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Military History

  • Smoke and Mirrors - The Martini-Henry Rifle at Isandlwana
  • The South African baboon that became a war hero
  • The Fall of Pretoria, June 1900
  • A Short History of the Battle of Diamond Hill
  • Radar at Wits: South Africa’s development of radar within three months in World War II
  • A Short History of the SA Dagger
  • The Remarkable Chinese Paired Swords at Ditsong
  • Model of 'U-96' donated to the Ditsong National Museum of Military History
  • Forbidden Images (1960s to 1980s) - Illegal photographs captured by young men conscripted into the South African Military
  • Visiting the Historic Middelburg Cemetery (Mpumalanga)
  • Remembering the East Africa Campaign during World War I
  • William Henry Hewitt VC (1884-1966)
  • Life as a POW - May 1941-45 (Epilogue)
  • Life as a POW - May 1941-45 (Part 3)
  • Life as a POW - May 1941-45 (Part 2)
  • Life as a POW - May 1941-45 (Part 1)
  • A stroll through the Heidelberg Kloof cemetery
  • The Royal Navy in Hermanus in 1961
  • Bridge of Wars - The Story of the Bailey Bridge

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From our Archive

  • No other building materials have advanced the built environment as much as steel and concrete
  • Diligently photographed - An East London Victorian Corner House
  • Using the latest technology to digitise maps and posters at the Kwazulu-Natal Museum
  • Two gum trees, firemen and horse races
  • The Restoration of Grahamstown's Old Gaol (in 1984)
  • 60 Years - The Oukloof Memorial Project Riebeek Kasteel
  • Finding Job Maseko - It is not Masego, it is Maseko
  • Mayibuye planned a massive onslaught
  • Cape Gauge - From Ox-wagon to Iron Horse
  • Sandton has a new tallest building!
  • Surveying the Confidence Reef Mine
  • Vogelstruisbult Tragedy - An abandoned Springs Gold Mine
  • Tour competition encourages students to explore their city
  • Carl Bluhm's contribution to early Eastern Cape photography - A career tragically cut short
  • A Memoir Rediscovered: Jan Smuts's Private Secretary

From the Directory

  • Rod Kruger - Gold Mining Talks and Tours
  • Northern Cape Provincial Heritage Authority
  • Kensington Residents and Ratepayers Association (KRRA)
  • Sticky Situations
  • Lepogo La Thaba Adventures
  • Joint Plans Committee East
  • South African Institute for Heritage Science and Conservation
  • Kenton-on-Sea Ratepayers Association (KOSRA)
  • Salt River Heritage Society
  • Friends of the General Smuts Foundation
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