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Naval History

  • Preserving the only submarine museum in Africa
  • Visiting the Historic Simon’s Town Old Burying Ground
  • Life as a POW - May 1941-45 (Epilogue)
  • Life as a POW - May 1941-45 (Part 1)
  • Forty Years Later... SAS Protea and the Kaiyo Maru
  • The Brass Bell of the SS Mendi has been returned
  • The Royal Navy in Hermanus in 1961
  • Death by drowning, the tragedy of the SS Mendi

From our Archive

  • Celebrating Mandela through the lens of graphic heritage
  • The conservation of The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront as an historic precinct
  • Why we should observe Remembrance Day in South Africa
  • Preserving the only submarine museum in Africa
  • Blood Sweat and Beers - The Story of the Railway Navvy
  • The Smallest Church in the Southern Hemisphere
  • Berg River Water Supply to the West Coast - The Importance of Jantjiesfontein
  • The Big Fiery Giant - The Story of the Beyer-Garratt Locomotive
  • David Stewart Howie - Anglo-Boer War Correspondent and Amateur Photographer
  • Collecting artefacts in Livingstone via Pandamatenga and Victoria Falls
  • Blue Plaque celebrates Jewish contribution to Muizenberg
  • Nongoloza: King of the Ninevites
  • Memories of Parktown Preparatory School (PTPS)
  • Explorer William Burchell – ecologist with a vision
  • My trip through Africa in the early 1970s

From the Directory

  • Chris Taylor Tour Guide
  • Johan van Heerden - Researcher
  • Wynberg East Civic Association (WECA)
  • The Conservation Studio - Albany Museum
  • Keitumetse Mangate Production Company
  • Wynberg Residents and Ratepayers Association (WRRA)
  • Provincial Heritage Resources Authority Gauteng (PHRAG)
  • Friends of the Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG)
  • Vidamemoria Heritage Consultants
  • Cindy Postlethwayt Heritage Consultant
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