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AG Visser (1/3/1878 – 10/06/1929) first became a teacher. He started his teaching career in October 1896 at the Public School at Carnarvon. Two years later he became the principal and his initial salary was only R340.00 per annum, with a R68...
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The old Dutch Reformed Parsonage across the AG Visser residence on the corner of HF Verwoerd and Van der Westhuizen Streets, was the result of a brotherly strife and church division. After the First Anglo Boer War, the Afrikaners tried to unify the Reformed...
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The founder of Heidelberg hoped that like his alma mater of Germany, Heidelberg here in South Africa would develop into an education hub. Heidelberg grew as an education institution from the basement of the Klipkerk. The education of war orphans started there and made...
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After the Anglo Boer war (1899-1902), Lord Milner implemented an all English policy. This made the Afrikaners even more resistant and bitter toward the British. British public referred to the Afrikaners as “boors”. This according to...
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The resistance and freedom route takes us to the new cemetery. It is located, South-East of town and near the crossing of the N3 and R42 (Nigel road).On this very spot some of the greatest self-sacrifices had been paid. Following the British annexure of...
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For the resistance and freedom movement to succeed, we should strive for economic progression. The route today takes us down Station Road. Economic growth needs a will. Due to Heidelberg’s strategic location the railway connected the Old...
