Browsing New Contree: 2016 No 76 (Supplement Edition) by Title
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Jagersfontein – the forgotten gem of the Free State
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)The early mining history of the Free State Province is not well represented in the annals of the mining history of South Africa. As such, only a select few would be aware of the role Jagersfontein played in the diamond ... -
Judging South Africa’s past: The sense of shame experienced by first-year History students of the University of the Free State’s Bloemfontein campus
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)Shame as a self-conscious emotion is an important contributing factor controlling and motivating people’s thoughts, feelings and behaviour in socially appropriate ways, especially during interactions with one another. Shame ... -
Schooling in the early Orange Free State: Inception to Union, 1836 to 1910
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)Schooling is generally affected by prevailing social, political and ideological trends. In this article, the provision of schooling for European children, mainly of Dutch Voortrekker descent, is examined through the years ... -
Straatname as monumentale nalatenskap van akademici aan die Universiteit van die Oranje-Vrystaat (UOVS): Die geval van die padnetwerk in Universitas, Bloemfontein
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)Street names represent a monument in the everyday world that commemorates the contributions of people in a particular community, and often of a particular era. The present study investigates how street names in the ... -
“Water pure and wholesome” – watervoorsiening in Bloemfontein gedurende die 19de eeu
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)Bloemfontein and the greater Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality is today a modern metropolis using and consuming a considerable amount of water on a daily basis. Due to the severe droughts of 2014 and 2015, the water surface ...