LIST OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED BY SCHOLARS FOR THE TIME CAPSULE
SCHOOL COMPETITION
Most of the children wrote an essay on why they chose the specific item and to tell a bit
about themselves. These essays are included in the Time Capsule with the item.
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South Africa Yearbook – 1999.
T-SHIRT (size 6-7 years).
Booklet that was made with pictures of “things we use to have”.
Collage of pictures cut out of magazines.
Bracelet, hairclip and hair elastic.
Photo of child.
Photos of child’s family.
Money – 10 Rand note and photocopies of various denominations.
Plastic toy car.
Pencil and pen drawings of things that are important to the child.
Material athletics shirt number – Number 1.
Manual for Game Boy.
Money (coins) – 5 rand, 1 rand, 2 rand, 50 cents, 20 cents, 5 cents, 10 cents, 2 cents,
1 cent.
Little book with pictures of family, pictures out of magazine and money coins.
Medals won for mountain biking and cycling.
Self made clay animals.
HB Staedtler pencil.
Pencil sharpeners.
Chinese fan.
Plastic pens.
Baby nappy.
Empty CD (compact disk).
Play Station 2 DVD (Virtual Fighter 4).
Yu-Gi-Oh play cards.
Welding rod.
0.22 bullet shell.
Self made plastic “Scooby doo”.
Plastic toy animal.
Wooden St. Patrick’s School Breastplate.
St. Patrick’s College Merit Certificate.
Necklace with leather band.
Disney toy (animation) binoculars.
Pair of jean trousers with decorative items sewn on.
Paddington home video.
Rabbit soft toy.
Toy plastic lion.
Match box cover.
Cell phones.
Plastic remote control for electric gate.
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Sunscreen stick.
Tennis ball.
Audio Cassette.
Stapler.
Guitar strings.
Door key.
Photo of pet (cat).
Plastic Yo-Yo.
Bear soft toy.
Small glass Time Capsule - essay “A day in the life” and picture collage.
Shoe – sneaker.
Small wooden cricket bat.
Flip File of things that are important to them in 2007.
Tooth brush.
Box of matches.
Plastic light switch.
“Tinkies” cream sponge cake wrapper.
Magazine animal pictures.
Wooden sticks used by the San to make fire.
“Rooipoeier” (red powder).
A can of AXE deodorant body spray for men.
Magazine picture of handgun.
Sunglasses.
Photo of Manchester United 2006/2007 soccer team.
Casio calculator.
Movie ticket (18 May 2007) “Messengers”.
Music CD of Edith Piaf.
Incandescent light bulb (An electrical current passes through a thin filament, heating it until
it produces light).
Artificial plastic flower.
Bible.
Beaded chain.
Carpe Diem school magazine – Kimberley Girls High School.
Doll clothing – skirt, top, ankle boots.
Flip File – A Journey through the history of the !Xunkhwesa Combined School.
Poster – “My Taal, my kultuur en my inspirasie” (My language, my culture and my
inspiration).
“Unieke !Xun items - pyl en boog, halssnoer, blou ring van kralewerk, leesboekie in
!Xun, boekie met !Xun skilderye, bruin leervelletjie met kralewerk” (unique !Xun items
– small bow and arrow, necklace, blue beadwork ring, !Xun reading book, !Xun sketch
book, brown leather loincloth with beadwork).
School shirt and tie – Kimberley Junior School.
Lotto ticket.
Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) bank card.
Cigarette box.
Body spray for women and roll on.
Newspaper – Diamond Fields Advertiser – 31 May 2007 / 5 June 2007.
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Mini bottle - Scotch Whisky.
Empty bottle Grand Mousseux Sparkling wine.
Calendar 2007.
Book – The Zack Files – Dan Greenburg.
Digital Camera.
Diary 2007.
Eraser.
Tweezers.
Shells.
Various plant seeds and bulbs.
South African flag made from beads.
Wrapped natural soap.
Gemstones.
Hair food.
Make up for face.
Marbles.
Perfume.
Glass cat ornament.
Hoërskool Adamantia DS Jacobs Landsdiens klub: wapen, klein kruiwa, graaf, vurk en
hark gemonteer op houtblokkie, liedjieboek, Bybel, poppies (school environmental
‘land service’ club emblem, miniature wheel barrow, spade, fork and rake mounted on
a wooden block, songbook, bible, small dolls).
