A photographic guide to freshwater fishes of Kenya
- Okeyo, Daniel O, Ojwang, W O
- Authors: Okeyo, Daniel O , Ojwang, W O
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Freshwater fishes -- Kenya , Freshwater fishes -- Kenya -- Indentification , Freshwater fishes -- Kenya -- Genetics
- Language: English
- Type: Ebook
- Identifier: vital:16127 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1020940
- Description: This book is dedicated to the original authorities of freshwater fishes of Kenya, who made tireless efforts to describe and name fish species, before, during and post exploration times.
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2015
- Authors: Okeyo, Daniel O , Ojwang, W O
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Freshwater fishes -- Kenya , Freshwater fishes -- Kenya -- Indentification , Freshwater fishes -- Kenya -- Genetics
- Language: English
- Type: Ebook
- Identifier: vital:16127 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1020940
- Description: This book is dedicated to the original authorities of freshwater fishes of Kenya, who made tireless efforts to describe and name fish species, before, during and post exploration times.
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2015
The felling of the palm tree at the Sacred Heart Church King William's Town
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1962-06
- Subjects: King William's Town (South Africa) -- Photographs , Vandalism -- South Africa -- King William's Town , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: picture , still image
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/60510 , vital:27788 , This item is held by the Selmar Schonland Herbarium (GRA), Grahamstown, South Africa
- Description: Caption "A beautiful Hyphene palm felled to make way for a man-made religious sanctuary. Sheer desecration. Garden of Sacred Heart Church, King Wms. Town [King William's Town]. June 1962. R.C. of course."
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1962-06
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1962-06
- Subjects: King William's Town (South Africa) -- Photographs , Vandalism -- South Africa -- King William's Town , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: picture , still image
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/60510 , vital:27788 , This item is held by the Selmar Schonland Herbarium (GRA), Grahamstown, South Africa
- Description: Caption "A beautiful Hyphene palm felled to make way for a man-made religious sanctuary. Sheer desecration. Garden of Sacred Heart Church, King Wms. Town [King William's Town]. June 1962. R.C. of course."
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1962-06
3227CD King William's Town
- Trigonometrical Survey (South Africa)
- Authors: Trigonometrical Survey (South Africa)
- Date: 1972
- Subjects: 1 : 50000 30.5595° S, 22.9375° E , King William's Town (South Africa) Maps , Eastern Cape (South Africa) Maps , South Africa History 1910-1961 Maps
- Language: English
- Type: maps , digital maps , cartographic
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/114814 , vital:34038 , Cory Library for Humanities Research, Rhodes University Library, Grahamstown, South Africa , MP1052
- Description: 3227CD King William's Town, South Africa 1:50000 sheet. Air photography 1964. Surveyed in 1971 and drawn in 1972 by the Trigonometrical Survey Office. Lugfotografie 1964. Opgemeet in 1971 en geteken in 1972 deur die Driehoeksmeting Kantoor. T.S.O. 200/5493. Kadastrale inligting verskaf deur die Landmeter, Kaap. Second edition , Second edition
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1972
- Authors: Trigonometrical Survey (South Africa)
- Date: 1972
- Subjects: 1 : 50000 30.5595° S, 22.9375° E , King William's Town (South Africa) Maps , Eastern Cape (South Africa) Maps , South Africa History 1910-1961 Maps
- Language: English
- Type: maps , digital maps , cartographic
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/114814 , vital:34038 , Cory Library for Humanities Research, Rhodes University Library, Grahamstown, South Africa , MP1052
- Description: 3227CD King William's Town, South Africa 1:50000 sheet. Air photography 1964. Surveyed in 1971 and drawn in 1972 by the Trigonometrical Survey Office. Lugfotografie 1964. Opgemeet in 1971 en geteken in 1972 deur die Driehoeksmeting Kantoor. T.S.O. 200/5493. Kadastrale inligting verskaf deur die Landmeter, Kaap. Second edition , Second edition
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1972
Condolence letter to Sheila Burnett from Don Val
- Type: Image
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/17977 , vital:22303 , This image is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research at Rhodes University. For further information contact cory@ru.ac.za. The digitisation of this image was made possible through a generous grant received from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 2014-2017. , PIC/MS 20 0030
- Full Text:
- Type: Image
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/17977 , vital:22303 , This image is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research at Rhodes University. For further information contact cory@ru.ac.za. The digitisation of this image was made possible through a generous grant received from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 2014-2017. , PIC/MS 20 0030
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King William's Town
- Great Britain. War Office. Intelligence Division
- Authors: Great Britain. War Office. Intelligence Division
- Date: 1900
- Subjects: 3.94 miles = 1 inch ; 6945 yards = 1 inch. 30.5595° S, 22.9375° E , King William's Town (South Africa) History Maps , Eastern Cape (South Africa) Maps , South Africa History 1836-1909 Maps
- Language: English
- Type: maps , digital maps , cartographic
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/109469 , vital:33145 , Cory Library for Humanities Research, Rhodes University Library, Grahamstown, South Africa , MP417
- Description: [Imperial map of South Africa] : Kingwilliamstown compiled by the [British Military] Intelligence Department, 1900?
