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Heads and tales (1996)
Journal Article
Hall, M. (1996). Heads and tales. Representations, 104-123

On 5 September 1871 Carl Mauch, an energetic and credulous explorer of central southern Africa, was led along a "long line of tumbled down stones" to "masses of rubble and parts of walls and dense thickets"; the place that was to become known as Grea... Read More about Heads and tales.

The legislative reform of union government 1979–94 (1995)
Journal Article
Martin, R., Smith, P., Fosh, P., Morris, H., & Undy, R. (1995). The legislative reform of union government 1979–94. Industrial Relations Journal, 26(2), 146-155. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2338.1995.tb00733.x

This article outlines Conservative legislation on union government, documenting extensive regulation in place by 1994. It looks at the major objectives of government policy, including the twin themes of encouraging individualism and reducing union po... Read More about The legislative reform of union government 1979–94.

The legend of the lost city - or, The man with golden balls (1995)
Journal Article
Hall, M. (1995). The legend of the lost city - or, The man with golden balls. Journal of Southern African Studies, 21(2), 179-199. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057079508708441

The image of Africa as the 'dark continent' predates the beginning of colonial penetration by many centuries. This paper traces these notions through sources such as the Bible, medieval travel fiction and legends of fabulous wealth. It is argued that... Read More about The legend of the lost city - or, The man with golden balls.

The historical archaeology of Vergelegen, an early farmstead at the Cape of Good Hope (1995)
Journal Article
Markell, A., Hall, M., & Schrire, C. (1995). The historical archaeology of Vergelegen, an early farmstead at the Cape of Good Hope. Historical Archaeology, 29(1), 10-34

Excavations at Vergelegen, a large estate in the Western Cape of South Africa that dates to the earliest years of the 18th century, have allowed archaeologists to address a number of questions about the nature of colonial settlement in this former Du... Read More about The historical archaeology of Vergelegen, an early farmstead at the Cape of Good Hope.

The development of Cape Town's waterfront in the earlier nineteenth century: history and archaeology of the North Wharf (1993)
Journal Article
Saitowitz, S., Seemann, U., & Hall, M. (1993). The development of Cape Town's waterfront in the earlier nineteenth century: history and archaeology of the North Wharf

In 1836, prominent shipowners, merchants and others concerned with the commerce of the Cape Colony and the safety of passengers and crews of ships, petitioned Governments to improve maritime conditions in Table Bay. This action resulted in approval f... Read More about The development of Cape Town's waterfront in the earlier nineteenth century: history and archaeology of the North Wharf.