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Plakkate (posters):
 Wapen (club emblem).
 Historiese oorsig van die landsdiens 1914 – 1968
 (historical overview of the club 1914 – 1968).
 Landsdiens toekennings (awards).
 Waterjaar 2007 (water year 2007).
 Vier liefdes van die landsdiens (four loves of the club).
 Foto's van verskillende aktiwiteite (photos of activities).
 Guide to clearing invasive alien plants.
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Sertifikaat vir verdienstelikheid (certificate of service).
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Program: Gebiedskamp 23-25 Februarie 2007 (District camp).
Streekskamp 23 – 28 September 2004 (Regional camp).
LIST OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED BY VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF THE
McGREGOR MUSEUM
Botany Department
Most of the items listed below are presented in a box and others were placed separately on
the shelves.
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A large photo of the McGregor Museum centenary staff – September 2007.
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McGregor Museum annual report 2006/2007.
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A copy of the paper by Anderson T.A. in the Museum’s Centenary book: Hart, R. (ed.)
Chapters from the past: 100 years of the McGregor Museum 1907-2007.
McGregor Museum, Kimberley.
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Information on the KMG Herbarium, McGregor Museum.
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Botany department policy.
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Botany department history timeline.
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Local news articles on the time capsule project.
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Sheets with photographs of common tree & shrub species, with their seeds:
o Camel thorn Acacia erioloba
o Sweet thorn Acacia karroo
o Black thorn Acacia mellifera subsp. detinens
o Umbrella thorn Acacia tortilis
o Candle pod Acacia hebeclada
o Buffalo thorn Ziziphus mucronata subsp. mucronata.
o Raisin bush Grewia flava.
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One sheet depicting an important alien invasive plant species (Prosopis glandulosa).
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One sheet depicting a threatened species (Lithops aucampiae var. euniciae).
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One sheet with photographs of our natural landscape around Kimberley in 2007.
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Container with seeds we eat – sunflower, broad beans, maize, split peas, barley.
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A medicinal plant seed and medicinal product boxes (Harpagophytum procumbens &
Sutherlandia).
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List of threatened plant species of South Africa in 2007.
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Article entitled Will we save the Kathu Forest Ecosystem? African Wildlife Special
edition Threatened Places. Vol 61 (1).
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Info on the State of the Environment in 2007 – Extracts from the book South Africa
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Environmental Outlook - report on the State of the Environment, Department of
Environmental Affairs and Tourism.
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Newspaper article on the State of the Environment Report (Mail & Guardian).
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Climate change/global warming information –various articles.
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Compact Disc (CD) with articles on climate change.
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Info on Mokala National Park opened in 2007.
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Africa Geographic journal special global warming issue August 2007.
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A book on How Cool Stuff works by Woodford, Collins, Witchall, Morgan & Flint.
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Time capsule competition prize giving invitations.
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Miniature time capsule box used as décor for time capsule competition prize giving.
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HIV Aids:
o Information on the current situation HIV /AIDS in South Africa (Internet sources).
o AIDS Awareness kit.
o Uncut – Magazine – May 2007.
o AIDS ribbon.
Archaeology Department
Most of the items listed below are contained in plastic bags with seals such as are becoming
more frequently used (previously we stapled our clear plastic bags). The objects are then
placed in a box that once contained Multimedia 2-Channel Speakers (for use with desktop computers).
The documents are in a self-adhesive envelope (previously one would use those that needed
to be licked before sticking). The self-sticking envelopes do not retain their selfadhesiveness for long in Kimberley’s dry heat and so when posting a letter (no longer as
common a practice as before e-mail came to dominate our communications!), one often
needs to have a pot of glue to hand to make sure the self-sticking part sticks!.
Finally, this short description of the Archaeology Department’s contribution – a copy of which
is at the Museum – was typed on a desk-top PC (personal computer) in the Archaeology
Department in the Humanities Block, and printed on a printer-photocopier-fax machine
upstairs next to the Library.
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A list of staff, including short-term contract workers in Archaeology on 21 September
2007.
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Two stone tool drawings by Elia Andrews, one of our short-term contract workers.
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A summary statement of the core functions of Archaeology at the McGregor Museum.
