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Jeppestown

  • Bygone fortune seeker and rail restauranteur Theodor Fiebiger
  • Is it heritage? Graffiti wall art and Pinki’s Inn, Jeppestown
  • The mosaic that is Jeppestown 
  • Remembering the launch of the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation
  • Ravi Lalla - pillar to post to prosperity in Jeppestown
  • Ronel Bischoff - woman in charge
  • Requiem to a Johannesburg landmark - The Grand Station Hotel lost to fire
  • Finding Antonetta Elizabeth Cosslett: a personal exploration of a family mystery
  • The Buildings of C. H. Thrupp and Company over the Decades
  • The History of the Jeppe Family

From our Archive

  • Origins of the book 'District Six - Memories, Thoughts and Images'
  • Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Pondoland, South Africa (Part 1)
  • Priceless heritage sites celebrated at Toppieshoek
  • The Wagner-Hoffa Legacy: A Tale of Two Scientific Pioneers from Richmond
  • Iconic Kaaimans River Railway Bridge Declared a Provincial Heritage Site
  • The Royal Tour of 1901
  • Origins of Emmarentia Dam
  • Life in exile for the teenagers who survived June 16th
  • Tunnel at Waterval Boven - Probably the best-known and most famous of all NZASM structures
  • Corrugated Irony - A Short History of the Tin Roof
  • A horologist, but much more
  • A short history of Port Elizabeth's famous Campanile
  • 6 National Heritage Sites - Commemoration of Nelson Mandela 6 years on
  • Maria Ratschitz Mission in the Wasbank Valley
  • The Story Behind the 1922 Rand Revolt Centenary Stone

From the Directory

  • PGS Heritage
  • Vernacular Architecture Society of South Africa (VASSA)
  • Hugh Fraser - Guided Tours
  • Friends of Johannesburg Cemeteries
  • Westcliff Residents Association (WRA)
  • Library Special Projects
  • Dullstroom Heritage Society
  • Pam McLaren - Female Ancestry British Kaffaria & Natal
  • WIEW Architects
  • Joint Plans Committee East
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