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Month: Aug 2018

The “Great Escape Tunnels” are found

The “Great Escape Tunnels” are found

The Great Escape  – Untouched for almost seven decades, the tunnel used in the Great Escape has finally been unearthed. The 111-yard passage nicknamed ‘Harry’ by Allied prisoners was sealed by the Germans after the audacious break-out from the POW camp

SANS Aug 29, 2018Aug 29, 2018 Militaria 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 Aug 28, 2018Aug 28, 2018 Book Reviews, Other Heritage Read more

Clairvaux Trappist Mission 1896

Clairvaux Trappist Mission 1896

 Clairvaux Trappist Mission lies on a hill overlooking the Nzinga River, a tributary of the Umkomaas River near Impendle. The mission was started in 1896 by the Trappists led by Abbott Francis Pfanner, and the church, is all that remains

SANS Aug 19, 2018Aug 19, 2018 Religion Read more

S.A. National Society – Newsletter – September 2018

S.A. National Society – Newsletter – September 2018

NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER – 2018  HISTORICAL INDIA – A CONTEMPORARY VIEW CHARLES BOTHA For the August Program Charles wrote saying, this unusual talk illustrates the Good, the Bad and the Bizarre of historical Northern India – a most fascinating part of

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S.A. National Society Newsletter – August 2018

S.A. National Society Newsletter – August 2018

NEWSLETTER AUGUST – 2018  We were delighted to welcome two Killie Campbell Bursary winners to the July meeting of the Society and to learn more about their projects, particularly as both had travelled some way to join us. Nontobeko Ngubane,

SANS Aug 13, 2018Aug 13, 2018 Newsletters 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 Aug 6, 2018Aug 6, 2018 Book Reviews Read more

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