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PlaceuMnambithi was called Ladysmith
… After it it fell under siege from October 1899 to March 1900. Set on the banks of the Klip River, and named after: …
ArticleSouth African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996
… in the Orange Free State (OFS _ now Free State Province). 1900 Sidney Percival Bunting volunteers to serve in the …
ArticleApartheid and reactions to it
In 1948, the National Party (NP), representing Afrikaners, won the national election on a platform of racism and segregation under the slogan of 'apartheid’…
PlaceAthenaeum building, Belmont Terrace, Port Elizabeth
… which was opened in 1896. In the early years of the 1900's it became mainly a social club and changed its name, …
EventKitchener succeeds Roberts as Commander-in-Chief
… On Lord Roberts' return to England in November 1900 Lord Kitchener succeeded him as Commander-in-Chief of …
EventC James reports that South Africa is a poor market for produce
… In 1900, C James, an official of the British colonial … Southland Times. (1900) A disappointed South African Trader . [Online]. …
EventBattle of Vaalkrans begins
… The Battle of Vaalkrans on the 5th of February 1900 was a minor battle in which the British sought to avenge …
ArticleLand Restitution in South Africa since 1994
… Mar-04 79,696 n/a n/a 11,432 48,825 n/a n/a 30,871 Mar-05 79,696 n/a n/a 10,634 59,345 n/a n/a 20,351 Mar-06 79,696 …
Griqua
Introduction The arrival of the Boers and the colonial masters to the area known as Griqualand West, denied the Griquas the opportunity of following their…
Griqua community
The Griqua people’s history is not directly intertwined with that of Bloemfontein, however their history had an important influence on the history and…
Document 6 - Report of Delegation to All-African Convention and Unify Conference 16-17 December 1943. Presented to 2nd National Anti-CAD Conference, 4-5 January 1944
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 6 - Report of Delegation to All-African…
ArticleIndian Passive Resistance in South Africa: 1946 - 1948
… don’t want the Coolies here.” The Whites arrive again at 9.05 pm. and assault the resisters. Batches led by Dr Naicker, … group— to Resistance Camp. This…
ArticleBloemfontein Timeline 1824-2010
… Bros and Co. 1899 January, A leprosy hospital is opened. 1900 An electricity system is put into place. 1912 8 January, …
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 1 Source-based Questions
… Revolution of 1917. (6) During the early 20th century (1900’s), the Russian workers felt exploited and were …
PlaceGroote Schuur Estate
… Poseidon, Paestum, near Naples, Italy. He made a sketch in 1900 of the temple with the Lion Den in mind. The zoo closed …
PlaceRailway Administration Building, bounded by Maitland-, Hanger, St Andrew and Harvey Streets, Bloemfontein
… located in both the City and the Nation, in March 1900 at the Battle of Paardeberg during the Second Boer War, … "BRITISH CAVALRY AT BLOEMFONTEIN". New York…
PlaceWierda Bridge, Six Mile Spruit, Pretoria
… Pretoria at Wierda Bridge (Six Mile Spruit) on 4 June 1900, the Royal Artillery and the Royal Garrison Artillery …
PlaceSchanskop Fort, Pretoria
… undefended. The British occupied the Fort on 7 June 1900, after the Invasion of Pretoria, by Gen Roberts. In …
PlaceOld Fort, Hospital Hill, Johannesburg
… Services. When British forces captured Johannesburg in May 1900, the guns on the bastions of the Fort remained silent …
EventThe Queen mother Elizabeth is born.
… Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was born on 4 August 1900. Queen Elizabeth Angela was the ninth child and daughter …
PlaceRailway Station and Post Office, Point Road, Durban
… This building was erected in 1900 as part of a general upgrade by the Natal Railways. It … https://grahamlesliemccallum.wordpress.com/2014/05/16/durbans…
PlaceRed Location Museum
… of a Boer concentration camp in Uitenhage and moved in 1900's, to Red Location, where the first urban Black families …
PlaceAlfred Nzo District Municipality, Kwa-Zulu Natal/Eastern Cape
… much enthusiasm. Prince Alfred passed away on the 30 July 1900. …
PlaceGroote Schuur Campus, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch
… Cecil John Rhodes, for the use of poets and artists. From 1900 to 1907 it was the home of Rudyard Kipling and his …
PlaceRiverside
… Burgerspond (1874), Veld Pond (1902) and Kruger (1892 - 1900) pieces despite the fact that they were produced by a …
PlaceThe Queen’s Fort Military Museum, Bloemfontein
… a shot in anger, and when it was retaken by the British in 1900, they converted a portion into a military hospital, …
Document 37 - The Bill of Rights
The original numbering, as it appears in the South African Constitution, has been retained here, hence it begins at Article 7. 7. RIGHTS 1. This Bill of…
PlaceDefence Force HQ, Pretoria- Artillery Barracks
… also built for the officers just north of the complex. In 1900 there was an attemp to blow up the Artillery Barracks … Bay Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 11674…
PlaceArtillery Road Barracks at the H.Q. of South African Defence
… also built for the officers just North of the complex. In 1900, there was an attempt to blow up the Artillery Barracks … a Hawke's Bay Trooper to his father…
PlaceFouriesburg
… Bloemfontein had been occupied by the British in March 1900. Pushing further they trapped the major Boer forces in … into the direction of Bethlehem on the…