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Sao Joao

  • The Tragic Fate of the Great Ship Sao Joao

From our Archive

  • The South African Footprint in Parliament Square, London
  • When Johannesburg became a City!
  • Pestilences of the skin – horrible infections, ailments and occupational hazards circa 1927
  • History is not for the Sensitive - HASA comments on the Rhodes Statue Saga
  • Rickshaws of early Johannesburg
  • A critical look at Cape Town's developer-friendly policies
  • A Brief History of Roads in South Africa - In the Beginning
  • Blood Sweat and Beers - The Story of the Railway Navvy
  • Railways at War
  • The rock engravings at Bosworth farm
  • Looking back at the Woolff Restoration of the Donkin Row Houses
  • Illegal advertising on Old Park Station - Has MTN missed an opportunity?
  • Hidden arcade re-emerges after four and a half decades
  • Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve - One of Joburg's best kept secrets
  • Electrification of Railways - Battle of the Systems

From the Directory

  • Heritage Western Cape (HWC)
  • Ship Society
  • Ruth Muller Archivist / Researcher
  • Braamfontein Spruit Trust
  • Antiquarian Auctions
  • South African Anglo Boer War Historical Society
  • South African Institute for Heritage Science and Conservation
  • Kensington Heritage Trust
  • Arcadia Residents and Ratepayers Association (ARRA)
  • Parktown Association
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