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1900
- Authors: Great Britain. War Office. Intelligence Division
- Date: 1900
- Subjects: 3.94 miles = 1 inch ; 6945 yards = 1 inch. 30.5595° S, 22.9375° E , King William's Town (South Africa) History Maps , Eastern Cape (South Africa) Maps , South Africa History 1836-1909 Maps
- Language: English
- Type: maps , digital maps , cartographic
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/109469 , vital:33145 , Cory Library for Humanities Research, Rhodes University Library, Grahamstown, South Africa , MP417
- Description: [Imperial map of South Africa] : Kingwilliamstown compiled by the [British Military] Intelligence Department, 1900?
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1900
Bush recession - Dubu Drift, Keiskamma River
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1962
- Subjects: Dubu Drift, Keiskamma River, King Williams Town district (South Africa) -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs , Deforestation -- South Africa -- King William's Town -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/65659 , vital:28824
- Description: Caption "Lone Scotia species tree left standing when all other bush destroyed above Dubu Drift, on the Keiskamma R. southern King William’s Town district. Even the veld is destroyed. Ca. 1962"
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1962
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1962
- Subjects: Dubu Drift, Keiskamma River, King Williams Town district (South Africa) -- Photographs , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs , Deforestation -- South Africa -- King William's Town -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , photographs , landscape photographs
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/65659 , vital:28824
- Description: Caption "Lone Scotia species tree left standing when all other bush destroyed above Dubu Drift, on the Keiskamma R. southern King William’s Town district. Even the veld is destroyed. Ca. 1962"
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1962
Plan of territories formerly known as Kaffraria proper
- Authors: Burton, Alfred William
- Date: 1884
- Subjects: Kaffraria Maps , South Africa History 1836-1909 Maps
- Language: English
- Type: maps , cartographic
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/115759 , vital:34227 , Cory Library for Humanities Research, Rhodes University Library, Grahamstown, South Africa , MP1877
- Description: Plan of Territories formerly known as Kaffraria proper: simplified handdrawn copy of the 1884 map of the territories formerly known as Kaffraria, with additional information inserted by Alfred William Burton. Surveyors C.P. Watermeyer; Fletcher ; MacDonald, Schunke, Tilney, Norris, Greeff, Greathead, F. Watermeyer; Erskine, Hughes R.N., Changuion, Pritchard and O. Mehliss, and military sketches by Messrs Colley and Grant and the Intelligence Branch of the Quartermaster General's Department. Photocopy stuck on card. Transkeian territories. First produced in 1884 by 14 surveyors and 3 others.See MP 307, L (77) d 1 for the original map by fourteen surveyors and Military sketches.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1884
- Authors: Burton, Alfred William
- Date: 1884
- Subjects: Kaffraria Maps , South Africa History 1836-1909 Maps
- Language: English
- Type: maps , cartographic
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/115759 , vital:34227 , Cory Library for Humanities Research, Rhodes University Library, Grahamstown, South Africa , MP1877
