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Magalies Memoirs

  • 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 Krugersdorp Fire Station - A 1930s Art Deco Landmark
  • Father Eustace St Clair Hill and the Bambatha Rebellion 1906
  • Ex Libris - Rediscovering Bookplates
  • Johannesburg's Early Markets
  • Cullinan Mine - Open Pit and Haulage
  • Gone but not forgotten - The landmark Barlow Fountain
  • The Origins of the Chavonnes Battery
  • The Remarkable Chinese Paired Swords at Ditsong
  • 16 300 books... and counting
  • Ten South African based German Missionaries Photographed
  • John Hamilton Wicksteed - The competent young engineer who came to a sad end
  • Landmark Potchefstroom building to be sold at auction
  • A Short History of Plettenberg Bay's 'oldest surviving building'
  • Preserving Durban's Art Deco Heritage: The Peter Louis Award Recognises Durban Art Deco Society
  • Fortnum & Mason - A Staircase Reimagined

From the Directory

  • Stephanie Victor
  • Vernon Systems
  • Heidelberg Heritage Association
  • The Workplace Agency
  • Lennie Gouws - Researcher and Author
  • Kate Otten Architects
  • Gabriel Fagan Architects
  • Camps Bay Ratepayers and Residents Association (CBRRA)
  • Amafa / Heritage KwaZulu Natal
  • GLH Architects
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