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1. [SA-HISTORY] [SOUTH AFRICA] Protest on food duties-1896-o'keilly and marillac [1]
Good Day Listers, Found this article in Google News Archives: Does anyone have more information on this incident and O'Keilly and Marillac? What was the history surrounding this incident? "The NEW YORK TIMES-1896 The Inhabitants of Cape Town Protest Against the Duties on Food. CAPE TO\VN. Oct. 10.-A large public mass meeting was held here last evening, the object of which was to protest against the imposition of duties upon articles of food. After the meeting a crowd of 3,000 men, bearing torches, march
2. Re: [SA-HISTORY] 1857 AmaXhosa Great Cattle-Killing (Movement) of 1856-57:150 yrs anniversary public lecture [1]
Hi Mark The Sunday Argus edition, dated 18 February 2007 whereby the regional weekend newspaper covers this tragic "Act of Faith that nearly destroyed a proud nation - one hundred and fifty years ago today the Xhosa people teetered on the brink of extinction as 'hey awaited a sign from the skies-which never came". The Argus journalist, Myrtle RYAN looks at the tragic predictions of the young 'prophet', Nongqawuse'. A second article, "The Story behind the photograph" includes a black and white photog
3. Re: [SA-HISTORY] [SOUTH-AFRICA] 1857 AmaXhosa Great Cattle Kkilling:150 yrsanniversary public lecture [1]
A wonderful account of the dawn of the day when the prophecy said the cattle would rise and the crops flourish is given in Jeremiah Goldswain's Journals. I wish I still had those books. Patricia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Pautz" To: Cc: ; Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 2:41 AM Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] 1857 AmaXhosa Great Cattle Kkilling:150 yrsanniversary public lecture
4. Re: [SA-HISTORY] BASUTOLAND [1]
I know you asked this before and I dont have the answer except to say that 1800s is vague I doubt if there were any Europeans there until later in the century where I believe there were French missionaries from 1831 From 1868 on it was administered by the Cape Colony until about 1879 then it was administered under a British Resident Commissioner. In 1966 it became independent of Britain, now known as Lesotho Quite recently there have been elections. Sorry to be so very vague.... Patricia ----- Origin
5. [SA-HISTORY] 1857 AmaXhosa Great Cattle Kkilling:150 yrs anniversary public lecture [1]
Hi Fellow list participants 18 February 2007 marks the 150th anniversary of this critical event in colonial history. The National Library houses the private library of Sir George Grey who was governor at the time, and relevant items from the Grey collection will be on display. Date : Tuesday, 20 Feb 2007 Public lecture : "Telling stories, Changing History - The Cattle Killing of in South African Popular Memory" , Lecturer : Andre Offenburger of Yale University Time : 17h15 Venue : Cape Town campus of
6. [SA-HISTORY] BASUTOLAND [1]
Does anyone on this list have experience in researching ancestory in Basutoland - 1800's
7. [SA-HISTORY] Mon, 12 Feb 07, 18h00 Iziko Summer School - Transformation of the Slave Lodge into an Architectural Gem by Prof Robert Shell [1]
Hi Fellow list participants Lecture : "THE [SLAVE] LODGE IN THE FINAL YEARS OF SLAVERY & INTO THE ABOLITION ERA" ABSTRACT : The author of the newly released e-book,"THE OLD SLAVE LODGE" on CD looks at the ways the [Slave] Lodge was transformed from the VOC's only extant slave quarters into a 19th Century centre of government and present-day 'architectural jewel of Cape Town' (at the top of Adderley Street and corner of Wale Street near the entrance of the Company Gardens and the South African Parliament)
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