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Mining History

  • The early history of Port Nolloth
  • Destroyed ERPM Mining Village - Some practical thoughts
  • Unanswered Questions 120 Years after the Great Braamfontein Dynamite Explosion
  • Early Settlers and Prospectors in Sandton
  • Hard Rock Mining in South Africa - The Cornish Connection
  • Mining Headgears - Pure Functionality Ruling over Beauty
  • Pilgrim's Rust - Tracing the Tramway
  • Struben Monument Destroyed but not Forgotten
  • Why we should not waste effort maintaining this important heritage site
  • George Harrison Park - A Battle Lost?
  • A Depressing Visit to George Harrison Park

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From our Archive

  • Battles in the Magaliesberg
  • Pogonology: South African men and their facial hair - As portrayed in photographs from the Victorian era
  • The Preservation of Pimville Soweto
  • Carl Bluhm's contribution to early Eastern Cape photography - A career tragically cut short
  • Cullinan Mine - Open Pit and Haulage
  • Clarendon Circle - Then and Now
  • A Short History of the Battle of Diamond Hill
  • Mining Headgears - Pure Functionality Ruling over Beauty
  • Before there were roads - The journey from Port Elizabeth to Kuruman
  • Traces of the Basuto Wars
  • Five Lost Seven Remain: The Carnegie Libraries of South Africa
  • End of an era for historic mining firm
  • Johannesburg in postcards 1904-08
  • Attempted Assassination at Rand Show
  • The Day Krugersdorp Received a Magnificent Tower Clock

From the Directory

  • Craig McClenaghan Architecture
  • Limpopo Provincial Heritage Resources Authority (LIHRA)
  • James Findlay Collectable Books & Antique Maps
  • Friends of Johannesburg Cemeteries
  • Mira Fassler Kamstra - Retired
  • Christison Rare Books
  • Brixton Community Forum (BCF)
  • Beyond Heritage
  • Heritage Association of South Africa (HASA)
  • Boksburg Our Town Heritage
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