Tag Archive: Braamfontein

14 Aug

Views of Johannesburg from 1961 from the film Basie

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August 14, 2016 at 8:44 pm 38 Comments
16 Jun

Lost churches of early Johannesburg

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June 16, 2015 at 7:44 pm 58 Comments
29 Apr

History of Braamfontein Pt.4 (Rand Show, WITS, Nunnery, Brewery)

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April 29, 2015 at 10:22 pm 16 Comments
11 Jan

History of Braamfontein Pt.3 (Explosion, Cemetery & Early Rand Show)

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January 11, 2015 at 8:59 pm 9 Comments
30 Sep

History of Braamfontein Pt.2 (Lost Braamfontein)

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September 30, 2014 at 2:25 pm 36 Comments
27 Jul

History of Braamfontein Pt.1

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July 27, 2014 at 1:04 pm 34 Comments
12 Dec

Brief history of The Wanderers on ReJHB for JHBlive

My latest piece for the ongoing series ReJHB on JHBlive inspired by the upcoming SA vs. INDIA cricket test has just been published. Check it out here.  This fascinating picture…
December 12, 2013 at 12:35 pm 4 Comments
23 Oct

JHBlive monthly feature

I’m back after a short period of burying myself in new research, planning and writing. The result (well, one of them) is my new monthly historical feature on JHBLive called…
October 23, 2013 at 8:10 am 1 Comment
First Globe Theatre 1889
29 Jul

Theatres and Bioscopes in early Johannesburg

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July 29, 2013 at 9:25 pm 138 Comments
11 Jul

Past Experiences – Great Johannesburg tours

I met Jo, Tania and Rob at one of our REFORM! DJ parties at Kitcheners in Braamfontein (the 2nd oldest bar in Johannesburg) about a year ago. They wrote all…
July 11, 2013 at 12:25 pm Leave a comment