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Boy sits on minstrel's shoulders, Cape Town
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Entertainers, Performing arts, Amusements, ,
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Delight is a big shoulder to sit on, a cheerful song and a whistle to blow on for this little fellow, a patient at Maitland Cottage Home for Cripple Children. He is six-year-old Bulelane Mehlomakube and the man with the big song is Boere Goosen of Nik Naks Cooning Minstrels who was one of a group of 34 Hanover Park entertainers who performed to raise money for the centre. The group is to give a repeat performance early in the New Year.
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Identifier
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islandora:15322
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Apartheid signage, Cape Town, 20th century
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Cape Town (South Africa), South Africa. Separate Amenities Act, 1953, Railways, Race discrimination
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Loading SA Transport Services "whites only" signs at Cape Town Station yesterday were Mr J L van Zyl (foreground) and Mr R Roodt. The signs, currently spares, were not destined for the rubbish pile.
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Identifier
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islandora:17411
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The old Railway building, Cape Town
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Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Railroads, Transport, Infrastructure, Architecture, Interior decoration
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The old Railway Institute building in Adderley Street as it was and as it is today. Soon it will be no more.
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Identifier
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islandora:16160
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Journalists interviewing policeman, Cape Town
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Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Police--South Africa, Press--South Africa,
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Police officer, Mr. Rockman, who was involved in exposing police brutality, is interviewed by journalists, Cape Town., circa 1980s
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Identifier
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islandora:12636
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Argie boy, Cape Town
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Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Newspapers, Labour, Apartheid, Coloured Labour Preference Area Policy (South Africa), Children's rights
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1950s depiction of an Argie Boy (newspaper vendor selling the Argus newspaper)
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Identifier
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islandora:16697
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Protesters gather on Jammie steps, Cape Town
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Western Cape (South Africa), Rondebosch (Cape Town, South Africa), Civil unrest, Demonstrations, University of Cape Town
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University of Cape Town students gather on the steps of Jameson Hall before moving off to a silent demonstration on university property overlooking De Waal Drive yesterday afternoon.
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Identifier
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islandora:16386
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Principal helping pupils fish, Cape Town
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Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Historic sites, Monuments, Fishing, Education
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Keen fisherman: The waters around the island are rich in fish and Mr Jors de Ridder seldom misses an opportunity to catch something for the pot; even if he has to pass on some of the finer points of fishing to his pupils.
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Identifier
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islandora:16509
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First World War Survivors of the Battle of Delville Wood, Cape Town
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Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Memorials, Veterans, Apartheid
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Retired soldiers, two of them survivors of the battle of Dellville Wood, attended a memorial service in the Gardens yesterday. They are, from left, Mr B H Crous, Mr P C Coetzee, Mr A W Burridge, a survivor , Mr E L Burgussm, and Mr A Liefeldt, also a survivor.
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Identifier
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islandora:14859
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Robben Island, Cape Town
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Western Cape (South Africa), Robben Island (South Africa), Historic sites, Monuments, Youth, Church buildings
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The Anglican Church on Robben Island was built in 1841 and is now a historical monument. Whenever a child is born to an islander, a special flag - a green stork on a white background - is flown from the steeple.
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Identifier
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islandora:16555
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City of Cape Town and environs
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Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps., Cape Town Metropolitan Area (South Africa) -- Maps.
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This street plan of Cape Town shows the central business district and the peri-urban and suburban areas of the city including the City Bowl area, the Atlantic Seaboard, the Southern Suburbs, the Northern Suburbs, the Cape Flats and the False Bay area. Included are Woodstock, Good Hope model village, Tiger Oats Township, Kensington, Windermere, Factreton, Epping plantation, Uitvlugt, Gatesville, Belgravia, Sanatorium Township, Pinelands and the Garden Cities site, Ndabeni, Hazendal, the proposed Bokmakirie Township, Goodwood, Langa, Welcome, Groote Schuur Estate, Kirstenbosch, Lotus River, Ronde Vlei, Zeekoe Vlei, Grassy Park, Strandfontein Coast Forest Reserve and Table Bay harbour., The map also shows municipalities, streets, buildings, erven with property numbers, "native locations", mountains, rivers and dams, salt pans, forested areas, sports and recreation grounds, Kenilworth Race Course, golf courses, aerodromes (including the air mail aerodrome site), schools, hospitals and sanatoria, churches, railway lines, railway stations, power stations, the zoo, lighthouses, cemeteries and burial grounds., Relief shown pictorially., Text in English and Afrikaans., Dimensions of the printed sheets: 97 x 67 cm., Includes an index sheet., The library does not hold a full printed set of the 1930 edition of this map. These digital copies have been made available through the generosity of the Environmental Resource Management Department of the Cape Town City Council.
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Identifier
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islandora:19862
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Bellville shopping centre, Cape Town
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Bellville (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Afrikaners, Commerce, Architecture
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Water fountain in a Bellville shopping centre, early 1970s
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Identifier
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islandora:16780
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Protest by Blue Downs residents, Cape Town
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Blue Downs (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Apartheid, Banking, Coloured people (South Africa), Demonstrations
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The Downs Blues: Hundreds of placard-wielding Blue Downs residents march through the streets to protest against soaring repayments on their homes
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islandora:16880