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Title: Fishing industry, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Table Bay (South Africa), Fishing industry, Recreation, Ocean, Seafood, Weather, Winds
Description: A fairly large number of Saldanha-based trawlers were forced to take shelter in Table Bay this week because of the high winds at sea. According to port officials the vessels were all wooden pelagic catchers and their skippers had indicated that the off-shore area between Saldanha and Cape Town had been hammered by south-easterly winds of up to 70 knots. Table Bay itself was lashed by a gale with gusts of up to 55 knots.
Identifier: islandora:15022

Title: Aerial view towards Table Bay
Subject: Table Bay, Aerial view
Description: "Feb 1964"
Identifier: islandora:7506

Title: Map of Table Mountain
Subject: Cape Peninsula (South Africa) -- Maps., Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: The Mountain Club of South Africa is responsible for the preparation of the map. Lithographed by Van der Sandt de Villiers Printing Company, Ltd., Topographical map of the Table Mountain area including the coastline from Sea Point to Kommetje's Bay [Kommetjie]. The map shows detailed features of Table Mountain including the Central Table, Back Table, Orange Kloof, Victorskloof or Kronen Dal and Modder Gat. It also indicates the location of the major water sources on the mountain including the Woodhead Reservoir, the Hely Hutchinson Reservoir and the Wynberg Reservoirs, as well as the Molteno Dam and the Newlands Reservoir at the foot of the mountain on its north and east flanks. It also shows the Wynberg Disa Stream, the Palmiet River, Camp's Bay Tram station and the route of the Camp's Bay tramline. Other peaks and ridges depicted are the Twelve Apostles, Little Lion's Head, Klaasen Kop and Constantia Nek. The key indicates (a) the Catchment area, Cape Town Waterworks, (b) the Catchment area, Wynberg Waterworks and (c) the Reserve (fenced). Also shown are heights of peaks in English feet., This sheet map was originally issued as a folded map glued into a cover. Both front and back covers of copy 717 are intact but only the back cover of copy 17 is still appended.
Identifier: islandora:19593

Title: Cape Town Symphony Orchestra, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Festivals, Concerts, Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa)
Description: Cape Town's historic Gardens will make an attractive setting for three concerts by the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra, two under the baton of Edgar and the third conducted by Brian Priestman. All events in the Gardens during the Cape Town Arts Festival are free of admission charge. The organisers hope passers-by will stop and listen to music or watch the variety shows while enjoying their lunch-time sandwiches on the lawn.
Identifier: islandora:17221

Title: Map of Table Mountain--[cartographic material].
Subject: Cape Peninsula (South Africa)--Maps., Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa)--Maps.
Description: The Mountain Club of South Africa is responsible for the preparation of the map. Lithographed by Van der Sandt de Villiers Printing Company, Ltd., Topographical map of the Table Mountain area including the coastline from Sea Point to Kommetje's Bay [Kommetjie]. The map shows detailed features of Table Mountain including the Central Table, Back Table, Orange Kloof, Victorskloof or Kronen Dal and Modder Gat. It also indicates the location of the major water sources on the mountain including the Woodhead Reservoir, the Hely Hutchinson Reservoir and the Wynberg Reservoirs, as well as the Molteno Dam and the Newlands Reservoir at the foot of the mountain on its north and east flanks. It also shows the Wynberg Disa Stream, the Palmiet River, Camp's Bay Tram station and the route of the Camp's Bay tramline. Other peaks and ridges depicted are the Twelve Apostles, Little Lion's Head, Klaasen Kop and Constantia Nek. The key indicates (a) the Catchment area, Cape Town Waterworks, (b) the Catchment area, Wynberg Waterworks and (c) the Reserve (fenced). Also shown are heights of peaks in English feet., This sheet map was originally issued as a folded map glued into a cover. Both front and back covers of copy 717 are intact but only the back cover of copy 17 is still appended.
Identifier: islandora:19592

Title: Family fitness programme, Robben Island, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Robben Island (South Africa), Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), Health, Physical fitness, Historic sites
Description: Round Robben: Fish Hoek Primary School children join Robben Island staff on a "big walk" around the island to promote family fitness and the eating of red meat. The event forms part of a national project by the Directorate of Sport Advancement, sponsored by the Meat Board, for the Heart Foundation. Entrants in this and a host of other walks in the Western Cape stand to win R10 000 in a draw on October 13.
Identifier: islandora:16481

Title: Table Mountain and Devil's Peak, Cape Town
Subject: Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa ), Weather, Environment
Description: Table Mountain and Devils Peak from the Cape Flats reflected in recent flood waters.
Identifier: islandora:17176

