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German East Africa. Kalula
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German East Africa -- Maps.
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2nd ed. (Railway rev.)., Map showing towns, villages, international boundaries, railways, roads, tracks, telegraph lines, post and telegraph offices, heights in metres above sea level, mission stations, ruins, and "Mbuga" ("Low Country, often swampy in rainy season") in the Kalula area., Relief shown by form lines and spot heights., Projection not given., Map does not have additional reference grid., Index no.: D3.
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Identifier
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islandora:24775
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Women and children praying, Crossroads, South Africa, 1982
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South Africa--Social conditions--20th century, Apartheid--South Africa, Children--South Africa, Prayer groups--South Africa, Squatter settlements--South Africa, Some evidence of things seen
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Women and children of Crossroads gather to pray for the Nyanga bush squatters, who had staged a hunger strike in St George's Cathedral in an attempt to persuade the authorities not to demolish their plastic shacks. The protest was fruitless - the shacks were torn down during the wet Cape winter, causing hardship, Cape Town, 1982
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Identifier
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islandora:917
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ANC refugees, South Africa, 1994
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Apartheid--South Africa--KwaZulu-Natal, Refugees--South Africa--KwaZulu-Natal, History--Political aspects--South Africa--KwaZulu-Natal, KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)--Social conditions, Best of Marinovich
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A family carry their belongings home after months in a refugee camp for African National Congress (ANC) supporting families from the Sonkombo area from which they had fled months earlier because of attacks by rival Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). Sonkombo, KwaZulu-Natal, 1994.
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Identifier
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islandora:1199
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A new South Africa?
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white men, white women, old South African flagElections--South Africa--1987, Political candidates--South Africa, Politicians--South Africa, Women, White--South Africa, Men, White--South Africa
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Independent Movement members Denis Worrall (right), Ester Lategan and Wynand Malan share a platform in Stellenbosch.
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Identifier
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islandora:8387
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Title
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Africa, political divisions
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Subject
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Africa -- Boundaries -- Maps.
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Description
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Map of Africa showing political boundaries, treaty boundaries (with dates), undefined boundaries and telegraph cables., "Supplement to The African Review, 1st February, 1896"., African Review (London, England)
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Identifier
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islandora:19663
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Mandela returns to Robben Island with fellow Rivonia treason trialists, South Africa
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Ex-convicts--South Africa--Robben Island, Apartheid--South Africa--Robben Island, Political history--South Africa--Robben Island, Prisons--South Africa--Robben Island
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Nelson Mandela and his fellow convicted Rivonia treason trialists, all former political prisoners on Robben Island, return to the island on the fourth anniversary of Mandela's release from jail. Here they are pictured in the quarry in which the black prisoners were made to dig out lime daily. Some say Mandela's eyes were damaged by the lime dust. Cape Town, South Africa, 11 February 1994.
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Identifier
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islandora:5374
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Circus performer, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Entertainment--South Africa, Women circus performers--South Africa, Circus animals--South Africa,
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A female circus performer stands amongst performing dogs before a show in Kempton Park, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Identifier
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islandora:1275
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Title
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Central and South Africa
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Africa, Southern -- Maps., Africa, Central -- Maps.
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Politically colour-coded map of central Africa and South Africa showing Cameroon, Fernando Po, Spanish Guinea, French Equatorial Africa, Belgian Congo, Uganda, German East Africa, Portuguese East Africa, Nyasaland Protectorate, Northern Rhodesia, Angola, South West Africa, Bechuanaland Protectorate and British Bechuanaland, Transvaal, Orange Free State, Basutoland, Swaziland and the Cape of Good Hope. The map indicates railways (open, under construction and projected), telegraph cables and steamer routes., Bar scale on map in English miles., Map folds into a cover., Insets: East London - street plan. Scale [ca. 1:40 234]; Port Elizabeth - street plan. Scale [ca. 1:40 234]; Table Bay and Table Mountain with topographical detail indicated by contour lines. Scale [ca. 1:40 234]; Cape Town - street plan. Scale [ca. 1:40 234]; Lourenco Marques, Delagoa Bay - showing an outline street plan and soundings in the English River. Scale [ca. 1:40 234]; Durban - street plan. Scale [ca. 1:40 234]; Part of England and Wales on same scale as large map; Coastal area of German East Africa and southern Kenya, showing Mombasa, Shimba, Usambara, Ukhuere, Udoe and Bagamoyo and the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba. Scale [ca. 1:2 145 792].
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Identifier
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islandora:19770
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Mandela waving from former prison cell, Robben Island, South Africa
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Ex-presidents--South Africa--Robben Island, Ex-convicts--South Africa--Robben Island, Apartheid--South Africa--Robben Island, Political history--South Africa--Robben Island, Prisons--South Africa--Robben Island
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Nelson Mandela waves cheerfully from his former prison cell on Robben Island, four years after he was freed from jail by apartheid authorities. He spent more than two decades at Robben Island prison. Cape Town, South Africa, 11 February 1994.
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Identifier
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islandora:5373
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Elderly woman on bed, South Africa
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Elderly people--South Africa, Social conditions--South Africa, Women--South Africa
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Elderly woman lying on her bed in what is possibly a low income home in South Africa.
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Identifier
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islandora:18390