8 articles in this issue
A.K.A. "Clinometer"
1st Medium Regiment. South African Artillery, (SAHA), to quote its original and correct title was established with headquarters in Cape Town with effect from 1st January 1946, in terms of Government Notice No. 839 of 18th April 1946.
W.J.J. Coetzer
It is assumed that demilitarized zones serve a useful purpose in physically dividing fighting factions. In this article the author advocates the point that in practice, demilitarized zones become nothing more than substitutes for final politic... see more
B.A. Zurnamer
The railways in South Africa were badly damaged during the Anglo-Boer War by the armed forces of the two Republics during their retreat and the guerilla campaign which followed.
J.A. Hattingh
Steam built the Republic as we know it but unfortunately it is on its way out. These graceful Old Ladies are being cut up and at this stage there are approximately seven hundred locomotives still operating in the Republic of South Africa... see more
This locomotive was actually a Havelock tank Tender-Locomotive with the wheel arrangement of 2-8-2. It was designed in 1887 and built in the Durban workshops. It was the first locomotive to be built in South Africa. It also boasted to be... see more
F. Shylock Mulder
The article below deals with technological developments in the Republic of South Africa necessitated by the arms boycotts engineered against the Republic by the United Nations Organisation. The writer of the article stresses the need for ... see more
P.L. Möller
MILITÊRE AKADEMIE SOLDATEMONUMENTOp Woensdag 10 Desember 1980 is 'n hoogtepunt van die dertigste verjaarsdagvieringe van die Militêre Akademie bereik toe die Soldatemonument deur die hoof van die Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag, Genl C.L. Viljoe... see more
Lerinda Steyn
This article deals with a handpainted calender for 1945 painted by a South African artist, Peter Ogilvie. He was a prisoner of war in Stalag 344 Germany during which time he painted the calender for a Canadian prisoner of war.During his sojour... see more