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Tag Archives: Braamfontein Cemetery
Remembering Pauline
War Grave photography can be a very rewarding experience, with highs and lows, and many times you are left shaking your head or just feeling angry with what you see. My post today is one that finally had closure for … Continue reading
Posted in Cemetery, CWGC, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Johannesburg, Memorials and Monuments, Military, Personal, Retrospective, South Africa, War, War Grave, World War 1
Tagged Braamfontein Cemetery, Brixton Cemetery, CWGC, grave, South Africa, South African War Graves Project, War grave, World War 1
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OTD: The Braamfontein Dynamite Explosion
One of the many events that occurred in the fledgling city of Johannesburg was the Dynamite Explosion that occurred on 19 February 1896 at Braamfontein Station. A memorial was erected in Braamfontein Cemetery to commemorate the event, and the over … Continue reading
Posted in Cemetery, Heritage, Johannesburg, Memorials and Monuments, On This Day, Personal, Retrospective, South Africa
Tagged Braamfontein, Braamfontein Cemetery, Cemetery, Dynamite Explosion Memorial, grave, On this day, Vrededorp
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