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World War I

  • Commemorating the Brave – The World War I Cenotaph at Victoria Falls
  • From Bergville to East Africa (1916-1918), never to return…
  • Delville Wood - The costliest action the South African Brigade fought on the Western Front
  • A Short History of Talana Farm Cemetery
  • Portrait of a Springbok - Lest we forget
  • The South African baboon that became a war hero
  • The Last Man to Walk out of Delville Wood ... was a Dundee Man!
  • Remembering the East Africa Campaign during World War I
  • William Henry Hewitt VC (1884-1966)
  • Reflections on the end of World War I and the impact of war
  • Visiting the Historic Primrose Cemetery (Germiston)
  • Visiting the Historic Harrismith Cemetery
  • The traditional ‘two minutes silence in remembrance’ was first observed in Cape Town
  • Why we should observe Remembrance Day in South Africa

From our Archive

  • The Cemetery at Winkelhaak Mine
  • The Anderson Family of Winchester Mansions
  • The Capture of Winston Churchill - The Armoured Train Incident
  • Meandering along the Sea Point Promenade
  • The Balcony Building Hermanus - 1906-2018
  • Ten of Joburg's Most Underrated Buildings
  • Photos of Pageview in 1973
  • Restoring Kitchen Car 269: the Curious Tale of the Designer
  • MHIG breaks records on the Barberton Makhonjwa Geotrail
  • Remembering Oscar and Rose Norwich: Collectors, Scholars and Custodians of Johannesburg’s Past
  • Modern British-Built Trams for Johannesburg’s British Empire Exhibition in 1936
  • The 1954 SAA Comet Disaster
  • Aerial photographs that tell two stories!
  • One of Sandton's oldest structures set to serve the local community
  • Johannesburg celebrates its 130th birthday!

From the Directory

  • Bruce Eitzen - New World Associates Landscape Architects
  • Gurney Planning & Design (Pty) Ltd
  • Tony Westby-Nunn
  • Swellendam Heritage Association (SHA)
  • Clare Chappel Urban Designer, Architect, Storyteller
  • Roger Stewart Antiquarian
  • Friends of Blaauwberg Conservation Area (FoBCA)
  • Hartbeespoort Environment and Heritage Association (HEHA)
  • FutureHistories
  • Van Plettenberg Historical Society
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