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Royal Visit 1947

  • A Royal Rapport, How the Windsors met a Hohenzollern in Queenstown
  • That famous 21st Birthday broadcast from Cape Town... or was it?
  • The Royal Visit to Queenstown
  • A poignant Royal souvenir from Bloemfontein
  • Rediscovering the 1947 Royal Visit to South Africa

From our Archive

  • Race to the Rand
  • South Africa needs a Fred Dibnah
  • New mosaic marks the site where the Bezuidenhout Valley War Memorial once stood
  • Celebrating the remarkable life of Herbert Prins
  • The Nunnery at Wits - Created in a Weekend and Still Going Strong
  • South Africa's Famous Ox-Tamer
  • Visiting one of the oldest pubs in Gauteng
  • All Blacks in Hermanus Seventy Years Ago
  • The History of Westcliff
  • Industrial Heritage -  The Story behind the Lime Kiln at Heuningspruit
  • Modderfontein's Grand Mansion
  • Herman Charles Bosman, Joburg man
  • Modern Day Mystery - What has happened to the owner of the Kensington Castle?
  • The History of Early Gaols in Johannesburg and the Development of The Johannesburg Fort
  • The history of one of the oldest bridges in Southern Africa

From the Directory

  • Architects Boers Associates
  • Vidamemoria Heritage Consultants
  • Greater Vredehoek Heritage Action Group
  • Ceres Rail Company
  • South East Witwatersrand Family History Society (SEWFHS)
  • Christison Rare Books
  • Barry Pringle Photography
  • Hermanus Ratepayers Association
  • Krugersdorp Heritage Association
  • Ulwazi Programme
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