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  • What’s in a name? Pushing for a more nuanced and dynamic understanding of historical names

From our Archive

  • Hastings Ndlovu's day too
  • Origins of Emmarentia Dam
  • The First Successful Cape to Cairo Expedition by Motor Vehicle
  • The Architectural and Historical Significance of the Markhams Building
  • Summer holidays, Sunshine, Swimwear, Suntan lotion and Sand buckets - South African Beach Photographers (1930s to 1960s)
  • Houghton was nearly a Mining Township
  • Blood Sweat and Beers - The Story of the Railway Navvy
  • Anglo-Boer War Stereo Photographs - Produced by Keystone View Company
  • South Africa’s Three Photographers named Kisch (1863 – 1902)
  • A few photographs of Johannesburg at the turn of the 20th century
  • George Harrison Park - A Battle Lost?
  • Snapshot Photography - Automobiles photographed in South Africa from the 1920s to 1960s
  • South Africa's Road to Nowhere
  • The History of Panners Lane Sandton
  • Upon the Eagle’s Wings - Healdtown Mission Institute and the struggle for South Africa’s freedom

From the Directory

  • Vernacular Architecture Society of South Africa (VASSA)
  • Camps Bay Ratepayers and Residents Association (CBRRA)
  • James Findlay Collectable Books & Antique Maps
  • Library Special Projects
  • Kenton-on-Sea Ratepayers Association (KOSRA)
  • Kalk Bay St James Ratepayers and Residents Association
  • 3DSS Laser Scanning Services
  • Jeremy Hollmann: rock art
  • Bryanston East Community Forum (BECF)
  • Gabriel Fagan Architects
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