William Macdonald, Scrap books
- ZA HPRA A73
- Fonds
- 1914-1925
Agriculturist, journalist and author
Press clippings on the South African farmers' agricultural tours to Europe in 1914 and 1925.
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William Macdonald, Scrap books
Agriculturist, journalist and author
Press clippings on the South African farmers' agricultural tours to Europe in 1914 and 1925.
The Moodie Family originated from Melsetter House, Orkney Islands
Letters between members of the family on personal and family affairs, the efforts to establish themselves at the Cape of Captain Benjamin Moodie (1789-1856), Lt. Donald Moodie (1794-1861) and J.W.D. Moodie (1797-1869), and of the difficulties experienced by Donald Moodie in publishing a series of early Cape Archives called The Record (Cape Town, Robertson, 1838-1841). Includes a letter from Thomas Moodie to C.A. Fairbridge commenting on Lord Carnarvon's proposed scheme of confederation for Southern Africa.
Also notes from the Dictionary of National Biography on various members of the Moodie family, an Ms on Donald Moodie and Ms on the family tree of Johannes Smuts, into whose family Donald Moodie's son married.
William Coates Palgrave, Journals
Explorer, hunter, magistrate and Cape emissary to South West Africa
The journals describe his missions to Namaqualand and Damaraland to ascertain mining potential and possible incorporation into the Cape. As a result of his recommendations Walvis Bay and the surrounding territory was annexed but he was unsuccessful in Great Namaqualand.
Volume 1 contains the original diary from 11 Apr.-20 Dec. 1876 (269p.) and photocopies of the diary kept by his secretary from 5 Dec. 1876-24 Apr. 1877 (125p.)
Volume 2 contains the original diary from 29 July 1878-20 Jan. 1879 (198p.) and photocopies of the diary from 10 Jan.-2 Aug. 1880 (145p.).
Part of the journals was published as Report of W.C. Palgrave, Esq., Special Commissioner to the tribes north of the Orange River, Cape Town, 1877.
Papers for the 20th anniversary of C.J. Rhodes' death, 1922.
Including transcript by J.P. Fitzpatrick (21p.), written hurriedly from memory for the Cape Times, dated 21 Mar. 1922, with reminiscences of C.J. Rhodes, and comments on Alfred Beit and Sir Donald Currie; Ts by J.X. Merriman (6p.) and an accompanying letter, 23 Mar. 1922, to W. Morrison, requesting that he did not use these rambling notes; press clippings from the Cape Times including the recollections of Edmund Garrett and Sir Lewis Michell.
Committee appointed to enquire into disturbances at Native educational institutions, Report, 1947
The Committee was established by the Department of Education, to investigate the disturbances at state-aided educational institutions for Africans, with boarding establishments. The Chairman of the Committee was D.McK. Malcom, and the members were D.D.T. Jabavu, R.E. Phillips and H.R. Storey. The Report was released on the 26 July 1947.
Union of South Africa
Describes a visit to the Cape of Good Hope where several visitors came on board his ship the 'Dublin' including Lt. Bligh of the 'Bounty', Mr. van Carman, Mr. Mason, a botanist sent out to gether specimens in Africa and Colonel Gordon, Commandant of the Dutch troops at the Cape.
Richard Jeffrey Herd, Scrap book
Chief Fire Officer, Benoni
Scrap book containing press clippings, letters, photographs, programmes, election pamphlets and personal documents. Refers mainly to fire-fighting, affairs of East Rand and Benoni in particular, boxing and politics.
Herd, Richard Jeffrey
Ontvangst van wyn, brandewyn, Register
Contains a record of dates and quantities of wine received from the wine growers of the Cape of Good Hope.
Thomas Heldzingen, Certificate
Certificate to the effect that he has been sworn in as a special constable for the East Rand Proprietary Mines, signed by G.G. Munnik, Speciale Rechterlijke Commissaris, Boksburg.
A note in English by Heldzingen explains that the reason for his being sworn in was to enable him to carry a revolver when he took the gold output to Johannesburg.