- Description: Plan of Territories formerly known as Kaffraria proper: simplified handdrawn copy of the 1884 map of the territories formerly known as Kaffraria, with additional information inserted by Alfred William Burton. Surveyors C.P. Watermeyer; Fletcher ; MacDonald, Schunke, Tilney, Norris, Greeff, Greathead, F. Watermeyer; Erskine, Hughes R.N., Changuion, Pritchard and O. Mehliss, and military sketches by Messrs Colley and Grant and the Intelligence Branch of the Quartermaster General's Department. Photocopy stuck on card. Transkeian territories. First produced in 1884 by 14 surveyors and 3 others.See MP 307, L (77) d 1 for the original map by fourteen surveyors and Military sketches.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1884
Condolence letter to Sheila Burnett from Jim Mendl and Heleen
- Date: 1994-10-22
- Subjects: Burnett, Bill Bendyshe -- 1917-1994 Condolence notes Burnett family
- Type: Image
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/38809 , vital:24825 , This image is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research at Rhodes University. For further information contact cory@ru.ac.za. The digitisation of this image was made possible through a generous grant received from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 2014-2017. , MS 20 0088
- Description: This collection contains the letters of condolences, addressed to Sheila Burnett on the death of her husband Bill Bendyshe Burnett, who died on the 23rd of August 1994.
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 1994-10-22
- Date: 1994-10-22
- Subjects: Burnett, Bill Bendyshe -- 1917-1994 Condolence notes Burnett family
- Type: Image
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/38809 , vital:24825 , This image is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research at Rhodes University. For further information contact cory@ru.ac.za. The digitisation of this image was made possible through a generous grant received from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 2014-2017. , MS 20 0088
- Description: This collection contains the letters of condolences, addressed to Sheila Burnett on the death of her husband Bill Bendyshe Burnett, who died on the 23rd of August 1994.
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 1994-10-22
Acacia Karoo - Eastern Cape (South Arica)
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Acacia karroo -- South Africa , Trees -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , essay
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/109187 , vital:33083
- Description: Transcript: "Acacia karroo 01. 11. 1959. At Bashee Bridge, between Idutywa and Umtata, Transkei, trees just beginning to flower. One fairly advanced. At Kei bridge on the Transkei-Komga border only a few yellow dots of flower appearing; also as King William's Town. The winter and spring had been good this year. Last-week in May and into June. Autumnal tints fine. Trees change to a rich gold, made lovelier by the fern-like nature of the foliage. Colour varies from yellow to gold. July. Branches now bare August. Branches mostly bare still but where a tree is growing in a damp area, new shoots are staring 28.12.1958. Travelling between Grahamstown and King William's Town. Acacias in the Great Fish River valley were well out in flower, far in advance of those near Grahamstown, in the Keiskamma River valley, and at King William's Town. Always some trees in an area flower in advance of the rest and, always, certain trees surpass all others Sept.1960. Trees burst into leaf in about second week despite severe drought. Rather irregular as between tree and tree with some trees still in their old dark foliage and some still leafless after the winter, 16.10.1960. A few puffs of flower coming out. Otherwise only rough, unopened flower buds 1 June 1961. In the King William's Town bushveld many of the Acacia trees, now almost leafless or only sparsely leaved, have appearance of spume-like scum spread over them, a dirty off- white mass. But this is an illusion; it is caused by the fuzzy, wispy seed-covers of Clematis now in full seed.”
