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A critical study of the evidence of Andries Stockenstrom before the Aborigines Committee in 1835, viewed in the light of his statements and policies before 1935

  • Authors: Urie, J M
  • Date: 1953
  • Subjects: Stockenstrom, Andries, 1792-1864 , Eastern Cape (South Africa) -- History -- 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
  • Identifier: vital:2617 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013416
  • Description: In recent years, increasing interest has been taken in the career of Andries Stockenstrom. Detailed study of his policy as Landdrost of Graaff-Reinet , as Commissioner-General of the Eastern Districts, and as Lieutenant-Governor, has brought about a realization of the soundness and value of much of his work. This appreciation of the sterling qualities of Stockenstrom's character- despite his undoubtedly difficult temperament - has led to the tacit assumption that the accusations which were levelled against him, and the odium in which he was held in Albany, after his evidence before the Aborigines Committee 1835 -1836, were largely the result of unfortunate newspaper propaganda. That evidence, it is implied - coming as it did at a time when public opinion was peculiarly sensitive to criticism - was in fact, not as black as it had been painted. Yet the events of the period between the Commissioner-Generalship and the Lieutenant- Governorship have not only coloured the judgment upon Stockenstrom of almost every writer on South African history, but so influenced contemporary public opinion as to materially impair the efficiency of his Lieutenant-Governorship. In writing this thesis, it has heen my purpose to make a detailed study of such material as is available for the period 1833-1836, and to endeavour, by an analysis of the evidence more particularly in the light of the years before 1833, to set this significant period in Stockenstrom' s career in its right perspective.
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A preliminary investigation of the ecology of the Larger Kleinmond River Estuary, Bathurst District

  • Authors: Brown, Alexander Claude, 1931-2005
  • Date: 1953
  • Subjects: Kleinemonde River Estuary (South Africa) , Estuaries -- South Africa , Estuarine ecology -- South Africa
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc
  • Identifier: vital:5904 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1014611
  • Description: Introduction. On the coast of the Bathurst Division, Eastern Cape Province, some 42 miles south- east of Grahamstown, lie two estuaries opening within a few yards of one another. These are known as the Kleinemonde. This paper embodies the results of an ecological survey of the fauna of the Larger Kleinmond Estuary. The chief concern has been the aquatic fauna but animals living along the banks have also been dealt with as far as possible, as have the birds. This is the second of South Africa's blind estuaries to be studied, the Klein River, Hermanus, having been investigated in 1947-49 by workers from the University of Cape Town. Though common in South Africa, blind estuaries are rare in parts of the world such as Europe, and present an almost entirely new field of research for the ecologist. It is hoped, therefore, that the investigation of the Kleinmond Estuary and a comparison with the results obtained from the Klein River, Hermanus, will add to our knowledge of this subject and be of service to future investigators. The history of the Kleimnond River is worthy of mention, for the lagoon was not always blind and shallow. The early maps of the 1820 settlers show the river as a navigable stream; sailing vessels anchored out at sea and sent lighters up what was then known as the Lydendoch River to collect fresh meat. The area at the mouth of the river was called Port Jessie. In these early days the region abounded with game. Hippo and elephant were common. the former inhabiting deep pools in the upper reaches of the river; pools which have since completely silted up. Constant ploughing of the slopes adjoining the river has caused vast amounts of soil to be washed by rains into the stream, and today what was within living memory a deep, clear stream is a shallow, blind and muddy river, a reflection of man's destructive methods of farming. These changes must have had a far-reaching effect on the fauna of the estuary; an effect about which we can, alas, only speculate. It is perhaps significant that though rich in numbers, the fauna is poor in species, tunicates and echinoderms being apparently entirely absent. The work involved in this survey was undertaken between September 1952 and November 1953, under the direction of Professor J . Omer-Cooper of Rhodes University, frequent and regular visits being made to the estuary. The entire month of February, 1953, was spent on the shore of the lagoon, so that animals could be observed over a continuous period. The starting date of the survey was particularly fortunate, as on September 28th, 1952, the river came down in flood and broke through the sand-bar separating the lagoon from the sea. The work thus began at a definite point in the estuarine cycle, the importance of which it is hoped to show.
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  • Date Issued: 1953

An aspect of tragedy: inaugural lecture delivered at Rhodes University

  • Authors: Butler, Frederick Guy, 1918-2000
  • Date: 1953
  • Subjects: Tragedy -- History and criticism
  • Language: English
  • Type: Text
  • Identifier: vital:608 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1020677
  • Description: Inaugural lecture delivered at Rhodes University , Rhodes University Libraries (Digitisation)
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Die evolusie van nedersetting in die Sondagsriviervallei

Fine feathers : some aspects of the art of costume : inaugural lecture delivered at Rhodes University

  • Authors: Todd, Cecil
  • Date: 1953
  • Language: English
  • Type: Text
  • Identifier: vital:673 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1020742
  • Description: Inaugural lecture delivered at Rhodes University , Rhodes University Libraries (Digitisation)
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  • Date Issued: 1953

Gitari na Congo

Impi yamasotsha

Isizwe Singe Bantu Balutho

Khuluma Nentsimbi

Lolango

Miss Miller

Miss Miller

Muyeka

Muyeka

Onk' Amathafa

Praise for Magangada

Praise for Magangada

Praise for Mperembe

Rhodes University Graduation Ceremony 1953

  • Authors: Rhodes University
  • Date: 1953
  • Language: English
  • Type: text
  • Identifier: vital:8087 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004397
  • Description: Rhodes University Graduation Ceremonies in the Grahamstown City Hall on Friday , 27th March, 1953 at 8 p.m. [and] University College of Fort Hare Graduation Ceremony April 17th, 1953.
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Samuel Workman, 1953

  • Date: 1953
  • Subjects: Workman family -- Photographs , Workman, Samuel
  • Type: still image
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/49267 , vital:25878 , This image is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research at Rhodes University. For further information contact cory@ru.ac.za. The digitisation of this image was made possible through a generous grant received from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 2014-2017. , PIC/M 7068
  • Description: Colour photograph of Samuel Workman, 1953.
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  • Date Issued: 1953
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