Title: Bloubergstrand, Cape Town
Subject: Bloubergstrand (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Beaches, Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), Recreation, Environment
Description: View of Table Mountain from Bloubergstrand, Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:16896

Title: Aerial view of Milnerton's Rietvlei wetland, Cape Town
Subject: Aerial views, Landscapes, Environment, Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), Protection, ,
Description: Threatened - The fate of Transnet-owned land in Milnerton's Rietvlei wetland is in the hands of Cape Administrator Mr Kobus Meiring, who will decide whether or not to allow Milnerton municipality to expropiate the land for conservation.
Identifier: islandora:15305

Title: Fishing industry, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Table Bay (South Africa), Fishing, Recreation, Ocean, Seafood
Description: Fishing fleet, Table Bay.
Identifier: islandora:15029

Title: Table Mountain etc. from the Beach of Table Bay
Subject: Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa)--Pictorial works, South Africa--In art
Description: Shows Cape Town at the foot of Table Mountain, with Devil's Peak on the left, Lion's Head just right of centre and Signal Hill on the right, with several ships in the Bay and figures in the foreground. Title taken from original painting.
Identifier: islandora:26398

Title: South African Railways, Table Bay Harbour
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa) -- Maps., Table Bay (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: Plan shows Table Bay harbour area including Victoria Basin, Alfred Basin, the graving dock, Craig's Battery, R.N.V.R. Drill Battery, Fort Knocke, Military Hospital, City Corporation fruit and vegetable market, African "Location", the Prestwich Street burial grounds, Green Point Common, Corporation Athletic Ground, feather market, the Seamen's Institute, Adderley Pier, the convict station, the electric power station, traffic offices, Somerset Hospital, Fort Wynyard, the disused lighthouse at Mouille Point and the municipality of Woodstock as well as the Sea Point railway, Cape Town railway station and contour areas in the Bay. The reference key gives details of the breakwater light, the noonday time signal and soundings in the Bay., South African Railways and Harbours.
Identifier: islandora:19899

Title: Aerial view of Otto du Plessis Drive, Cape Town
Subject: Aerial views, Ocean, Lion's Head (Cape Town, South Africa), Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), Infrastructure, Building, ,
Description: The Otto du Plessis Drive over the new railway to the container berths in Table Bay harbour has been opened to traffic. The bridge was constructed by Murray and Stewart (Cape Town).
Identifier: islandora:15302

Title: Table Mountain protest, Cape Town
Subject: Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Demonstrations, Environmental activists
Description: Table Mountain protest - environmental demonstrations.
Identifier: islandora:17736

Title: Fishing industry, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Table Bay (South Africa), Fishing, Recreation, Ocean, Seafood
Description: Wooden Formosan fishing boat rides out swells in Table Bay where she is anchored waiting to transfer her fish catch.
Identifier: islandora:15020

Title: Table Bay : reclamation of Foreshore. Plan No. 2, to accompany report by Cathcart W. Methven
Subject: Harbors--South Africa--Cape Town--Maps, Table Bay (South Africa)--Maps,
Description: A hydrographic map of Table Bay Foreshore showing 1858-60 survey lines and 1902 fathom contours, with boundaries of the properties of the Imperial War Department, the Cape Government Railways, the Harbour Board, the Municipality of Cape Town and private owners, Woodstock Municipal freehold land and land to be expropriated by the Railway Department. The map also shows the Victoria Basin, the Amsterdam Battery, the railway station and railway line, the Castle, the Market, the military hospital, Fort Knokke, the Salt River workshops and the Salt River mouth and a few streets. Colour. Scale 1 inch to 800 feet.
Identifier: islandora:25127

Title: Aerial view, central Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Urban development, Recreation, Environment, Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa)
Description: Aerial view of central Cape Town from Mouille Point towards Devil's Peak, showing the Green Point Common and stadium, the central city and harbour.
Identifier: islandora:17027

Title: Aerial view of Du Noon near Milnerton, Cape Town
Subject: Aerial views, Ocean, Infrastructure, Industries, Landscapes, Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), ,
Description: Du Noon.
Identifier: islandora:15299

Title: Gunners' Memorial, Cape Town, 1966
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), World War, 1914-1918, Recreation, Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa)
Description: Gunners' memorial, part of the Delville Wood memorial complex in the Company's Gardens, Cape Town, 1966.
Identifier: islandora:17256

Title: Mountain Club memorial, Cape Town
Subject: Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), Memorials, Table Mountain (Western Cape , South Africa)
Description: A section of the large crowd who attended the annual Mountain Club memorial service at Maclear's Beacon. The Rev. Colin Stunden, who conducted the service, is seen on the left.
Identifier: islandora:17128

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