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- Date Issued: 1959
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Acacia karroo -- South Africa , Trees -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: mixed material , essay
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/109187 , vital:33083
- Description: Transcript: "Acacia karroo 01. 11. 1959. At Bashee Bridge, between Idutywa and Umtata, Transkei, trees just beginning to flower. One fairly advanced. At Kei bridge on the Transkei-Komga border only a few yellow dots of flower appearing; also as King William's Town. The winter and spring had been good this year. Last-week in May and into June. Autumnal tints fine. Trees change to a rich gold, made lovelier by the fern-like nature of the foliage. Colour varies from yellow to gold. July. Branches now bare August. Branches mostly bare still but where a tree is growing in a damp area, new shoots are staring 28.12.1958. Travelling between Grahamstown and King William's Town. Acacias in the Great Fish River valley were well out in flower, far in advance of those near Grahamstown, in the Keiskamma River valley, and at King William's Town. Always some trees in an area flower in advance of the rest and, always, certain trees surpass all others Sept.1960. Trees burst into leaf in about second week despite severe drought. Rather irregular as between tree and tree with some trees still in their old dark foliage and some still leafless after the winter, 16.10.1960. A few puffs of flower coming out. Otherwise only rough, unopened flower buds 1 June 1961. In the King William's Town bushveld many of the Acacia trees, now almost leafless or only sparsely leaved, have appearance of spume-like scum spread over them, a dirty off- white mass. But this is an illusion; it is caused by the fuzzy, wispy seed-covers of Clematis now in full seed.”
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 1959
Condolence letter to Sheila Burnett from Robert Reynolds Burnett
- Date: 1994-09-26
- Subjects: Burnett, Bill Bendyshe -- 1917-1994 Condolence notes Burnett family
- Type: Image
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/32008 , vital:24002 , This image is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research at Rhodes University. For further information contact cory@ru.ac.za. The digitisation of this image was made possible through a generous grant received from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 2014-2017. , MS 20 0052
- Description: This collection contains the letters of condolences, addressed to Sheila Burnett on the death of her husband Bill Bendyshe Burnett, who died on the 23rd of August 1994.
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 1994-09-26
- Date: 1994-09-26
- Subjects: Burnett, Bill Bendyshe -- 1917-1994 Condolence notes Burnett family
- Type: Image
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/32008 , vital:24002 , This image is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research at Rhodes University. For further information contact cory@ru.ac.za. The digitisation of this image was made possible through a generous grant received from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 2014-2017. , MS 20 0052
- Description: This collection contains the letters of condolences, addressed to Sheila Burnett on the death of her husband Bill Bendyshe Burnett, who died on the 23rd of August 1994.
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 1994-09-26
The spatial planning of racial residential segregation in King William's Town : 1826-1991
- Authors: Zituta, Heyman Mandlakayise
- Date: 1997
- Subjects: Apartheid -- South Africa -- King William's Town , City planning -- South Africa -- King William's Town , King William's Town (South Africa) -- History
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: vital:4855 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005531 , Apartheid -- South Africa -- King William's Town , City planning -- South Africa -- King William's Town , King William's Town (South Africa) -- History
- Description: This study investigates the spatial planning of racial residential segregation in King William's Town, induding its former homeland township of Zwelitsha, from 1826 to 1991. The first settlement in the 'white' King William's Town, Brownlee Mission Station, was established in 1826.The town of King William's Town was developed from this settlement. The racial laws which were applied to segregate blacks nationally and locally came to an end in 1991. Primary sources of information were used to determine whether King William's Town was planned along racial lines and to determine the major role players who formulated and implemented the policy. Key sources were archival material, newspapers, maps, interviews, Deeds Office files and the work of other scholars. The establishment of the towm from its genesis as a mission station and a military base is traced and the effects of this legacy on racial separation is detailed. It was found that racial planning of residential areas in King William's Town had been practised in this small town for a long time (prior to the Group Areas Act). The implementation of this policy was marked by forced removal of blacks from areas which were regarded as being for whites. These predominently African concentrations on the east bank of the Buffalo River were relocated to the west bank which was regarded as a black area.An anomalous incident was discovered in this study namely that these racial removals took place before the central state introduced national policy which compelled all local states to plan their residential areas along ethnic considerations. In parallel with the practice of segregation in King William's Town, the township of Zwelitsha was developed adjacent to the town by the government. As this thesis reveals, the development of Zwelitsha was intimately related to that of King William's Town. The major role players in planning residential areas on racial basis were identified as the municipal Council of King William's Town. They were involved in planning racially segregated areas before and after the Group Areas Act. They (the Council) succeeded in closing all freehold locations in the town (1940) and forced the residents to become their tenants who rented dwellings in the west bank municipal location. There were attempts to incorporate this municipal location into the neighbouring homeland township of Zwelitsha. This move was eventually accomplished when all townships in the vicinity of King William's Town were amalgamated to form King William's Town Transitional Local Council in terms of the Local Government Transition Act of 1994 (Government Gazette No. 15468 of 2nd February 1994).
