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Title: Mosterts Mill, Cape Town
Subject: Windmills, Historical monuments, ,
Description: Holiday visitors to the Peninsula will see Mosterts's Mill, Mowbray, in operation this season. Sails have been rigged and the Public Works Department plans to operate the mill, wind permitting, on Tuesdays until the end of January.
Identifier: islandora:15269

Title: Deserted village, Robben Island, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Robben Island (South Africa), Historic sites, Monuments, Urban areas, Development, Roads
Description: The deserted village - a street scene in Robben Island.
Identifier: islandora:16539

Title: Municipal incinerator, Cape Town, 1971
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Architecture, Historical monuments
Description: The old municipal incinerator chimney near the Castle. It has been bound with steel bands and supported with girders and ropes to keep it upright.
Identifier: islandora:17470

Title: Robben Island reunion
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Robben Island (South Africa), Political prisoners, Historic sites, Monuments, Limestone
Description: Freed prisoners revisit the island, Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:16499

Title: Josephine Mill, Cape Town
Subject: Windmills, Historical monuments, ,
Description: The wheel of the Josephine Mill in Newlands which is being restored. Yesterday the wheel worked for the first time since the beginning of the century.
Identifier: islandora:15555

Title: Memorial in Adderley Street to temporarily move to the Grand Parade, Cape Town
Subject: Statues, Historical monuments, ,
Description: Memorial to move - The War Memorial in Adderly Street, Cape Town, which is to be removed soon to a temporary site on the Grand Parade.
Identifier: islandora:15259

Title: Armed warder, Robben Island, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Robben Island (South Africa), Historic sites, Monuments, Weapons
Description: Armed warder in launch off Robben Island.
Identifier: islandora:16522

Title: Freed prisoner, Robben Island, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Robben Island (South Africa), Political prisoners, Historic sites, Monuments
Description: Reunion: Robben Island veteran Govan Mbeki, left, chats to Minister of Safety and Security Sydney Mufamadi and lawyer Ramesh Vassen before leaving for Robben Island.
Identifier: islandora:16502

Title: Freed prisoners reunited with loved ones, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Political prisoners, Historic sites, Landmarks, Monuments
Description: Free at last: Political prisoners released today are greeted by relatives and friends on the quayside at Cape Town docks after being brought by ferry from Robben Island.
Identifier: islandora:16492

Title: Aerial view, Signal Hill, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historical monuments, Tourism, Environment, Urban development
Description: Aerial view of the Lion Battery and Noon Gun on Signal Hill above Green Point, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17028

Title: Old Town Hall, Rondebosch, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Rondebosch (Cape Town, South Africa), Landmarks, Monuments, Historic buildings, Architecture
Description: The old Town Hall at Rondebosch: do not move the public library from this ideal spot, says a reader.
Identifier: islandora:16628

Title: Nelson Mandela, Robben Island, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Robben Island (South Africa), Political prisoners, Historic sites, Monuments, Media
Description: President Mandela and crew on Robben Island: Tony Bensusan, Dewald Aukena, President Mandela, Jo Menell, Angus Gibson and Amina Frense.
Identifier: islandora:16511

Title: Teacher reading to students, Robben Island, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Robben Island (South Africa), Historic sites, Monuments, Architecture, Education
Description: Probably the only school in the Union with a six-inch naval gun in a classroom is Robben Island's Primary School - it used to be an artillery training school. Mr J.J. Havenga, principal, is seen here with a group of pupils. Mr Havenga, who has been on Robben Island since the beginning of the year, said: "My wife and I have grown to love the island." The school has 70 pupils. Many of those in the picture will be at school on the mainland next year.
Identifier: islandora:16519

Title: Teacher reading to students, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Historic sites, Monuments, Architecture, Education
Description: Miss Poppie Liebenberg, youngest teacher (20) on Robben Island, takes a class of young islanders. She shares teaching duties with Miss Hermine Rens and Miss Retha van Niekerk. Mr Pierre le Roux is principal of the primary school on the island.
Identifier: islandora:16516

Title: Robben Island coastline, Table Mountain in background, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Robben Island (South Africa), Political prisoners, Historic sites, Monuments
Description: Sandy shore: For residents, at least the more privileged, there is this stretch of pristine beach, unspoilt by litter. The water, of course, is icy cold.
Identifier: islandora:16484

Title: Mothers praying for sons facing trial, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Political prisoners, Historic sites, Monuments, Religion
Description: Waiting and praying: Mrs Else Schreiner and Mrs Nomonde Nkwandla, mothers of hunger-striking trialists Jenny and Wellington, at the service in St George's Cathedral yesterday.
Identifier: islandora:16505

Title: Robben Island Primary School, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Robben Island (South Africa), Historic sites, Monuments, Architecture, Education
Description: Headmaster: Robben Island Primary School principal, Mr Jors de Ridder, and his three teachers, Mrs Christa de Lange, left, Mrs Marina Kitshoff and Mrs Maggie Viviers, and the school's 65 pupils.
Identifier: islandora:16508

Title: Grindstone for Josephine Mill being rolled into place, Cape Town
Subject: Windmills, Historical monuments, ,
Description: Rolling a new one-ton grindstone to its placing in the renovated Josephine Mill are, from left, Mr Jim Ndudula, Mr Elijah Gxenya, supervisor Mr D.J. Smit, Mr Jameson Manziwa (obscured), Mr Hendrik Mathuphi and carpenter Mr Tony Michaels.
Identifier: islandora:15556

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