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Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, vacation, harbour, Stories & History, transportation, walvis bay, south west africa, desolate one, swakopmund 120 years, swakopmund lighthouse, Swakopmund’s first lighthouse, colonial-style houses, Marie Woermann, british possession, Swakopmund 120 years ago
August, 10 2012 in
Travel,
Gondwana Collection Namibia,
vacation,
harbour,
Stories & History,
transportation,
walvis bay,
south west africa,
desolate one,
swakopmund 120 years,
swakopmund lighthouse,
Swakopmund’s first lighthouse,
colonial-style houses,
Marie Woermann,
british possession,
Swakopmund 120 years ago
Sand fleas and Wooden huts - Swakopmund 120 years ago
January 1905. The steamship Professor Woermann lies in the roads off Swakopmund. Leaning...
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Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, Republic of Upingtonia, Dr Georg Hartmann, Trek Boers, vacation, swa, Dr Philaletes Kuhn, South West Africa Company, Grootfontein, georg hartmann, gondwana, friendly Boer settlement, german consul, Grootfontein District, futile efforts, Lieutenant Steinhausen, Transvaal-Boers, Hereroland, south west africa, stamps and stories
June, 14 2012 in
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Republic of Upingtonia,
Dr Georg Hartmann,
Trek Boers,
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Dr Philaletes Kuhn,
South West Africa Company,
Grootfontein,
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gondwana,
friendly Boer settlement,
german consul,
Grootfontein District,
futile efforts,
Lieutenant Steinhausen,
Transvaal-Boers,
Hereroland,
south west africa,
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The Dorslandtrek (II) - Commandant Lombard and his group
The previous issue discussed the futile efforts of the first Trek Boers to establish...
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Stamps and Stories, caprivi, Gondwana Collection, gondwana, Kwando River, south west africa, West-Caprivi, politics, African National Union, Dr Libertine Amathila, Katima Mulilo, middle-east, caprivi strip
April, 27 2012 in
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West-Caprivi,
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African National Union,
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Katima Mulilo,
middle-east,
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The Caprivi Strip - Under Changing Administration
The previous episode focused on the history of the Caprivi until the German...
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Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, gondwana, Uncategorized, Kwando River, south west africa, MaFwe, Zambezi River, german south west africa, southern africa, HaMbukushu, caprivi strip, MaTotela, BaLozi, BaSubiya, linyanti, zambezi rivers, okavango and zambezi river, island helgoland, latitude and longitude, MaMbalangwe and BaMashi, southern african subcontinent, BaYeyi, imperial chancellor, stamps and stories
April, 23 2012 in
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MaTotela,
BaLozi,
BaSubiya,
linyanti,
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okavango and zambezi river,
island helgoland,
latitude and longitude,
MaMbalangwe and BaMashi,
southern african subcontinent,
BaYeyi,
imperial chancellor,
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The Caprivi Strip - Result of a Diplomatic Blunder
The question that often crosses people's minds is why the Caprivi Strip, which reaches...
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Travel, Stamps and Stories, vacation, Nama, Gondwana Collection, gondwana, Uncategorized, Stories & History, south west africa, herero, politics, Sam Nujoma, herero clash, namibia independence march 21, European colonial powers, freedom struggle, Table Mountain, namibia independence, swapo, Gariep/Orange River, Adolf Lüderitz
March, 14 2012 in
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herero,
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Sam Nujoma,
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Table Mountain,
namibia independence,
swapo,
Gariep/Orange River,
Adolf Lüderitz
Independence - More than 300 Years of Resistance
January 1677. At the tip of Africa, where a supply station has been established at the...
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imperial germany, Uncategorized, Stories & History, south west africa, schutztruppe, Dr. Theodor Seitz, Iron Cross, german south west africa, lieutenant colonel, Emperor Wilhelm II, German Red Cross, Order of Hildegard, First World War in August 1914, emperor wilhelm, Franco-Prussian War, King Friedrich Wilhelm III, von Heydebreck
February, 14 2012 in
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schutztruppe,
Dr. Theodor Seitz,
Iron Cross,
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Order of Hildegard,
First World War in August 1914,
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The Order of Hildegard: Iron Cross made of Cloth
The Order of Hildegard is a military decoration which was awarded by Imperial Germany for...
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Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, Personalised Stamps, Poll, south west africa, herero, schutztruppe, Otjimbingwe, omaruru, Postal runner – a Postage Stamp for a Gravestone, Walfish Bay, stamps and stories
October, 14 2011 in
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Poll,
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Postal runner – a Postage Stamp for a Gravestone,
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Postal runner – a Postage Stamp for a Gravestone
Thinking about it, now would actually be a good time to light a fire and spend the night...
