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Tag Archives: Steenkoppie
Linesiding and graves in the veldt
Saturday 01 October 2011. This morning I decided to go do some linesiding. For those that are not in the know, its when you head out to some obscure section of railway, preferably on a hill, free of any obstructions, … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage Rail, Magaliesburg, Personal, Photowalks, Reefsteamers, Retrospective, South Africa, Transportation, West Rand
Tagged Battery, Blauwbank, Class 25NC -3472, Elize, Linesiding, Magaliesburg, Reefsteamers, Steam engine, Steenkoppie, train, Weltevreden 493
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Gravehunting in Magaliesburg
Lets face it, Magaliesburg is a small town stuck in a slightly different era. Its history isn’t really written down and finding anything about its past has been a pretty fruitless exercise. Looking at the area through Google Earth reveals heaps … Continue reading
Posted in Cemetery, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Magaliesburg, Personal, Photowalks, Retrospective, South Africa, West Rand
Tagged Blaauwbank, Class 12AR-1535, farm, graveyard, Magaliesburg, Steenkoppie, Vlakdrift, Zuickerboschfontein
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