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A clutch of papers referring to the Franco-South African GDRI Rock Art Research
Programme, including the overview given by David Morris at the June 2007 meeting at
Les Eyzies, France.
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A report on a Women’s Month programme presented by Archaeology at Wildebeest Kuil
on 21 August 2007, which formed part of the Museum’s centenary programme. The
three papers presented David Morris and Mamoluoane Seliane are also included.
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A note on PLACE and TIME – archaeology being a discipline which in part defines the
past in relation to these two variables.
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Artefacts as follows:
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An artefact concerned with PLACE – one of the early generation Garmin handheld GPS units.
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An artefact for measuring in an excavation: a 3 m tape measure.
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Writing instruments: a nib for use with black Indian Ink to mark stone artefacts
(by the early twenty first century these are difficult to find but remain ideal for the
job!); a short pencil; a green felt-tipped pen; a Bic ball-point pen.
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Inside a black film spool container: a metal paper clip, a plastic paper clip, a
drawing pin, a pencil sharpener.
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A spool of unused Color Film, in its box.
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A Kodak camera, no longer used, left by a visiting researcher.
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An address stamp used by David Morris when he was Editor of The Digging Stick
in the 1990s.
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A business card (David Morris), about 2003.
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A drinking straw in its wrapper – used for drinking from a can – or for gently
blowing to dislodge sediment in a careful excavation!
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At Peter Beaumont’s suggestion, a lump of specularite – a substance which we
understand to have been used both as cosmetic ad in ritual contexts in Stone
Age and other precolonial contexts. Its use is described by /Han≠kass’o in the
Bleek and Lloyd records. It is found in archaeological contexts dating back to
Acheulean times in the Northern Cape.
Education Department
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Flip file containing information on the history of the Time Capsule project – 2006/2007.
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Letter from the Education Department – August 2007.
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McGregor Museum & Satellites pamphlet.
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Education Department information and information for school tours.
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Worksheet on nocturnal animals.
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Women’s Day Role Modelling Programme – 11&12 August 2006.
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SAASTA – Letter of award: role modelling campaign 2006.
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Booklet – A Beginner’s Guide to the Envirozone. S. Erasmus.
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CD – McGregor Museum presentation and WESSA presentation (given at
WESSA National Planning Meeting – Jan 2007).
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Water for All poster.
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Outreach poster (March and October 2005).
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Booklets: Grondwater
Kimberley’s Guide to Recycling 1995
Learning and teaching support materials and their use - 2004
A year of special days – 2007
People, Places and Publications for Environmental Education 2007
Creation care
State of the Environment in South Africa for schools - 2001
Wetlands Wire – newsletter Aug/Sept 2004.
Raptor conservation in the Northern Cape Province – 2004.
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How to pamphlets.
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Enviro Facts pamphlets (1999 – 2001).
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Stories of change 1: Action research case studies – 2005.
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Lesson planning for a healthy environment.
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Greening South African Schools – 2002.
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Positioning Southern African environmental education in a changing context –
February 2004.
History Department
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Copies of confidential letters from CJ Rhodes to FS Philipson-Stew (1886-1898).
Battlefield Debris dating back to the South African War (1899-1902).
Spade found in the foundation during the restoration at Alexander McGregor
Memorial Museum 2007.
Small FM Portable Radio (requires batteries containing acid to operate).
Information on the History Department of the McGregor Museum.
History Department McGregor Museum – Policy.
From Photographic Collection – Invitation for the re-opening of Duggan-Cronin
Gallery, March 2007.
Press release for the “Night at the Museum” – May 2007.
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Letter from Fiona Barbour congratulating the staff on the “Night at the Museum”
that was held on 18 May 2007.
“Night at the Museum” soup ticket.
Poster, photos, table placements etc. of the ball that was held on the 21st of September
2007 at the McGregor Museum as part of the centenary celebrations.
Zoology Department
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Black-footed cat field report – 2007.
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Black-footed cat – poster.
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Letter from Zoology department.
Administration Department
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One of the first Alcatel cell phones was donated by Colin Fortune, Museum Director.
Garden Department and Library
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Pattern for the McGregor teddy bear (2006) that was designed exclusively
to commemorate the centenary of the McGregor Museum.
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Photo of a McGregor teddy bear.
