By Richard Henry,  DITSONG: National Museum of Military History Figure 1: Ref:  Wikipedia – Crossley Motors  Crossley Motors -  Introduction Crossley Brothers originally started a firm manufacturing textile machines. In 1880, they started to manufacture internal combustion engines, and by 1903 they had

By David Rilley-Harris, Curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Military History (DNMMH) Figure 1: The Polish Connection display in the Brink Hall of the DNMMH. As Nazi power expanded in Europe in the 1930s, every effort was made to avoid a war with

By Allan Sinclair, DITSONG: National Museum of Military History Introduction   In terms of the Defence Act of 1912, most of the volunteer regiments created before the formation of the Union Defence Force were absorbed into the Active Citizen Force (ACF) of the

By Tinyeko Captain Ndhlovu, Curator: Insignia, Memorial Plaques, Postal History, DITSONG: National Museum of Military History Introduction  Pass laws in South Africa were introduced during the colonial era (the 1700s) and they became more dominant during the apartheid era until it was

By Nthabiseng Mokwena, Junior Curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History In the Historical Documents and Photograph collection of the DITSONG: National Museum of Cultural History, there are several agricultural documents and recipes from the homes of our South African communities.

By Lauretta Mahlangu, Junior Curator, Small Mammals: DITSONG: National Museum of Natural History According to the catalogue records at the Transvaal Museum (now DITSONG: National Museum of Natural History), the first specimens were deposited in the herpetology collection in 1888. The

 By Lazarus Kgasi, Junior Curator: DITSONG: National Museum of Natural History Understanding the environments and mammal species that existed in South Africa during the Plio-Pleistocene, including primate and human lineages, requires a thorough understanding of the physical setting of deposition (cave

By Noel Solani The majority of South African holidays are based on historical events that were experienced by some members of this society as a result of actions by other members of the same society. A simple summer day in South

By Mpho Khalo: Junior Curator, DITSONG: National Museum of Military History Introduction Military chaplaincies are a social institution within the army and like other social institutions similar to it have defined membership and social activities, which serve to regulate the society that

By Allan Sinclair , DITSONG: National Museum of Military History Introduction The Ditsong National Museum of Military is investigating the possibility of obtaining the Cross of Sacrifice that had been the focal point of the S O E (Sons of England) War