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  • 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

  • New publication highlights Africa’s remarkable geology
  • A short history of Simon's Town's famous Martello Tower
  • City of Joburg honours the first national publication aimed solely at a black readership
  • Stories from a Diamond Mine - The Early Days
  • A South African Prequel to Downton Abbey
  • Remarkable historic documents emerge at Hilton auction
  • Subway mural brings Fietas alive (in 2010)
  • The South African baboon that became a war hero
  • Blue Waters: Could Cape Town’s New Heritage Strategy Have Saved It?
  • The History of Sizwe (formerly Rietfontein) Hospital
  • From the ashes of South Africa's worst earthquake rise the old buildings of Tulbagh
  • Response to “Heritage house owners should be compensated by a property tax cut”
  • Ten Majestic Joburg Staircases
  • Dundee's Fighting Postmaster
  • A short history of the metrication movement in South Africa

From the Directory

  • Stellenbosch Interest Group
  • African Conservation Trust (ACT)
  • Five Hundred Year Archive Project
  • Knysna Ratepayers Association (KRA)
  • Francois Johannes Cleophas - Sport Historian
  • Hugh Fraser - Guided Tours
  • Graaff Reinet Heritage Society
  • Lower Albany Historical Society (LAHS)
  • National Heritage Council (NHC)
  • Joburg Places
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