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Further reading and Links pertaining to History of Slavery and early colonisation in SA

... SAHO features: The Amersfoort Legacy, a history of education in South Africa Batavian Republic 1803-1806 The Great Trek History of Indians in South Africa (section on slavery and indentured labor) ...

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History of Slavery and early colonisation in SA timeline 1602-1841

1602 Chamber Representatives of the Netherlands Parliament grant a founding charter to the Dutch East India Company to establish an Indian trading empire in the East. 1652 The Dutch East India Company started a refreshment station at the ...

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Early African civilisations Activity

Activity 1: A day in the life of an ancient Egyptian Use library books or other information sources (like the internet if its available) to research everyday life in ancient Egypt. Working in groups, the children could investigate ...

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Poqo in the Western Cape and Transkei in the early 1960s

... 1963. Photographer: Drum Photographer, Baileys African History Archive (BAHA), Permission: Africa Media Online . The ... inspired resentment from affected communities. As early as 1960 there were indications that communities in Transkei were likely ...

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Mary Benson

... Mary Benson was born in Pretoria where she received her early education. In 1941 she joined the South African Women’s Army and served ...

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St Andrew's Church, Palmboom Road, Newlands

The building dates back to the early 19th century, when Newlands was still a small village separate from Cape Town. A village church was probably built on this site as early as 1810, but its land was probably only granted to the Anglican Church in ...

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The Homestead, Montrose Road, Clovelly, near Fish Hoek

... house in Clovelly, and its construction dates from the early 19th century. It was extended to its rear during the 1870s and the verandah is an early 20th century addition. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC ...

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Glebe Cottage, Waterloo Road, Wynberg

The building dates back to the early 19th century and, in its time, has undergone a number of changes in its ...

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Woutersen Vault, Wessels Road, Green Point.

In the early days of Dutch settlement at the Cape, it was common for families to erect ...

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Beach houses, Main Road, Muizenberg

... and St James, are the only remaining concentration of early 20th century Edwardian beach houses in South Africa, and face onto the ...

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