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Smallpox epidemics at the Cape | Drakenstein Heemkring

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Paarl's local history archive. Carl Friedrich Drège, Paarl’s famous apothecary and explorer. The “bovine” side effects of a cowpox vaccine →. Smallpox epidemics at the Cape. A portrait of Edward Jenner by James Northcote [Wikimedia Commons]. Drakenstein during the 1713 epidemic. Curious as to how smallpox may have affected the people living in the Drakenstein area, I looked through a few MOOC documents relating to deaths in 1713. Henning d’Viljon (MOOC 8/2.80 of 19 September 1713) owned two farms in ...

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Newsletter | Drakenstein Heemkring

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Paarl's local history archive. Carl Friedrich Drège, Paarl’s famous apothecary and explorer →. Contact the Drakenstein Heemkring: email info@drakensteinheemkring.co.za to become a member. Carl Friedrich Drège, Paarl’s famous apothecary and explorer →. Andrew Geddes Bain, a Russian portrait. Bainskloof Pass opened 14 September 1853. Stone masons and granite quarries. 1930s: Women and their place in society. The “bovine” side effects of a cowpox vaccine. Paul on St Stephen’s Church in Northern Paarl.

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1930s: Women and their place in society | Drakenstein Heemkring

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Paarl's local history archive. The “bovine” side effects of a cowpox vaccine. Stone masons and granite quarries →. 1930s: Women and their place in society. 8220;Gone with the Wind” was first released in 1939. [Wikimedia]. The epic movie “ Gone with the Wind. 8211; Margaret Mitchell. Of the 500 women employed outside the home:. 74 worked as typists, shorthand typists and clerks. 60 were seamstresses, dressmakers and milliners. 47 were nurses and matrons. June 23, 2015 at 11:39 am. Enter your comment here.

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HMS Drummond Castle almost claims famous composer’s life | Drakenstein Heemkring

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Paarl's local history archive. Diamant, a portrait of a farm in 1885. The day it snowed in Paarl →. HMS Drummond Castle almost claims famous composer’s life. Rocco Catorzia de Villiers (1838-1902). Photograph taken on 19 June 1890. Drakenstein Heemkring, Gribble Collection. In May 1896 Rocco de Villiers booked a berth on the HMS Drummond Castle. A week or so before their departure Jan Moll was in Cape Town on business, and decided to check in at the Castle Company’s office to finalise their travel ...

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Diamonds and gold, and the closure of the Paarl Bank in 1891 | Drakenstein Heemkring

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Paarl's local history archive. The day it snowed in Paarl. 19th century housekeeping →. Diamonds and gold, and the closure of the Paarl Bank in 1891. 22 Jan. 1891 Al de zaken des tyds draaijen om een spil, de goudvelden en goud aandeelen. People flooded the northern Cape town and took enormous financial risks to ride the wave of good fortune. Between 1878 and 1891 the Cape exported more than 4m worth of diamands. With so much money to be made, banks provided start-up capital without asking for an...The e...

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The “bovine” side effects of a cowpox vaccine | Drakenstein Heemkring

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Paarl's local history archive. Smallpox epidemics at the Cape. 1930s: Women and their place in society →. The “bovine” side effects of a cowpox vaccine. Edward Jenner vaccinating patients against smallpox (1802). Etching by James Gillray. (Wikimedia Commons). 8220;The Cow Pock – or – the Wonderful Effects of the New Inoculation! One thought on “ The “bovine” side effects of a cowpox vaccine. May 27, 2015 at 8:29 am. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Address never made public). Enter yo...

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Carl Friedrich Drège, Paarl’s famous apothecary and explorer | Drakenstein Heemkring

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Paarl's local history archive. Smallpox epidemics at the Cape →. Carl Friedrich Drège, Paarl’s famous apothecary and explorer. Carl Friedrich Drège was born in Altona near Hamburg, arrived at the Cape in 1821 and worked in Cape Town as an assistant apothecary Pallas and Pohlmann. The 35 year old Carl Friedrich registered as an independent apothecary in 1826 with a shop at 4 Long Street, on the corner of Long and Grave Streets. Main Road) and had two steps leading up onto the stoep. Drège wrote that when ...

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ML | Drakenstein Heemkring

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Paarl's local history archive. Andrew Geddes Bain, a Russian portrait. The Van Riebeeck Society recently published “An Entirely Different World – Russian Visitors to the Cape 1797-1870”. The editor, Boris Gorelik, had contacted the Heemkring in January 2014 to help him locate some local landmarks. So, the book has a number of colourful references to Paarl, but here is a wonderful portrait of Andrew Geddes Bain. 1797-1864) captured by the Russian novelist Ivan Goncharov. The following day they returned to...

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Paarl History - Paarl Tourism Center

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Stay Out of Town. Paarl Craft Breweries, Brandy & Other. Olives & Olive Oil. Paarl Coffee Shops & Delicacies. Eat Out of Town. Paarl Outdoor & Adventure. Paarl Health & Beauty. Paarl Arts & Crafts. Tour Operators & Guides. Businesses & Services. Paarl is the third oldest European Settlement in South Africa and is home to a culturally diverse community – the product of a unique history. On the death of their leaders, the tribe dispersed, with some trekking towards the Orange River, while others were in th...