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It was the National Women’s Memorial Committee which came with the idea that a museum, solely dedicated to the preservation of the Anglo-Boer War history and objects be established. [3] Frans Soff [ 4 ] was the architect commissioned to design the building and on 26 April 1930 the corner stone of the War Museum was laid by Senator W.J.C. Brebner.
The Women's Monument enjoyed great popularity, but was eventually overshadowed by the Voortrekker Monument, erected 36 years later in Pretoria on December 16, 1949, as a national symbol. The Voortrekker Monument came a year after the victory of the National Party in the 1948 South African general election and coincided with the centennial of ...
The Bloemfontein municipality channelled off all black urbanisation to Thaba Nchu and Botshabelo, which were developed as a source of cheap labour for the city of Bloemfontein. A subsidised bus service was established, and Botshabelo was declared a decentralisation point, meaning it was designated to become an industrial development point to ...
Noordhoek is a 68% white suburb of the city of Bloemfontein in South Africa. References This page was last edited on 21 March 2023, at ...
Bloemfontein CBD is the main Business District of the city of Bloemfontein in South Africa. References This page was last edited on 4 October 2024, at 19:15 ...
In 1932 the well known Florisbad human cranium was discovered. In 1980 Florisbad was bought by the South African Government for research purposes and was placed under the administration of the National Museum, Bloemfontein. Freshford is one of the few houses of the Edwardian period that still exists in Bloemfontein. The house was designed and ...
Uitsig is a 71% white suburb of the city of Bloemfontein in South Africa. Uitsig is a fairly new and still expanding suburb, but also has its more established parts and is located in the southern part of Bloemfontein. With the newly renovated and expanded Fauna Shopping Centre in close proximity, this is a very popular neighbourhood to live in.
Fleurdal is a suburb of the city of Bloemfontein in South Africa. References This page was last edited on 27 April 2022, at ...