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Title: Day after the bombing of the Continetal Hotel
Subject: Bombings, Atrocities--Namibia, Buildings--War damage
Description: The day after the bombing of the Continental Hotel, Windhoek.
Identifier: islandora:6854

Title: Gunship undergoing repair, Angola
Subject: Angola--History--Civil War, 1975-2002, Soldiers--Angola, Gunships (Military aircraft)--Angola,
Description: A gunship makes a forced landing in hostile territory in Angola. The pilot quickly repairs the problem as União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola, Forças Armadas de Libertação de Angola (UNITA, FALA) open fire. The nearest town was held by UNITA forces.
Identifier: islandora:7070

Title: The Times map of British South Africa, the Transvaal and Orange Free State
Subject: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., South Africa -- Maps., Africa, Southern -- Maps.
Description: Map of South Africa during the South African War (1899-1902), showing British South Africa, the South African Republic, the Orange Free State, Portuguese and German territory, cities and towns, roads, railways in use, railways under construction, proclaimed goldfields, telegraph lines, mountains and mountain passes, mission stations, rivers, principal steamship routes with distances plus a table of railway distances and a table of heights above sea level in feet., Relief shown by hachures and spot heights., Map folds into an outer cover., Insets: Map of the Natal frontier from Ladysmith to Charlestown. Scale [ca. 1:160 934] -- Witwatersrand. Scale [ca. 1:482 803] -- Kimberley district. Scale [ca. 1: 804 672] -- Mafeking district. Scale [ca. 1:804 672] -- Wales. Scale 1:2 500 000.
Identifier: islandora:19520

Title: Election results
Subject: Angola--History--Civil War, 1975-2002, Angola--Politics and government--1975-, Elections--Angola, Angola--Assembléia Nacional--Elections, 1992,
Description: For the first time in Angola's history, a multi-party election was held in September, 1992 in an attempt to bring the 17 year Civil War to an end. The results of this election were published in the Journal de Angola, dated 2 October 1992. The ruling Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (MPLA) won, leading União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA) to reject the election and resume the civil war.
Identifier: islandora:7053

Title: Ermelo
Subject: Ermelo Region (South Africa) -- Maps., South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps.
Description: 1st ed., Map showing farm names, farm boundaries and fences, roads, rivers, railways, dams, hills, pans (often dry), telegraph lines, homesteads, divisional boundaries, railways, cultivated lands and trees in the Ermelo, Carolina, Belfast, Middelburg, Bethal and Amsterdam areas., Relief shown by hachures., "G.F.N. Henderson [,] Colonel. Director of Military Intelligence.", "This map is not to be considered as absolutely accurate.", Projection not given., Map folds into an outer cover., The map is mounted on linen.
Identifier: islandora:24825

Title: Plan aantoonende de posities van de burgermachten der Z.A.R. en O.V.S. bij Ladysmith en aan de Tugela, 15 Jan. 1900
Subject: Transvaal (South Africa) -- Maps., Free State (South Africa) -- Maps., KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) -- Maps., South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps.
Description: Map of the positions of the burgher forces of the South African Republic and Orange Free State in the area of Ladysmith and the Tugela River on 15 January 1900. The map shows the positions of laagers, artillery and signal light stations., Map printed white on blue with coded colour added to the different position symbols.
Identifier: islandora:19537

Title: Philipstown
Subject: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Philipstown Region (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: This map forms part of the Imperial map of South Africa., The map shows railways, farm boundaries and fences, divisional boundaries, homesteads and cultivated land in the Philipstown area., No edition statement., "This map is not to be considered as absolutely accurate.", Projection not given., Printed in blue., Neither copy is folded.
Identifier: islandora:24860

Title: Women in Kuito, Angola clearing the street of debri
Subject: Angola--History--Civil War, 1975-2002, Buildings--War damage--Angola--Kuito, Women--Angola,
Description: Women in the town of Kuito in the Bié Province of Angola clear the streets of war debri after União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA) were driven from the city in deadly street-to-street battles, 1994.
Identifier: islandora:7024

