Upcoming Activities
Wounded Knee: from Massacre (1890) to Siege (1973)
9 April 2015
Dr Bernhard Zipfel
Date: Thursday 9 April, 2015 Time: 20:00
Venue: The auditorium, Roedean School, 35 Princess of Wales Terrace, Parktown, Johannesburg
Charge: Members free Non-members: R30
LECTURE APRIL 2015
14 April 2015Tuesday 14 APRIL, 18:00 at the SA Astronomical Observatory auditorium:
John Gribble on “The Sinking of the SS Mendi and the Hidden History of the South African Native Labour Corps”.
Military Tactics and Arms: Transition from the Boer War to the Great War
19 April 2015
Hamish Patterson
Date: Sunday 19 April, 2015 Time: 09:30 for 10:00
Meeting point: Meet at the Reception in the Military History Museum adjacent to the Johannesburg Zoo
Lunch: Bring a picnic to enjoy in the grounds of the museum (a café in the grounds is available for snacks and drinks)
Charge: Members: Pensioners: R35 Others: R50 Non-members: Pensioners R55 Others: R70
Booking essential: Phone Anita Arnott on
LECTURE May 2015
12 May 2015Tuesday 12 MAY, 18:00 at the SA Astronomical Observatory auditorium:
Tim Maggs: “Islands of specialised agriculture in precolonial southern and eastern Africa: from Bokoni to Marakwet.”
From Bokoni to Marakwet: islands of specialized agriculture in southern and eastern Africa
21 May 2015
Lecture by Dr Tim Maggs
In conjunction with the National and Trans-Vaal Branch Annual General Meetings
Date: Thursday 21 May 2015 AGMs start at 19:30
Venue: The auditorium, Roedean School, 35 Princess of Wales Terrace, Parktown, Johannesburg
Charge: Members free Non-members R30
Kaditshwene South and the PPC Slurry Historical Lime Kilns
22 May 2015
Professor Jan Boeyens, Francois Coetzee and Graham Reeks
Dates: 22 - 24 May 2015
Charge: Members R450 Non-members R550
Please pay the full amount when your booking is confirmed. See booking conditions for outings.
Price Includes: Simple accommodation in twin-bedded rooms with outside shared ablution facilities.
Braai facilities, an urn, cups, plates, cutlery and a fridge will be available in a communal kitchen.
Not included: Travel costs, meals and personal costs. Please bring cooler boxes as there is possibly only one fridge.
Full programme: Participants will receive a full programme nearer the time.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL: Contact Anita Arnott at (Maximum of 28 persons)
LECTURE June 2015
9 June 2015Tuesday 9 JUNE, 18:00 at the SA Astronomical Observatory auditorium:
Teresa Steele: “Varsche Rivier 003, Southern Namaqualand: recent investigations into behavioral variation during the Middle Stone Age.”