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Addington Children’s Hospital – Book Review by Duncan Guy

Addington Children’s Hospital – Book Review by Duncan Guy

Click on the link below for a  book review of Hugh Blands’ book on Addington Children’s Hospital and Nurses’ Home DUNCAN GUY – ADDINGTON ARTICLE

SANS February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 Book Reviews Read more

St Paul’s Anglican Church Book Launch at Ikes Books: 31/01/2019

St Paul’s Anglican Church Book Launch at Ikes Books: 31/01/2019

  David Hughes a committee member of the South African National Society held a book launch for hid book ‘St Paul’s Anglican Church: and official History’, on 31 January 2019.

SANS April 4, 2019April 4, 2019 Book Reviews Read more

Stella Aurora – The History of a South African University. Volume III by Bill Guest

Stella Aurora – The History of a South African University. Volume III by Bill Guest

Bill Guest, Professor Emeritus and senior research associate in historical studies at UKZN has published his third volume of the history of this esteemed institution. The Pietermaritzburg agent for sales and distribution is Michelle Prowse at Ladybean Books (ladybean01@gmail.com) and

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In The Days that were – The Great War & Beyond by Gerry Kearney

In The Days that were – The Great War & Beyond by Gerry Kearney

  This new book by Gerry Kearney, tells the story of nearly 100 members of the Persse family, who served in the Great War and has information on pre-war South Africa and the 1st S.A. Infantry Battalion. The book is

SANS January 13, 2019January 13, 2019 Book Reviews Read more

Triumph and Tragedy – Trappist Missions in South Africa – Nicki Von Der Heyde

Triumph and Tragedy – Trappist Missions in South Africa – Nicki Von Der Heyde

This field guide to KZN’s 22 Trappist Missions, published in 2018,, is a must for anyone wishing to visit the Missions established by Francis Pfanner and his Trappists. The book sketches the story of this movement, that started in KZN

SANS September 7, 2018September 7, 2018 Book Reviews Read more

Reverend C.F. Miles-Cadman – Miles-Cadman Square – Durban

Reverend C.F. Miles-Cadman – Miles-Cadman Square – Durban

 This post is based upon a mail from Arthur Gammage relating a story about Reverend C.F. Miles-Cadman, which will be of interest Durban residents who are interested in the city’s past. Cadman was born in U.K., served in WWI and

SANS August 28, 2018August 28, 2018 Book Reviews, Other Heritage Read more

Field Guide to the Succulent Euphorbias of Southern Africa by Alma Moller and Eugene Moll

Field Guide to the Succulent Euphorbias of Southern Africa by Alma Moller and Eugene Moll

  FIELD GUIDE TO THE SUCCULENT EUPHORBIAS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA by Alma Moller and Rolf Becker Published by Briza Publications in association with the Flora & Fauna Publication Trust  This new field guide will be a good addition to any

SANS August 6, 2018August 6, 2018 Book Reviews Read more

Illustrated Glossary of Southern African Architectural Terms – Book Review

Illustrated Glossary of Southern African Architectural Terms – Book Review

The above book is a joint effort of Franco Frescura (formerly Chair of Architecture at UKZN), and Joyce Myeza who was a Fulbright Scholar at Simmons College, Boston. She is currently the Director of Libraries and Special Collections at UKZN.

SANS July 24, 2018July 24, 2018 Book Reviews Read more

Illustrated Dictionary of South African Plant Names – Edited by Eugene Moll

Illustrated Dictionary of South African Plant Names – Edited by Eugene Moll

For those interested in S.A.’s botany this well researched book written by Hugh Clarke and Michael Charters , and edited by Eugene Moll, is a valuable addition  to anyone’s collection. Click on the links to read about the book contents.

SANS July 17, 2018July 17, 2018 Book Reviews Read more

Guide To Trees Introduced Introduced into South Africa – Hugh Glen and Braam VanWyk

Guide To Trees Introduced Introduced into South Africa – Hugh Glen and Braam VanWyk

As a South African National Society Member, we feature Hugh Glenn’s (and Braam Van Wyk’s) book of trees introduced into South Africa. The book published in 2016 by Struik,  covers 600 of the over 2000 tree species introduced into South

SANS July 14, 2018July 14, 2018 Book Reviews Read more
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