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Title: Dredging soil from Rietvlei, Cape Town
Subject: Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), Industries, Building, ,
Description: Dredging of five million cubic metres of soil from Rietvlei, near Milnerton, started at the weekend. Picture shows the end of an 8.5km pipeline through which the soil, mixed with sea water, is pumped to Table Bay (opposite Paarden Eiland) to fill a huge area being reclaimed from the sea to extend Cape Town Docks. Reclamation will continue till November.
Identifier: islandora:15307

Title: St. George's Cathedral extensions, Cape Town, 1979
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Architecture, Artisans, Building
Description: Mr Charles Borril, 44, one of the five stonemasons cutting stones in the time-honoured fashion for the new bell tower and extension to St. George's Cathedral.
Identifier: islandora:17319

Title: Land Bank, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Banking, Apartheid, Buildings, Architecture
Description: The Land Bank in Queen Victoria Street, Gardens, Cape Town. Built in 1938 and designed by architect Brian Mansergh
Identifier: islandora:16746

Title: Old railway station, Cape Town, 1875
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Trains, Historic buildings, Transport, Architecture
Description: Old Cape Town Station, 1875. Published 1977-05-27.
Identifier: islandora:17429

Title: Dockyard Anglican Church, Simonstown, Cape Town, 1961
Subject: Simon--s Town (Cape of Good Hope, South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings, Architecture, Christianity
Description: Where people pray: Dockyard Church. The Dockyard Church at Simonstown is truly a sailors' church. It occupies half of the top story of the stone mast-house built by the Dutch East Indian Company, and was first used for divine worship by the Anglican community about 1801 during the first occupation of the Cape. The Dockyard Church of St. George at Simonstown is half of the upper room, or sail loft, of the old Dutch East Indian Company's mast-house. The small clock-tower bears the date 1815. The clock is balanced by three weights one of which weights 400lb. It is checked daily and, in spite of its age, only occasionally loses a few minutes.
Identifier: islandora:17279

Title: Aerial view of Otto du Plessis Drive, Cape Town
Subject: Aerial views, Ocean, Lion's Head (Cape Town, South Africa), Table Mountain (Western Cape, South Africa), Infrastructure, Building, ,
Description: The Otto du Plessis Drive over the new railway to the container berths in Table Bay harbour has been opened to traffic. The bridge was constructed by Murray and Stewart (Cape Town).
Identifier: islandora:15302

Title: Near old Cape Town Station, pre-1960s
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Architecture, Demolition
Description: Area around the old Cape Town Station, prior to its demolition in the 1960s.
Identifier: islandora:17436

Title: Albian Road, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Rondebosch (Cape Town, South Africa), Suburbs, Buildings, Roads, Infrastructure, Residential buildings
Description: House on Albian Road, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16598

Title: Family sits outside their house in Ocean View, Cape Town
Subject: Residential buildings, Communities, Apartheid, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Forced removals (South Africa), , ,
Description: Ocean View.
Identifier: islandora:15609

Title: House on Meadway Road, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Gardens, Architecture, Residential buildings
Description: No. 4 Meadway belongs to Mr D.B. Sides.
Identifier: islandora:15828

Title: Victorian Church, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings, Architecture, Christianity
Description: Cape Town Victorian Church
Identifier: islandora:17325

Title: Property development, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Rondebosch (Cape Town, South Africa), City planning, Real estate development, Building
Description: SASKO Mill in Rondebosch has applied to the Cape Town City Council for a re-zoning of the site for future development.
Identifier: islandora:16614

Title: Metropolitan Methodist Church in Greenmarket Square, Cape Town, 1961
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings, Architecture
Description: Mellowed by its 80 years the Metropolitan Methodist Church in Greenmarket Square holds the secret of Cape Town's old bells which are thought to be in the church tower. It is hoped that in the near future a long enough ladder will be obtained to enable someone to investigate their state and the possibility of ringing them again.
Identifier: islandora:17271

Title: The Maccassar estate where houses were built for Somchem's coloured employees
Subject: Apartheid, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Residential buildings, ,
Description: The Macassar estate where Murray & Roberts' Specialised Contracting Division recently completed 151 houses for Bonaero Park (Pty) Limited, the developer. The houses are all for Somchem's Coloured employees.
Identifier: islandora:15181

Title: Street in Pinelands, Cape Town
Subject: Pinelands (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Motorcars, Residential buildings, Roads
Description: Street in Pinelands, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:15827

Title: First telegraph office, Cape Town, circa 1876
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings, Communication
Description: Cape Town's first telegraph office. It stood at what is now Cartwright's Corner in 1876.
Identifier: islandora:17195

Title: Adderley Street, Cape Town, 1934
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Historic buildings
Description: Adderley Street, Cape Town. Cape Town holiday. Visit of Prince George, 1934.
Identifier: islandora:17392

Title: Hut framework
Subject: Bushman, Southern Africa, indigenous, San, hut, bushveld, trees, sand, settlement, sticks, building, construction, San (African people)--Relocation--South Africa, Ghost towns--South Africa, Kalahari Gemsbok National Park (South Africa)
Description: Remains of a removed settlement. The framework of a hut. Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa.
Identifier: islandora:12030

Title: Diep River, Cape Town
Subject: Diep River (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), History, Architecture, Building
Description: Diep River, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:17949

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