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  • William Cuthbert Holloway - The Soldier who Built a Splendid Mountain Road

From our Archive

  • Visiting the Military Garden of Remembrance at Polokwane
  • Where to from here... 20 Years of the National Heritage Resources Act
  • The Legacy of Dr Arthur David Bensusan
  • Looking Out Over the Highest Yew Hedge in the World
  • Workmen Discover Hidden Steps and Centuries Old Post Office Stones in 1906
  • Stuttafords to be fashionable once again
  • 1932 Leeudoringstad explosion of 320 tons of dynamite
  • ‘Spanish’ Flu in South Africa and its effect at Hartbeespoort
  • Early Heidelberg through the eyes of a deltiologist
  • The Wagner-Hoffa Legacy: A Tale of Two Scientific Pioneers from Richmond
  • Slave Sales and Cape Town's Slave Tree Memorial
  • Charles Cornwallis Michell - The Father of Civil Engineering in South Africa
  • What’s in a name? Pushing for a more nuanced and dynamic understanding of historical names
  • Ravi Lalla - pillar to post to prosperity in Jeppestown
  • Gordon Verhoef & Krause - Adverts over the years

From the Directory

  • Ruth Muller Archivist / Researcher
  • Landscape Heritage SA
  • Constantia Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association
  • Panners Kingswood Village Association (PKVA)
  • Cannon Association of South Africa (CAOSA)
  • Original Shoreline Project
  • Morbid Musings - Marie-Louise Rouget
  • South African Museum Association (SAMA)
  • Vernacular Architecture Society of South Africa (VASSA)
  • Lesotho Heritage Network
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