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Radar History

  • Was there an Italian POW Camp in Pringle Bay during World War II?
  • Radar at Wits: South Africa’s development of radar within three months in World War II
  • South African Radar in the Overstrand in World War II

From our Archive

  • Documents saved from a rubbish dump reveal snippets of the life of Gerardus Bodde
  • Frescura, with good reason, suggests that conservation in South Africa is a disaster
  • Forbidden Images (1960s to 1980s) - Illegal photographs captured by young men conscripted into the South African Military
  • A Historical Narrative of Hangklip and the Development of Pringle Bay
  • Vogelstruisbult Tragedy - An abandoned Springs Gold Mine
  • The Royal Navy in Hermanus in 1961
  • A delightful 1987 calendar celebrating the centenary of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
  • The Google Maps of 1930
  • Peeling back the layers of Orange Grove
  • Johannesburg Underground - A Lost Opportunity
  • First Heritage Plaques Unveiled in Modderfontein
  • Transport Riders in the Eastern Cape
  • The Mining Link Connecting Simon van der Stel to Herbert Hoover
  • Old Town Halls Never Die
  • Ten Sites Every Roman Britain Enthusiast Should Visit

From the Directory

  • Hermanus Ratepayers Association
  • Sibambene Bolt Heritage Construction
  • ACO Associates
  • The South African Archaeological Society (ArchSoc)
  • Southern African Historical Society (SAHS)
  • Friends of Blaauwberg Conservation Area (FoBCA)
  • Gateway Stained Glass
  • Historic Building Consultants
  • Cape Town Walking Tours
  • Cape Town Heritage Foundation (CTHF)
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