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Simons Town

  • Iran and South Africa: Naval Interactions of the 1970s
  • The mega move of SAS Assegaai - Africa's first submarine museum
  • Simonstown: A Victorian Photo Album dissected 160 years later
  • Forgotten Railway Sidings of the South Peninsula
  • John Frederick Bourne - Railwayman who left an Unexpected Legacy
  • Preserving the only submarine museum in Africa
  • Finding Job Maseko - It is not Masego, it is Maseko
  • Gordons Bay Coastal Defence Battery 1943
  • The World Famous Engineer buried in Simon's Town
  • Visiting the Historic Simon’s Town Old Burying Ground
  • Cape Town’s rich military heritage celebrated
  • A short history of Simon's Town's famous Martello Tower
  • Is the Claim of 'Oldest School in South Africa' Legitimate?

From our Archive

  • Iconic heritage home survives in Yeoville
  • 16 300 books... and counting
  • Visiting the Historic Simon’s Town Old Burying Ground
  • Was Gandhi at Spioenkop?
  • Exceptional collection of Africana goes on auction
  • "A Great City Deserves Great Cathedrals"
  • South Africa needs a Fred Dibnah
  • The Nedbank Historical Collective - Exploring the oldest collective financial institution in South Africa - Part 2
  • Visiting the oldest extant cemetery in South Africa
  • A short history of the Siege of Elands River Post
  • Using the latest technology to digitise maps and posters at the Kwazulu-Natal Museum
  • Restoring Kitchen Car 269: the Curious Tale of the Designer
  • The story of the largest elephant tusks to ever come out of Kenya
  • Passionate about tennis - A South African photo album of historical significance (1909 - 1913)
  • A Short History of Steel

From the Directory

  • Mayat Hart Architecture
  • Rod Kruger - Gold Mining Talks and Tours
  • Heritage House, Modderfontein
  • Tulbagh Valley Heritage Foundation
  • De Rust Heritage Trust
  • Martin Hatchuel - Writer, Horticulturist and Tourism Consultant
  • Africa Media Online
  • Boksburg Our Town Heritage
  • Vernon Systems
  • Camps Bay Ratepayers and Residents Association (CBRRA)
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