LIST OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY ORGANIZATIONS AND INTERESTED
PEOPLE
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Africana Library:
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Slice of cake and icing decorations from the cake made to commemorate
the 120th birthday of the Africana Library building – 23 July 2007.
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Photo of the cake (on the box lid).
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Invitation to the 120th anniversary of the Library building – 23 July
2007.
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Big Hole Kimberley:
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Compact Disc (CD) – The Big Hole Kimberley Diamonds and
Destiny.
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Visitor’s entrance ticket.
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Postcard - De Beers Directors’ railway coach.
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The Relief of Kimberley.
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Bandstand.
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Pamphlet - The Big Hole Kimberley Diamonds and Destiny.
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Invitation to the opening of the new Big Hole on 23 Nov 2006.
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Programme for the gala opening event of the new Big Hole on the
23 November 2006.
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Pamphlets from CANSA (Cancer Association of South Africa)
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Different types of cancer
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CANSA and its services
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Healthy living
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Early detection and prevention of cancer
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Breast cancer ribbon.
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De Beers Consolidated Mines:
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Small replica of a cocopan used historically to transport mined materials.
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Photo of the Combined Treatment Plant, De Beers Kimberley
Mines – 2 August 2004.
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De Beers A Diamond is Forever – sunshade.
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Living up to diamonds (Report to stakeholders 2005/6).
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Movers & Shapers – Recognising people who shape the future.
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Pamphlets – Dronfield Nature Reserve, The Big Hole (Diamonds
and Destiny), Diamonds drive development, Living up to Diamonds
(Report to stakeholders 2005/6 Summary),
Measuring our progress – report card.
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De Beers Fund pamphlets.
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Reach Out – A monthly update on how De Beers makes a
Difference (Issues 1-3:2007).
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A profile of selected De Beers’ social investment projects.
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Kimberley Mines Business Brief (Jan 2007, March – June 2007)
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Diamantveld Hoërskool:
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Diamantveld Hoërskool Netbal.
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Netbal DVD – DHS vs HNK 2007.
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Video – DHS Paasuitvoering 2004, Diamant Koorfees (18-19/8/2005).
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Diamantveld Hoërskool das (tie).
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Jaarblad 2006 (year annual).
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DHS Wapen (emblem).
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Made to Serve by Yolande Botha (senior runner-up in People of
South Africa poetry competition – July 2007).
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Foto – VRL Voorsitters (photo of club committee).
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DHS Spogblad – 2005.
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DHS Pamphlets and information.
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Pod of Jacaranda tree that grows on school ground.
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Diamond Pavilion Mall Kimberley:
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Photo of the Diamond Pavilion Mall – 12 April 2006.
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Promotional gift for Father’s Day.
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Promotional gift for Mother’s Day.
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Ekapa Mining (PTY) LTD:
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Letter from Peter Hohne (Operations Director of Ekapa Mining
(PTY) LTD) 18 September 2007.
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Photos of the construction of the Kamfers Dam flamingo breeding
island.
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Photos of Ekapa trucks.
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CAT 1:50 scale model of a front end loader.
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CD – Letter and photos – September 2007.
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Kimberley Transport Museum Railway memorabilia:
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8 Railway buttons.
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1 Small replica of a steam locomotive number plate.
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1 pin – replica of steam locomotive number plate.
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1 badge – Ticket collector.
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1 Envelope that commemorate the opening of the Mpaka –
Komatipoort Railway line.
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5 Postcards – paintings done by David Hall Green.
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1 Blue Train brochure and price list for 2007.
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1 Tie – with Transnet logo.
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Newspapers:
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Newspaper supplement – Gariep Geite (Aug 2007) – Gariep
Kunstefees (30 Aug. 2007 – 2 Sept 2007).
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Kits Nuus – Big Hole supplement (1 December 2006).
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Kits Nuus – 11 May 2007.
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Volksblad - Rugby World Cup 2007 Insert (14 September 2007).
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Volksblad – 24 September 2007.
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Noordkaap – 5 September 2007.
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Northern Cape Region of the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa contributed by McGregor Museum Education Dept:
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Book - Hidden Splendour – A guide to the natural history of the Kalahari and
surrounds (1998). T. Anderson (ed.).
