Ulolwe Vol2 Issue 9C

THE ULOLWE SOUTH AFRICA – SUID-AFRIKA A monthly railway research / historical publication ‘n Maandelikse spoorweg historiese en navorsing publikasie Vol 2 No 9 B Un-official / Nie Amptelik Everything to do with the former South African Railways: i.e. Railway Stations, Harbours, Airways, RMT, SAR Police, Armoured Trains, Lighthouses, Pipelines, Catering, SAR Models, Diagrams of Locomotives etc and books on the Railways in Southern Africa

Hennie Heymans, Pretoria, South Africa heymanshb@gmail.com September 2011

Cape Colony

Patron - Les Pivnic - Beskermheer

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Contents Dedication ............................................................................................................................................... 2 Report of Select Committee appointed by the Legislative Council on 30th of August 1869, to enquire into and report upon the desirability of extending Railways in the Colony , with power to call for Papers and examine witnesses. .............................................................................................................. 2 Flag of the Cape Colony ................................................................................................................ 41 A Hub or Nodal Point: South African Railway History and related historical interests ........................ 41 The End ................................................................................................................................................. 41

Dedication This issue is dedicated to my friend, the late Prof Donavon Marais, who knew of my interest in trains and provided the original copy of this Select Report for the use of Railway Historians. He hails from De Aar, a famous South African Railway junction.

Report of Select Committee appointed by the Legislative Council on 30th of August 1869, to enquire into and report upon the desirability of extending Railways in the Colony, with power to call for Papers and examine witnesses.

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A Hub or Nodal Point: South African Railway History and related historical interests A friend Bruce Jones, a pensioner like most of our readers, with his science and maths background has created a “hub or nodal point” called: ZA Police and Railway Hub and has registered it as: http://www.zapoliceandrailwayhub.com/ When you have time, you are invited to go and have a look! It is our intention to create some kind of a platform where “we” – like minded people - can place links to our various interest groups. He also helps with the technical issues related to THE ULOLWE and The eNONGQAI. From 14 April 2009 I have a Face Book site called: Foto's SA Spoorweë / Photos SA Railways, the reference is: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=74709226744 I have found that our South African historical interests scattered and fragmented in cyber space, the more I do research, the more I find this in other fields as well. If somebody would like more information please contact Bruce Jones – he is a Scotsman - at the following email: "Bruce Jones" jucebone@telkomsa.net

The End Kind Regards – Hennie Heymans

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