Title: Oral history interview with Mr P.W. McMinn [Part 1 of 3]
Subject: Oral history, World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--South Africa--Interviews, World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, South African
Description: This sub-collection centres on the diverse war experiences of the interviewees, mainly in in North Africa, Italy and South Africa. It contains information about prisoner of war experiences in Italy and Germany and repatriation through the Port of Odessa in 1945. Themes include: 1948 elections in South Africa, desert warfare at El Alamain, entry into the armed forces, family background, war experiences in Mogadishu and Normandy, post-war politics in South Africa, the psychological effects of war, schooling; war and women's employment in the armed forces., Pin5.13a.mp3: Part 1 of 3 ; 31:57 min. ; interview 13 of 19
Identifier: islandora:25008

Title: War damage, Ngive, Cunene Province, Angola
Subject: Angola--History--Civil War, 1975-2002, Buildings--War damage--Angola--Cunene (Province),
Description: Ruins of a building in the town of Ngiva in the Cunene Province of Angola following the withdrawal of South African Defence Force from the region.
Identifier: islandora:7035

Title: Hopefield
Subject: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Hopefield Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Western Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: This map forms part of the Imperial map of the Cape Colony., The map shows grand trunk roads, trunk roads, branch roads, farm roads, rivers, hills, pans, railways, homesteads, farm names, farm boundaries and divisional boundaries in the Hopefield area., Relief shown by hachures., The Imperial map of the Cape Colony was "compiled by the Field Intelligence Division or Department of the British Army in Cape Town during the second Anglo-Boer War. ... [P.H. du P.] Casgrain ... superintended its production ..." (Board, C. "Certainly better than nothing at all" : a re-examination of the Imperial map of South Africa 1899-1902. Proceedings of the 21st International Cartographic Conference, Durban, 2003. Available online: http://icaci.org/files/documents/ICC_proceedings/ICC2003/Papers/109.pdf (accessed 5 Sept. 2012))., "This map is not to be considered as absolutely accurate"., Projection not given., Not all co-ordinates are given., Printed in black and red., Map folds into an outer cover., The map is mounted on linen. The bottom section of the map appears to be cut off, with loss of information.
Identifier: islandora:24829

Title: Oral history interview with Mr and Mrs Howie [Part 2 of 3]
Subject: Oral history, World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--South Africa--Interviews, World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, South African, World War, 1939-1945--Women--Interviews
Description: This sub-collection centres on the diverse war experiences of the interviewees, mainly in in North Africa, Italy and South Africa. It contains information about prisoner of war experiences in Italy and Germany and repatriation through the Port of Odessa in 1945. Themes include: 1948 elections in South Africa, desert warfare at El Alamain, entry into the armed forces, family background, war experiences in Mogadishu and Normandy, post-war politics in South Africa, the psychological effects of war, schooling; war and women's employment in the armed forces., Pin5.11b.mp3: Part 2 of 3 ; 31:50 min. ; interview 11 of 19
Identifier: islandora:24968

Title: Slain PLAN combatant brought back to Koevoet base
Subject: War casualties--Namibia
Description: Slain People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) combatant is brought back to Koevoet base, tied to a casspir (armoured military tank), at Tsandi, Uukwaluudhi. Koevoet is the common name of the South West African Police Counter-Insurgency Unit (SWAPOL-COIN).
Identifier: islandora:6770

Title: Formation of the Union Government, Cape Town
Subject: South Africa. Parliament, Governments, Legislation, South African War, 1899-1902, , ,
Description: National convention 1909.
Identifier: islandora:15758

