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Witwatersrand Origins

  • The Richest Goldfield in the World turns 135
  • Questions on the origins of the name 'Witwatersrand'

From our Archive

  • Refurbishing the Muizenberg Carnegie Library and Post Office
  • Robben Island Garrison Church - Poor maintenance aggravates the problem
  • Hout Bay Heritage - Huge potential destroyed by neglect
  • A new perspective on Johannesburg trams
  • The Hostels and Compounds of Cullinan
  • Spatial Development Plan must address heritage preservation in Johannesburg
  • Remembering Sandton's Famous Stallion
  • Bridge of Wars - The Story of the Bailey Bridge
  • The History of Witkoppen Clinic
  • Limit State Design of Buildings and the Preservation Engineer
  • Vandalised headstones in Brixton Cemetery
  • Much More than a Mafia: Mavericks, Mentors, and Medical Maestros. The considerable contribution of St John’s College to Medicine
  • Flo Bird - house by house, street by street
  • Tram Spotting - Pretoria Tram Services as depicted on early Picture Postcards (1900s to 1920s)
  • George Washington Wilson - The man, The Company and The Photographers

From the Directory

  • Sibambene Bolt Heritage Construction
  • New Killarney-Riviera Association (NKRA)
  • Jim Hislop - Property Historian: Cape Town Property Histories
  • Cape Town Heritage Trust (CTHT)
  • Ladysmith Siege Museum Trust
  • Digital Rail Images of South Africa (DRISA)
  • Glassworks
  • Cape Town Family History Society
  • Friends of the Rail (FOTR)
  • Van Plettenberg Historical Society
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