Leeudoringstad explosion of 320 tons of dynamite
  • The rescue restoration of the historic town centre of Wupperthal
  • The 1954 SAA Comet Disaster
  • Unanswered Questions 120 Years after the Great Braamfontein Dynamite Explosion

From our Archive

  • Joburg's Long Decade
  • Early Shipwrecks Off the Eastern Coast
  • The Founding of Potchefstroom
  • The Top Star Drive-in Saga
  • Visiting the Historic Harrismith Cemetery
  • The Early History of Irene Farm
  • Partnership with Pabst - The Restoration of the Joki House
  • Remembering the launch of the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation
  • Model of 'U-96' donated to the Ditsong National Museum of Military History
  • Renewed efforts to set Blue Plaque criteria?
  • Landmark Potchefstroom building to be sold at auction
  • Summer holidays, Sunshine, Swimwear, Suntan lotion and Sand buckets - South African Beach Photographers (1930s to 1960s)
  • Old Malmesbury Mission Church Complex - A question of sustainability
  • Life as a POW - May 1941-45 (Part 3)
  • A hundred years ago: St John’s College, Johannesburg, in 1920

From the Directory

  • Barry Pringle Photography
  • Heritage House, Modderfontein
  • DijonDesign
  • South African National Society (SANS)
  • Franco Frescura Heritage Consultants
  • George Heritage Trust
  • Oral History Association of South Africa (OHASA)
  • Friends of Alberts Farm
  • Amathole Museum
  • Vernacular Architecture Society of South Africa (VASSA)
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