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- Date Issued: 1997
- Authors: Zituta, Heyman Mandlakayise
- Date: 1997
- Subjects: Apartheid -- South Africa -- King William's Town , City planning -- South Africa -- King William's Town , King William's Town (South Africa) -- History
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: vital:4855 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005531 , Apartheid -- South Africa -- King William's Town , City planning -- South Africa -- King William's Town , King William's Town (South Africa) -- History
- Description: This study investigates the spatial planning of racial residential segregation in King William's Town, induding its former homeland township of Zwelitsha, from 1826 to 1991. The first settlement in the 'white' King William's Town, Brownlee Mission Station, was established in 1826.The town of King William's Town was developed from this settlement. The racial laws which were applied to segregate blacks nationally and locally came to an end in 1991. Primary sources of information were used to determine whether King William's Town was planned along racial lines and to determine the major role players who formulated and implemented the policy. Key sources were archival material, newspapers, maps, interviews, Deeds Office files and the work of other scholars. The establishment of the towm from its genesis as a mission station and a military base is traced and the effects of this legacy on racial separation is detailed. It was found that racial planning of residential areas in King William's Town had been practised in this small town for a long time (prior to the Group Areas Act). The implementation of this policy was marked by forced removal of blacks from areas which were regarded as being for whites. These predominently African concentrations on the east bank of the Buffalo River were relocated to the west bank which was regarded as a black area.An anomalous incident was discovered in this study namely that these racial removals took place before the central state introduced national policy which compelled all local states to plan their residential areas along ethnic considerations. In parallel with the practice of segregation in King William's Town, the township of Zwelitsha was developed adjacent to the town by the government. As this thesis reveals, the development of Zwelitsha was intimately related to that of King William's Town. The major role players in planning residential areas on racial basis were identified as the municipal Council of King William's Town. They were involved in planning racially segregated areas before and after the Group Areas Act. They (the Council) succeeded in closing all freehold locations in the town (1940) and forced the residents to become their tenants who rented dwellings in the west bank municipal location. There were attempts to incorporate this municipal location into the neighbouring homeland township of Zwelitsha. This move was eventually accomplished when all townships in the vicinity of King William's Town were amalgamated to form King William's Town Transitional Local Council in terms of the Local Government Transition Act of 1994 (Government Gazette No. 15468 of 2nd February 1994).
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- Date Issued: 1997
King William's Town during the South African War, 1899-1902 an urban, social, economic and cultural history
- Authors: Webb, D. A
- Date: 1993
- Subjects: South African War, 1899-1902 , King William's Town (South Africa)--Population , King William's Town (South Africa)--Economic conditions , King William's Town (South Africa)--Social conditions , King William's Town (South Africa)--Race relations , King William's Town (South Africa --Commerce , King William's Town (South Africa)--Industries , Imvo Zabantsundu (Newspaper) , Local government--South Africa-- King William's Town , Crime--South Africa--King William's Town , King William's Town (South Africa)--History , South Africa--History, Military
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , M.A.
