The Heritage Portal Newsletter #44 2021
Review of Durban Art Deco
Historic photographs of Apartheid Johannesburg in the 1980s
Surgeon in Trouble - Protesting for Biko and Woods
The German Monarchy, Merino Sheep and a Wool Merchant - An Eastern Cape Story
Railway Modelling, a hobby that lasts a lifetime
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Virtual Book Talk - History of South Africa from 1902 to the Present
Frescura releases lists to researchers
Thieves, Disruptors and Colonial Agents in Disguise: Dissecting Missionaries ‘Collections’
Taking stock, the art of looking - Talk by Heritage Consultant Lindsay Napier
End of 2021 outing to Braamfontein cemetery
Rethatching the Claremont Congregational Church
24 Seymour Avenue (Blue Plaque)
Post Office Qumbu (Artefacts)
In other news
Fight to save Sea Point building
This 107-year-old coastal mansion in Cape Town is on sale for R57 million
Ethiopian government says it has recaptured Lalibela, UN World Heritage site
Liesbeek Leisure Properties claims interdict application to halt redevelopment is filled with lies while applicants say they have misled the public
‘Most exciting Roman mosaic discovery in the UK in the last century’
General Piet Retief Viljoen’s home receives blue plaque status
Logbooks linked to Antarctic explorers Shackleton and Scott found in storage room
Last-minute attempt to stop Shell’s oil exploration of whale breeding grounds
Plans to create Australia’s greatest urban walking trail
Australia has a heritage conservation problem. Can farming and Aboriginal heritage protection co-exist?