Militaria memorabilia sells for almost £12,000 at Etwall auctioneers
Two sets of timeless militaria have sold at an Etwall auctioneers for a combined £11,800.…
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The Miracle that is South Africa
For many years prior to the settlement by Jan Van Riebeeck on April 6, 1652…
Concentration Camps Reveal The Nature Of The Modern State
In the history of concentration camps, there is one thing that everyone knows: they were…
Defence of duffers drift
a short 1904 book by Major General Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton. It purports to be…
Boer War hero’s haunting photos unearthed
Boer War hero’s haunting photos unearthed showing slain enemies, a British serviceman’s funeral and troops…
A Boer Girl’s Memories of the War
Hester Johanna Maria Uys (Interviews with Errol Lincoln Uys,1970)Johanna, or Joey as she was later…
British troopship Arniston, Blog
Today,1815- British troopship Arniston is wrecked on the rocks at Waenhuiskrans(later called Arniston). 372 of…
Hendrik Verwoerd
Today,1961- Union of SA officially ceases to exist at midnight- will become a republic. Pic…
Paul Kruger
Today,1900- ABW2: Pres Kruger leaves Pretoria for Machadodorp, newly declared capital of the ZAR. He…
concentration-camps
Today,1902- ABW2: Reported Black concentration camp population reaches 115,700. 523 deaths are recorded for May.…
Paul Kruger settles in a villa in Clarens
Today,1904- Paul Kruger settles in a villa in Clarens on lake Geneva having fled ZAR…
The Camp
The camp boerwar_concentration_camps White tents, white ant hills. Strange, awkward stenches fills the war-torn air…
The Youngest Burgher
The Youngest Burgher The camp of women is ruled by silence and darkness The misery…