Title: Mount Huxley
Subject: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Mount Huxley Region (South Africa) -- Maps., Northern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: This map forms part of the Imperial map of the Cape Colony., The map shows grand trunk roads, trunk roads, branch roads, farm roads, rivers, hills, pans, railways, telegraph lines, homesteads, farm names, farm boundaries and divisional boundaries in the Mount Huxley area., Relief shown by hachures., "This map is not to be considered as absolutely accurate"., Projection not given., Printed in black and red., This map differs from another Mount Huxley map, also "Copyright, F.I.D. Cape Town, Sept. 1901." This map has more printing in red., The map is torn along the top right and bottom left hand corners.
Identifier: islandora:24841

Title: 50th Anniversary of VE Day, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Memorials, World War, 1939-1945, South Africa. Parliament
Description: We Remember: National Assembly Speaker Frene Ginwala and senate leader Kobie Coetzee lay a wreath during a ceremony on the steps of Parliament in 1995 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of VE Day - the end of World War 2 in Europe.
Identifier: islandora:16644

Title: Charity Kondile, Butterworth township, 1997
Subject: Apartheid--South Africa, Political violence--South Africa, South Africa--Social conditions, War crimes investigation--South Africa, Truth and Lies,
Description: Charity Kondile, Transkei, 1997. Charity's son, Sizwe Kondile, was murdered in 1981 on the orders of Dirk Coetzee. She spent 9 years trying to find out what had happened to her son. In 1996 she attended the amnesty hearings in Durban where in Coetzee's presence she heard how Sizwe was illegaly detained by police, beaten during interrogation, poisoned, shot and burned on a braai. According to Coetzee, the police had been scared they might have had a 'second Biko' case on their hands.
Identifier: islandora:756

Title: Oral history interview with Mr and Mrs Howie [Part 3 of 3]
Subject: Oral history, World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--South Africa--Interviews, World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, South African, World War, 1939-1945--Women--Interviews
Description: This sub-collection centres on the diverse war experiences of the interviewees, mainly in in North Africa, Italy and South Africa. It contains information about prisoner of war experiences in Italy and Germany and repatriation through the Port of Odessa in 1945. Themes include: 1948 elections in South Africa, desert warfare at El Alamain, entry into the armed forces, family background, war experiences in Mogadishu and Normandy, post-war politics in South Africa, the psychological effects of war, schooling; war and women's employment in the armed forces., Pin5.12a.mp3: Part 3 of 3 ; 31:56 min. ; interview 12 of 19
Identifier: islandora:24969

Title: First-time voter takes directions at the first general elections held in Angola
Subject: Angola--History--Civil War, 1975-2002, Angola--Politics and government--1975-, Elections--Angola, Angola--Assembléia Nacional--Elections, 1992,
Description: First-time voter takes directions at the first general elections held on 29 and 30 September 1992, to elect a President and National Assembly. This was the first attempt at holding multi-party elections ending 17 years of civil war. The ruling Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (MPLA) won, leading União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA) to reject the election and resume the civil war.
Identifier: islandora:7044

Title: Grahams Town
Subject: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Maps., Grahamstown Region (South Africa -- Maps., Eastern Cape (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: This map forms part of the Imperial map of the Cape Colony., The map shows grand trunk roads, trunk roads, branch roads, farm roads, rivers, hills, pans, telegraph lines, railways, homesteads, farm boundaries, farm names and divisional boundaries in the Grahamstown area., Relief shown by hachures., The Imperial map of the Cape Colony was "compiled by the Field Intelligence Division or Department of the British Army in Cape Town during the second Anglo-Boer War. ... [P.H. du P.] Casgrain ... superintended its production ..." (Board, C. "Certainly better than nothing at all" : a re-examination of the Imperial map of South Africa 1899-1902. Proceedings of the 21st International Cartographic Conference, Durban, 2003. Available online: http://icaci.org/files/documents/ICC_proceedings/ICC2003/Papers/109.pdf (accessed 5 Sept. 2012))., "This map is not to be considered as absolutely accurate.", Projection not given., Printed in black and red., Map folds into an outer cover., The maps are mounted on linen.
Identifier: islandora:24828

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