- Identifier: vital:2571 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002424 , South African War, 1899-1902 , King William's Town (South Africa)--Population , King William's Town (South Africa)--Economic conditions , King William's Town (South Africa)--Social conditions , King William's Town (South Africa)--Race relations , King William's Town (South Africa --Commerce , King William's Town (South Africa)--Industries , Imvo Zabantsundu (Newspaper) , Local government--South Africa-- King William's Town , Crime--South Africa--King William's Town , King William's Town (South Africa)--History , South Africa--History, Military
- Description: This thesis examines the urban social, economic and cultural history of a community under stress and in transition at the turn of the century. Two themes run through the study: how the residents responded to long-term challenges such as the decline of the town in relation to its nearest urban neighbour, the increasing significance of the black population of the town and district, and the end of the millennium; and secondly, the effects of the South African War on King William's Town society and how the residents perceived the various stresses it exerted on the town. Chapter 1, by way of introduction, provides a general overview of the history of King William's Town and of the current state of historical research on the town. It also examines historiographical strands reflected in this study, focusing on urban history, social history, local history and the new cultural history. The chapter ends with a brief note on sources and methodology. Chapter 2 sets the scene be examining the population of the town and district in relation to its eastern Cape neighbours. It briefly explores the settlement patterns in the town, and the social divisions and racial attitudes manifested by its inhabitants. The third chapter provides a study of the town's economy with particular emphasis on the mercantile sector, agriculture and manufacturing. The informal sector, domestic service and labour relations are also explored. Political processes in this period are dealt with in Chapter 4. The 1898 elections and the re-alignment of political allegiances, the outbreak of the war, the main political issues that emerged and the suppression of the Imvo Zabantsundu newspaper are discussed. Chapter 5 provides an examination of military aspects of the town and district during the war. The impact of the imperial garrison, the attitudes of the residents to the war and the imposition and effects of martial law are amongst the topics covered. The next chapter deals with municipal matters, with particular reference to the townspeople's attitudes to Borough status, public health and sanitation, municipal locations and residential segregation, and the various successes and failures of the Borough Council during the war. The seventh chapter focuses on crime, legislation and social control in the town. The number and type of criminal incidents during the period are analyzed, the various laws establishing the parameters of society and the manner in which these were applied are examined. Chapter 8 seeks to define the cultural contours of the town, looking at religion, the large number of different clubs and societies, sport and recreation. It explores the way in which cultural pursuits were both a reflection and a reinforcement of the social, political and economic order. The ninth and final chapter links the preceding themes with regard to the effects of the war on King William's Town society, with particular reference to the mentalité of the community as displayed in the attitudes of the residents to the various developments discussed in the body of the thesis.
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- Date Issued: 1993
- Authors: Webb, D. A
- Date: 1993
- Subjects: South African War, 1899-1902 , King William's Town (South Africa)--Population , King William's Town (South Africa)--Economic conditions , King William's Town (South Africa)--Social conditions , King William's Town (South Africa)--Race relations , King William's Town (South Africa --Commerce , King William's Town (South Africa)--Industries , Imvo Zabantsundu (Newspaper) , Local government--South Africa-- King William's Town , Crime--South Africa--King William's Town , King William's Town (South Africa)--History , South Africa--History, Military
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , M.A.
- Identifier: vital:2571 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002424 , South African War, 1899-1902 , King William's Town (South Africa)--Population , King William's Town (South Africa)--Economic conditions , King William's Town (South Africa)--Social conditions , King William's Town (South Africa)--Race relations , King William's Town (South Africa --Commerce , King William's Town (South Africa)--Industries , Imvo Zabantsundu (Newspaper) , Local government--South Africa-- King William's Town , Crime--South Africa--King William's Town , King William's Town (South Africa)--History , South Africa--History, Military
- Description: This thesis examines the urban social, economic and cultural history of a community under stress and in transition at the turn of the century. Two themes run through the study: how the residents responded to long-term challenges such as the decline of the town in relation to its nearest urban neighbour, the increasing significance of the black population of the town and district, and the end of the millennium; and secondly, the effects of the South African War on King William's Town society and how the residents perceived the various stresses it exerted on the town. Chapter 1, by way of introduction, provides a general overview of the history of King William's Town and of the current state of historical research on the town. It also examines historiographical strands reflected in this study, focusing on urban history, social history, local history and the new cultural history. The chapter ends with a brief note on sources and methodology. Chapter 2 sets the scene be examining the population of the town and district in relation to its eastern Cape neighbours. It briefly explores the settlement patterns in the town, and the social divisions and racial attitudes manifested by its inhabitants. The third chapter provides a study of the town's economy with particular emphasis on the mercantile sector, agriculture and manufacturing. The informal sector, domestic service and labour relations are also explored. Political processes in this period are dealt with in Chapter 4. The 1898 elections and the re-alignment of political allegiances, the outbreak of the war, the main political issues that emerged and the suppression of the Imvo Zabantsundu newspaper are discussed. Chapter 5 provides an examination of military aspects of the town and district during the war. The impact of the imperial garrison, the attitudes of the residents to the war and the imposition and effects of martial law are amongst the topics covered. The next chapter deals with municipal matters, with particular reference to the townspeople's attitudes to Borough status, public health and sanitation, municipal locations and residential segregation, and the various successes and failures of the Borough Council during the war. The seventh chapter focuses on crime, legislation and social control in the town. The number and type of criminal incidents during the period are analyzed, the various laws establishing the parameters of society and the manner in which these were applied are examined. Chapter 8 seeks to define the cultural contours of the town, looking at religion, the large number of different clubs and societies, sport and recreation. It explores the way in which cultural pursuits were both a reflection and a reinforcement of the social, political and economic order. The ninth and final chapter links the preceding themes with regard to the effects of the war on King William's Town society, with particular reference to the mentalité of the community as displayed in the attitudes of the residents to the various developments discussed in the body of the thesis.
