The Heritage Portal Newsletter #8 2023
Durban in the 1920s and 1930s
Patrick Fletcher - Versatile Pioneer
Panning for Gold in Sandton (Archive)
Notices
Three illustrated cartography books for sale
Siege of Mafeking - A British success or Boer failure?
In the footsteps of heroes - Human Rights and Ferreirasdorp
Signed copy of Philip Bawcombe’s Johannesburg
GIfA Fun Walk & Heritage Talk
The History of the Pier in Cape Town
A Heritage Walking Tour up the Liesbeek River Trail
Find a conservation architect
Miner’s Monument (Blue Plaque)
JHF Big Book Sale
Book Launch - Boer Invasion of the Zulu Kingdom
Johannesburg Meteorological Observatory (Artefacts)
In other news
Transnet gets go ahead to tear down iconic Ocean Terminal Building in Durban
Sails ahoy for Mostert’s Mill: Restoration project nears the finishing line
Fire Damaged Buildings Handed Back to Parliament for Reconstruction
Exploring Cape Town’s rich heritage through some of its historical buildings
TNPA to redevelop Port Precinct in Durban
Padstals of the Platteland
6 Key World War I Battles Fought in Africa
Heritage Western Cape Council and Committee members welcomed at induction
‘Architects need a Hippocratic oath to stop them trashing the planet
Ochre and the dawn of human culture
Artist paints detailed scenes on pieces of concrete