Fordsburg (neighborhood)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Post office, Fordsburg, 1950 - 1970
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 199/2/1/3/9
Scope and Contents
205 x 152 mm. 'Mr van Tonder then pointed out the present post office which was the old police station at the time, from where the police had been driven away after the Marais incident'.
Dates:
1950 - 1970
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Item
Strike headquarters, the Old Market Square, Fordsburg, 1950 - 1970
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 199/2/1/3/5
Scope and Contents
152 x 210 mm. ‘Mr van Tonder drew Saamtrek’s attention to the dismantling of the strike headquarters, the Old Market Square, Fordsburg. Fortunately they were able to find the corner of the building which originally formed the headquarters of [Percy] Fisher and [Harry] Spendiff, the strike leaders. Also the window where their bodies were found after the fighting'.
Dates:
1950 - 1970
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).