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Trams

  • A new perspective on Johannesburg trams
  • Johannesburg as seen through the eyes of a young schoolboy in the late 1940s, early 1950s and later as a young married man in the early 1960s
  • Tram Spotting - Pretoria Tram Services as depicted on early Picture Postcards (1900s to 1920s)
  • A short history of the tram lines serving Pretoria and the Union Buildings via Church Square
  • Remembering the end of the tramcar era

From our Archive

  • A walking tour of historic Durbanville
  • ‘Spanish’ Flu in South Africa and its effect at Hartbeespoort
  • The Early History of Boksburg
  • The Day Krugersdorp Received a Magnificent Tower Clock
  • Another Blood Soaked Hill in Zululand - Gunner Frederick Henry Bradley V.C.
  • Railways at War
  • Africa's first Wikipedia City
  • Industrial Heritage -  The Story behind the Lime Kiln at Heuningspruit
  • Lessons from my mentor, Steffen Ahrends
  • Travelling to South Africa via the Union Castle Line
  • History of Parkmore 1904-1960s
  • A lifetime's obsession with Jock of the Bushveld
  • Postmortem Photography in South Africa
  • Henri Ferdinand Gros - Pretoria’s first permanently based photographer, 1875 to 1890
  • A Lone Hill of National Importance

From the Directory

  • Joint Plans Committee East
  • Inclusive Design Company
  • Library Special Projects
  • Andre Bruton Construction
  • Van Plettenberg Historical Society
  • South African Anglo Boer War Historical Society
  • Architects Boers Associates
  • The Forge - Customized wrought metal work
  • StudioJoy + Architects and Heritage Practitioners
  • Beyond Heritage
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