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Title: Residences in Loader Street, Cape Town
Subject: Apartheid, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Residential buildings, ,
Description: The Loader Street area has been a renovator's paradise for the past few years. According to estate agent, Mr John Hocknell, property in the area is almost completely sold out and there is little still to be had. Some renovated properties are still changing hands for under R20 000 though.
Identifier: islandora:15206

Title: Residence, Robben Island, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Robben Island (South Africa), Political prisoners, Historic sites, Monuments, Architecture, Residential buildings
Description: A residence on Robben Island, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16513

Title: Residence in Plumstead, Cape Town
Subject: Plumstead (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Residential buildings, Gardens, Roads
Description: Plumstead.
Identifier: islandora:15835

Title: Maitland Garden Village residents celebrating, Cape Town
Subject: Apartheid, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, ,
Description: The 'best news in years' reached Maitland Garden Village this weekend. Residents learnt the Government had reversed its 1969 decision that the area must be turned over to whites.
Identifier: islandora:15194

Title: Vredehoek residents, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Vredehoek (Cape Town, South Africa), Disasters, Fires
Description: A domestic worker, face muffled, and a Vredehoek resident make their escape from the encroaching flames and smoke after fire swept across Devil's Peak yesterday. The dog was one of many pets who had breathing problems because of the smoke. Rose, the maid and Sheba, the dog.
Identifier: islandora:14588

Title: Policeman beats Crossroads resident, Cape Town
Subject: Crossroads (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Squatter settlements, Apartheid, South African Police, Demonstrations
Description: A South African policeman beats a Crossroads resident to the ground during a baton charge to disperse protesters at the squatter camp near Cape Town, Monday 15 October. About 26 people are injured when they attempted to prevent bulldozers, backed up by units of the army and police, from clearing land vacated in recent township violence in the area.
Identifier: islandora:17524

Title: Policeman appeals to Mitchell's Plain residents , Cape Town
Subject: Mitchell--s Plain (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Housing, Demonstrations, South African Police
Description: A policeman appeals to demonstrators in Mitchell's Plain to lay down their placards and disperse.
Identifier: islandora:17755

Title: Crossroads resident sleeps outside, Cape Town
Subject: Crossroads (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Squatter settlements, Apartheid
Description: Mrs Nombeko Gxokwe, eight months pregnant and ill, lies on her bed in the open.
Identifier: islandora:17540

Title: District Six residents receive communion, Cape Town
Subject: District Six (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Religion
Description: Father Basil Van Rensburg gives Mr Paddy Kavanagh and his wife, Doris, communion at their home in District Six.
Identifier: islandora:17983

Title: District Six resident, Cape Town
Subject: District Six (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Forced removals, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950
Description: Doris Kavanagh ... "I don't know why they should pull the building down. It's so solid you can't knock a nail in the walls."
Identifier: islandora:17992

Title: Vredehoek residents, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Vredehoek (Cape Town, South Africa), Disasters, Fires
Description: Hose-down: Vredehoek residents, faces muffled against choking smoke, watch anxiously as the fire that destroyed about 300 hectares of fynbos sweeps towards their property.
Identifier: islandora:14585

Title: Maitland resident with hammer standing guard over property, Cape Town
Subject: Residential buildings, Human security, Protection, ,
Description: Mr Piet Wiese - trying to keep the skollies out.
Identifier: islandora:15193

Title: Crossroads resident, Cape Town
Subject: Crossroads (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Squatter settlements, Apartheid
Description: It is not easy in the rain, especially if you do not have a raincoat, as this Crossroads resident found yesterday during the morning downpour.
Identifier: islandora:17552

Title: Residents at leisure, District Six, Cape Town, South Africa
Subject: District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Cape Town (South Africa)--History, ,
Description: A man plays the guitar while children and adults listen at leisure and smile at the camera in District Six, Cape Town in the 1970's prior to the state orchestrated forced removals to locations further from the city.
Identifier: islandora:18535

Title: Interior of a residence with striking décor, Cape Town
Subject: Architecture, Interior decoration, ,
Description: All red and white, this is a house for a very vital with-it couple who obviously have no time for repose. The main feature of the overall striking décor is a ceiling "supergraphic" which sweeps into an arrow pointing the way to the boatshed and garage.
Identifier: islandora:15244

Title: Mrs Elizabeth Smith, Elsies River resident, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Elsies River (South Africa), Apartheid
Description: Mrs Elizabeth Smith, Elsies River resident, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:18111

Title: Crossroads residents, Cape Town
Subject: Crossroads (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Squatter settlements, Apartheid
Description: A recent picture of Dr Fredrick van Zyl Slabbert at Crossroads squatter camp talking to African shanty dwellers. With Dr Slabbert is the Rev. David Russell, who does full-time missionary work among African migrant workers.
Identifier: islandora:17557

Title: Meadowridge residents, Cape Town
Subject: Meadowridge (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Housing, Apartheid, Whites, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, City planning
Description: Mrs D.I.C Bossier, resident of Meadowridge, Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:16846

Title: Bishop Lavis residents protest, Cape Town
Subject: Bishop Lavis (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Townships, Apartheid, South African Police, Housing, Coloured people (South Africa)
Description: Bishop Lavis residents outside the office of the Citizens' Housing League in Dorp Street, confronted by police today. They dispersed soon afterwards. Report on facing page.
Identifier: islandora:16853

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