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Title: Automatic Weather Station
Subject: Plants--Western Cape (South Africa), Mountain plants--Western Cape (South Africa), ,
Description: District: Clanwilliam, Location: Cederberg Wilderness Area, Welbedacht forest station., Ecology: Unknown.
Identifier: islandora:3524

Title: Cape Town Station, Cape Town, 1977
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Transport, Infrastructure, Urban development, City planning
Description: In less than an hour the station will echo the sounds of hurrying footsteps, the shouts and the general cacophony of noise associated with a busy rail terminal. In the meanwhile all is deathly quiet. The trains are motionless alongside the platforms like the fantastic serpents under pale lights. This picture was taken by The Argus photographer who toured the sleeping city with a reporter. In its loneliness the platform seems to stretch endlessly into the blackness o t night beyond.
Identifier: islandora:17397

Title: Old police station, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Rondebosch (Cape Town, South Africa), Suburbs, Landmarks, Monuments, Historic buildings
Description: One of the oldest buildings in Rondebosch - which has served as a police station for more than 70 years - is up for auction shortly. Built around 1880, it was originally a labourer's cottage on the old Rozendaal wine estate, and later another storey was added. The building has served as a police station since 1906 and represents the last of the old "cottage" police stations so prevalent in the Peninsula until recent years. For this reason representations have been made to the Public Works Department and National Monuments Council in order to get something done to preserve the building - but so far without success.
Identifier: islandora:16626

Title: Cape Town Station, Cape Town, 1966
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Infrastructure, Urban development, City planning, South Africa. Separate Amenities Act, 1953
Description: Since the hoardings round the Adderley Street façade of the new Cape Town railway station were taken down recently, the bright design has been a talking point. In this view the new Airways wing is seen. At the extreme left is the entrance to the square behind the airways terminal, where buses for the airport arrive and depart. The arcade leading to the suburban and main line foyers at the extreme right of the picture. The tall building in the centre is the tower block, house[?] offices, and the new suburban concourse for Whites [is to] be to the right of this.
Identifier: islandora:17398

Title: Demolition of the old railway station, Cape Town, 1968
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Demolition, Architecture, Urban development, City planning
Description: Demolition of the old railway station, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17422

Title: Near Birdhouse Meteorological Station
Subject: Prescribed burning--Western Cape (South Africa), Vegetation management--Western Cape (South Africa), Plants--Western Cape (South Africa), Mountain plants--Western Cape (South Africa), ,
Description: District: Caledon, Location: Jakkalsrivier experimental area., Ecology: Prescribed burning.
Identifier: islandora:4639

Title: Signal Hill look-out station, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Architecture, Military infrastructure, Environment, Tourism
Description: These ruins of the old look-out station on Signal Hill were the subject of a recent letter to The Argus by a visitor. One of the best panoramic views of Table Bay, the city and Table Mountain is obtained from this neglected site. Correspondents agree with 'Visitor' (Letters, July 12) that the site calls for development in keeping with Cape Town's traditional role of The Tavern of the Seven Seas.
Identifier: islandora:17181

Title: Demolition of the old railway station, Cape Town, 1968
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Demolition, Architecture, Urban development, City planning
Description: [Rubble] covers the old concourse where commuters once ran for their trains.
Identifier: islandora:17418

Title: Sketch of roads from Piquetberg and Ceres Road station to Calvinia, 1889
Subject: Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps.
Description: The map traces the road from Piquetberg and Ceres Road station to Calvinia, and shows Tulbagh, Prince Alfred, Porterville, Clanwilliam, Van Rhynsdorp, mountains, passes, tolls, roads, footpaths, bridges, rivers, water availability, some distances and vleis., Relief shown by contours., "The distance of the two lines is practically the same being 169½ & 170 miles. Checked in Surveyor Generals Office - new line if made will be about the same."
Identifier: islandora:19596

Title: Railway station being demolished, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Urban areas, Development, Transport, Motorcars, Building
Description: Bulldozers (centre of picture) are cutting a swath through the old main line railway station to make way for a new road leading into the centre of the city. From Adderley Street, the new freeway, an extension of Strand Street, will carry the Sea Point traffic bound for the suburbs, straight to the Castle, then to the traffic interchange at the old market. There the new street will join the Eastern Boulevard.
Identifier: islandora:16558

Title: Cape Government Railways monograph at old Cape Town Station, 1968
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Transport
Description: This monogram of the Cape Government Railways, surrounded by ornate plaster work, is the most decorative part of the old Cape Town Station. It can still be seen below the cornice of the Strand Street wing which was added in 1905.
Identifier: islandora:17405

Title: SA Airways, station, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Urban areas, Infrastructure, Architecture, Land, Buildings
Description: Argus Chief Photographer Jim McLagan goes a bit glassy-eyed when he used the sheet of window pane in the station to get this double image.
Identifier: islandora:15103

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