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- Date Issued: 1993
Proclamation of Edward VII, Cradock 1901
- Authors: Lidbetter, William Walpole
- Date: 1901
- Subjects: Cradock (South Africa) -- History -- Photographs Speeches, addresses, etc. -- South Africa -- Cradock -- Photographs
- Type: still image
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/55734 , vital:26729 , This glass negative is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research at Rhodes University. For further information contact cory@ru.ac.za. , PIC/GN 4517b
- Description: Glass negative : View of the proclamation of Edward VII, Cradock 1901.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1901
- Authors: Lidbetter, William Walpole
- Date: 1901
- Subjects: Cradock (South Africa) -- History -- Photographs Speeches, addresses, etc. -- South Africa -- Cradock -- Photographs
- Type: still image
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/55734 , vital:26729 , This glass negative is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research at Rhodes University. For further information contact cory@ru.ac.za. , PIC/GN 4517b
- Description: Glass negative : View of the proclamation of Edward VII, Cradock 1901.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1901
View of a krantz on Fish River, Cradock, taken looking up river
- Authors: Lidbetter, William Walpole
- Subjects: Fish river -- South Africa -- Cradock -- Photographs Nature (Aesthetics) -- Rivers -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Type: still image
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/55805 , vital:26736 , This glass negative is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research at Rhodes University. For further information contact cory@ru.ac.za. , PIC/GN 4524
- Description: Glass negative : View of a krantz on Fish River, Cradock, taken looking up river.
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Lidbetter, William Walpole
- Subjects: Fish river -- South Africa -- Cradock -- Photographs Nature (Aesthetics) -- Rivers -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Type: still image
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/55805 , vital:26736 , This glass negative is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research at Rhodes University. For further information contact cory@ru.ac.za. , PIC/GN 4524
- Description: Glass negative : View of a krantz on Fish River, Cradock, taken looking up river.
- Full Text: false
View showing men working to clear a rockslide over a railway line
- Authors: Lidbetter, William Walpole
- Subjects: Rockfalls -- South Africa -- Karoo -- Photographs Railroads -- South Africa -- Cape of Good Hope -- Photographs
- Type: still image
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/37880 , vital:24705 , This glass negative is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research at Rhodes University. For further information contact cory@ru.ac.za. , PIC/GN 4627
- Description: Glass negative : View showing men working to clear a rockslide over a railway line
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Lidbetter, William Walpole
- Subjects: Rockfalls -- South Africa -- Karoo -- Photographs Railroads -- South Africa -- Cape of Good Hope -- Photographs
- Type: still image
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/37880 , vital:24705 , This glass negative is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research at Rhodes University. For further information contact cory@ru.ac.za. , PIC/GN 4627
- Description: Glass negative : View showing men working to clear a rockslide over a railway line
- Full Text: false
View of Cradock
- Authors: Lidbetter, William Walpole
- Subjects: Cradock (South Africa) -- Buildings -- Photographs Cradock (South Africa) -- History -- Photographs
- Type: still image
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/56163 , vital:26779 , This glass negative is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research at Rhodes University. For further information contact cory@ru.ac.za. , PIC/GN 4616a
- Description: Glass negative : View of Cradock showing vegetable gardens in the foreground, Victorian houses and a church spire in the background.
