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Farming Heritage

  • Languedoc, the workers’ village built by Cecil Rhodes
  • The German Monarchy, Merino Sheep and a Wool Merchant
  • Our lost Lowveld farm
  • The Early Beginnings of Knysna's First Farm
  • South Africa's Famous Ox-Tamer
  • One of South Africa's most fascinating farming histories
  • Rising from the Ashes - The 1926 Restoration of Groot Constantia
  • Stories from a Diamond Mine - The Early Days
  • Peach and cherry orchards in Linden
  • The Early History of Irene Farm
  • A short history of one the Cape's earliest freehold farms
  • Growing up on a Sandton Farm
  • Early Settlers and Prospectors in Sandton
  • Heritage Treasures of the South

From our Archive

  • Passionate about tennis - A South African photo album of historical significance (1909 - 1913)
  • What remains of the Jameson Raid
  • Johannesburg 1936... Keeping an eye out for souvenir survivals
  • 'One of our few remaining links with a bygone Johannesburg'
  • Victorian-era Banknotes of Towns of the South Western Cape
  • The Nunnery at Wits - Created in a Weekend and Still Going Strong
  • History of the Rissik Street Post Office Clock
  • Peach and cherry orchards in Linden
  • A visit to Moot House Parktown
  • Ouma keeps historic town alive
  • Fortnum & Mason - A Staircase Reimagined
  • The Forgotten Orphans of the Anglo-Boer War: the Irene and Pietersburg Orphanages
  • Was there really a Mushroom Farm in Sandton Central?
  • Heritage Management Plans: A call for re-evaluation
  • Unpacking the history behind this 1919 Ravenscroft photograph

From the Directory

  • Heritage Association of South Africa (HASA)
  • Hout Bay and Llandudno Heritage Trust
  • Amathole Museum
  • Brixton Community Forum (BCF)
  • Heritage Chronicle SA
  • Parkview Residents Association (PRA)
  • Outeniqua Historical Society
  • Drakenstein Heritage Foundation (DHF)
  • NGT Infraco
  • Antiquarian Auctions
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