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Engineers

  • William Brounger - Forward into the Interior
  • William Brounger and the Cape Railways
  • Hermann Schutte - Designer of South Africa's First Lighthouse
  • Louis Michel Thibault - Ex-Mercenary whose Heritage Enriched the Cape
  • James Cameron - Second City Engineer of Cape Town
  • John Hamilton Wicksteed - The competent young engineer who came to a sad end
  • James Bisset - Bringing Mass Transport to the Suburbs
  • George Pauling - Leading railway contractor in the development of Southern Africa
  • Thomas Stewart - First South African Consulting Engineer
  • John Gamble - Maths Prodigy who Preferred Engineering
  • Sir John Coode - International Harbour Master
  • Adam De Smidt - Gentlemanly Engineer in a tough environment
  • John Frederick Bourne - Railwayman who left an Unexpected Legacy
  • Patrick Fletcher - Versatile Pioneer
  • Mathew Woodifield - The Busy Engineer who Disappeared
  • John Scott Tucker - Ineffective Official who Abolished his own Post
  • Great Mechanical Engineers of the South African Railways & Harbours (Part 2)
  • Charles Davidson Bell - Renaissance Man at the Cape
  • Great Mechanical Engineers of the South African Railways & Harbours (Part 1)
  • George Pilkington - The Elderly Gentleman Who Kept up The Good Work

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From our Archive

  • A Brief History of Knysna from 1770 to 1890
  • Barberton Scandal is Here!
  • Journal of a visit to the Gold Fields in 1889
  • Tunnel at Waterval Boven - Probably the best-known and most famous of all NZASM structures
  • William Henry Hewitt VC (1884-1966)
  • Nukain Mabuza’s Painted Rock Garden on the main road between Kaapmuiden and Barberton
  • Spectacular old photographs of Joburg from above
  • He changed the shape of the Cape coast
  • The remarkable life of Charlotte Maxeke
  • Before there were roads - The journey from Port Elizabeth to Kuruman
  • Heritage Honours Awarded at Tolstoy Farm
  • The Pretoria Station Swastika Debate
  • The man who never spoke about the war
  • Kirti Menon and Gandhi’s legacy
  • The student’s guide to studying heritage in South Africa

From the Directory

  • Emmarentia Residents Association (ERA)
  • Franco Frescura Heritage Consultants
  • Joint Plans Committee (JPC)
  • Mandela Bay Heritage Trust (MBHT)
  • Old Wynberg Village Society
  • Krugersdorp Heritage Association
  • Kensington Residents and Ratepayers Association (KRRA)
  • Yeoville and Bellevue Ratepayers Association
  • Camps Bay Ratepayers and Residents Association (CBRRA)
  • Tshwane Building Heritage
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