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Lidbetter, William Walpole
- Subjects: Cradock (South Africa) -- Buildings -- Photographs Cradock (South Africa) -- History -- Photographs
- Type: still image
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/56163 , vital:26779 , This glass negative is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research at Rhodes University. For further information contact cory@ru.ac.za. , PIC/GN 4616a
- Description: Glass negative : View of Cradock showing vegetable gardens in the foreground, Victorian houses and a church spire in the background.
- Full Text: false
View of Cradock
- Authors: Lidbetter, William Walpole
- Subjects: Cradock (South Africa) -- Buildings -- Photographs Cradock (South Africa) -- History -- Photographs
- Type: still image
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/56173 , vital:26780 , This glass negative is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research at Rhodes University. For further information contact cory@ru.ac.za. , PIC/GN 4616b
- Description: Glass negative : View of Cradock showing a tennis court, a back view of the Queen's Central Hospital, and houses in the background.
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Lidbetter, William Walpole
- Subjects: Cradock (South Africa) -- Buildings -- Photographs Cradock (South Africa) -- History -- Photographs
- Type: still image
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/56173 , vital:26780 , This glass negative is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research at Rhodes University. For further information contact cory@ru.ac.za. , PIC/GN 4616b
- Description: Glass negative : View of Cradock showing a tennis court, a back view of the Queen's Central Hospital, and houses in the background.
- Full Text: false
Angora goats drinking
- Authors: Lidbetter, William Walpole
- Subjects: Angora goat -- South Africa -- Karoo -- Photographs
- Type: still image
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/55795 , vital:26735 , This glass negative is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research at Rhodes University. For further information contact cory@ru.ac.za. , PIC/GN 4523
- Description: Glass negative : View of Angora goats drinking.
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Lidbetter, William Walpole
- Subjects: Angora goat -- South Africa -- Karoo -- Photographs
- Type: still image
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/55795 , vital:26735 , This glass negative is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research at Rhodes University. For further information contact cory@ru.ac.za. , PIC/GN 4523
- Description: Glass negative : View of Angora goats drinking.
- Full Text: false
Army Service Corps postman
- Authors: Lidbetter, William Walpole
- Date: 1900
- Subjects: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Army Service Corps -- Photographs
- Type: still image
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/55853 , vital:26741 , This glass negative is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research at Rhodes University. For further information contact cory@ru.ac.za. , PIC/GN 4532
- Description: Glass negative : View of an Army Service Corps postman, mounted, 1900.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1900
- Authors: Lidbetter, William Walpole
- Date: 1900
- Subjects: South African War, 1899-1902 -- Army Service Corps -- Photographs
- Type: still image
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/55853 , vital:26741 , This glass negative is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research at Rhodes University. For further information contact cory@ru.ac.za. , PIC/GN 4532
- Description: Glass negative : View of an Army Service Corps postman, mounted, 1900.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1900
Aftermath of the Victoria Hotel fire, Cradock, July 1904
- Authors: Lidbetter, William Walpole
- Date: 1904-07
- Subjects: Fires -- Buildings -- Cradock -- Photographs Hotels -- Fires -- Cradock -- Photographs
- Type: still image
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/56049 , vital:26768 , This glass negative is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research at Rhodes University. For further information contact cory@ru.ac.za. , PIC/GN 4586a
- Description: Glass negative : View of the aftermath of the Victoria Hotel fire, Cradock, July 1904.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1904-07
- Authors: Lidbetter, William Walpole
- Date: 1904-07
- Subjects: Fires -- Buildings -- Cradock -- Photographs Hotels -- Fires -- Cradock -- Photographs
- Type: still image
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/56049 , vital:26768 , This glass negative is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research at Rhodes University. For further information contact cory@ru.ac.za. , PIC/GN 4586a
- Description: Glass negative : View of the aftermath of the Victoria Hotel fire, Cradock, July 1904.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1904-07