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Kimberley

  • The Unbuilt Kimberley Nymphaeum
  • The Kimberley Memorial to the Honoured Dead - Cecil Rhodes, Herbert Baker, and the Architecture of Memory
  • The Rise and Fall of Barney Barnato
  • William Brounger - Forward into the Interior
  • Pioneer Diamond Field Photographers Kimberley (1869 - 1915)
  • Grandma's Notes - Life at the beginning of the 20th Century
  • The Nedbank Historical Collective - Exploring the oldest collective financial institution in South Africa - Part 1
  • South Africa’s Three Photographers named Kisch (1863 – 1902)
  • William Roe (1827-1916) - Long serving Graaff-Reinet based photographer
  • Restoring one of Kimberley's grandest homes in 1976
  • Heroic Efforts to Save the Kimberley City Hall
  • Cape Gauge - From Ox-wagon to Iron Horse
  • Old Town Halls Never Die

From our Archive

  • It’s a match! Early Tweddill photograph and portrait painting matched
  • The traditional ‘two minutes silence in remembrance’ was first observed in Cape Town
  • Celebrating Heritage at Clifton
  • Windybrow in Context - From Theodore Reunert Home to Windybrow Arts Centre
  • The impact of the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) and its aftermath on the postal history of towns: A case study based on Standerton in the Transvaal
  • What was Johannesburg like in 1931?
  • The history of one of the oldest bridges in Southern Africa
  • The Heritage Community says farewell to a courageous and eccentric Johannesburg character
  • Phillip Tobias, the mensch
  • Early Ethno-Photography and the Picture Postcard - A South African perspective
  • Panning for Gold in Sandton
  • In the Footsteps of Captain Charles Michell - 3/60th Regiment (King's Royal Rifles)
  • How the Village of Rhodes Became a Heritage Area
  • Memories of Parktown Preparatory School (PTPS)
  • Two architects left deep footprints in the development of Windhoek

From the Directory

  • New Killarney-Riviera Association (NKRA)
  • Beyond Heritage
  • Eastern Cape Institute of Architects (ECIA)
  • Historical Time Lines
  • Outeniqua Historical Society
  • Ulwazi Programme
  • Van Biljon Barnardo Architects
  • KlipSA (Klipriviersberg Sustainability Association)
  • Roodt Architects
  • Lepogo La Thaba Adventures
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  • Volksrust (Llanwarne/Langwane) - A Transvaal Border Town Through the Eyes of a Deltiologist
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