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Booklet – A Beginner’s guide to the plants of Kimberley and surrounds. With
special reference to Magersfontein Battlefield. T. Anderson (ed.).
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Booklet – A Beginner’s guide to the animals of Kimberley and surrounds.
With special reference to Magersfontein Battlefield. T. Anderson (ed.).
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Griqua Gnus – Newsletter of the Wildlife & Environment Society of South
Africa Northern Cape Region (June, July 2007).
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WESSA pamphlets – Celebrating 80 years of Environmental Action (19262006).
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WESSA membership certificate.
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WESSA: Northern Cape Region Annual Report: Apr 2006 – Mar 2007 &
July 2005 - June 2006.
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WESSA Enviro Kids Magazine (May/ June 2000 and August 2002).
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African Wildlife Magazine (Summer 2007, Autumn 2006, Winter 2004,
2006).
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WESSA 75 (1926 – 2001) Celebrating 75 years of people caring for the
earth – Magazine.
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Pamphlet – The Riverine Rabbit – fewer than 250 mature individuals left.
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Aloe pillansii 48 piece puzzle.
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Enviro-picture-building game - Karoo Life – Educator’s Support Book.
o WESSA – Report to Lomas Wildlife Protection Trust – Information boards at
Kamfers Dam, Kimberley – January 2007.
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Policy Talk – A special edition on the white paper process on Provincial
and Local Government – July / August 2007.
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Information on the Public Service strike action during 2007:
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Poster – NEHAWU CALLS FOR ACTION.
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Magazine of the National Education, Health and Allied Workers
Union (NEHAWU) – April/May 2006.
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Pamphlet – Our full blown strike is indefinite! – May 2007.
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Pamphlet – Poor public service delivery and public service wage
dispute.
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Public Servants Association of South Africa (PSA) – Posters for
strike action.
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Programme for strike action (4/6/2007 – 8/6/2007).
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PSA Bulletin – May / June 2007.
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PSA Informus – June 2007.
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Rotary Club of Kimberley South:
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Programme of the Induction Dinner of Philip Voster as president
(2007/2008).
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Programme of the Induction Dinner of Marlene Viljoen as president
(2006/2007).
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Letter from Mr. Lawrie Shuttleworth to the director of the museum Mr. Colin Fortune
- 15th of August 2007.
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Sol Plaatje Municipality:
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Letter from the Executive Mayor of Kimberley (TP Lenyibi) to the
inhabitants of Kimberley of 2107 – August 2007.
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Photo of Mr. TP Lenyibi - executive mayor of Kimberley 2007.
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Booklet: Kimberley – The City that Sparkles!
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Sol Plaatjie Municipality – Integrated Development Plan (review 2004/2005).
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Organogram of the Sol Plaatjie Municipality.
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South African Revenue Service (SARS) – tax returns information brochure 2007.
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Swift Print:
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Booklet – The Kimberley Meander A Guided Tour 2007/2008
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Booklets - Advertis4U (May/June/July 2007)
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Mr. Brian van Vrede: A Chronicle of the funeral ceremonies from Muizenberg to the
Matopos, March-April 1902 – Cecil John Rhodes.
Advertising booklets, pamphlets and inserts collected by the McGregor Museum
Botany and Education departments during 2007:
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Advertising booklets:
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Incredible Connection – May and August 2007
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Pick ‘n Pay – June 2007
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American Swiss – June 2007
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Sony – 2007
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Builders Warehouse – July / August 2007
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CNA – July / August 2007
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Homemakers – June 2007
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Computicket – Show guide June – August 2007
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Look & Listen - 2007
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Ultra Liquors – July – October 2007.
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Advertising pamphlets:
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Mattanu Game Ranch
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Debonairs Pizza
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Advertisements:
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HI-FI Corporation – September 2007
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Joshua Doore – June / July 2007
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Lubners – August 2007
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House and Home – July / August 2007
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Checkers – September 2007
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Vermeulens Build It – June /July 2007
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Clicks – June / July 2007
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Vodacom – June / July 2007
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Tile Africa – June / July 2007
Game – August 2007
Sportsmans Warehouse – July / August 2007
Outdoor Warehouse – June / July 2007
Spar – July / August 2007
Auto Zone
Edgars – July 2007
Compiled by: T. Anderson & A. van Heerden.