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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Great trek"”.
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Art, gender ideology and Afrikaner nationalism : a history of the Voortrekker Monument tapestries
… central topic under discussion, namely the Voortrekker tapestries, but also on the discourses that informed the production of these tapestries and the circumstances surrounding the decision to commission them. The Voortrekker tapestries were commissioned in 1952 by the Vrou-en Moederbeweging van …
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The cultural significance of the Church of the Vow in Pietermaritzburg KwaZulu-Natal
… built in fulfilment of a vow taken by the Voortrekkers before the Battle of Blood River (also referred to as Ncome in Zulu and Bloedrivier in Afrikaans) on 16 December 1838. Afrikaner farmers (later referred to as Voortrekkers) were leaving the Cape Colony for several reasons and wanted to …
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The farm
… Stewart, second generation settlers from the Great Trek, bought a 250-hectare farm 20 kilometres southwest of Pretoria. During the next 100 years the farm became a working farm, and supported a chalk quarry. The family grew and flourished and the land was passed down from generation to …
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Die gelofte van 16 Desember 1838 : die herdenking en betekenis daarvan, 1838 tot 1910 (Afrikaans)
… of Zulu King Dingane (c. 1795-1840), a Voortrekker commando advanced against the former in December 1838. As it was evident that they would be faced by superior enemy numbers, the Voortrekkers were induced by A.W.J. Pretorius (1798-1853) and S.A. Cilliers (1801-1871), to enter into a …