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Bushman's River farm - part of Klipfontein

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“Bushman's River farm - part of Klipfontein”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 28 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/11225

Description
A series of photographs showing views of forced removal of communities from Klipfontein farm, near Kenton-on-sea, and other areas, to Glenmore in 1979. These photographs were accumulated by Ben Maclennan when he worked as a journalist for Eastern Province Herald, covering the move, and when he wrote the book "Glenmore : the story of a forced romoval" The photograph shows part of Klipfontein - the Bushman's River farm owned by Coloured families under testamentary trust, where 1 460 African squatters have congregated in recent years. Houses all owner-built, range from brick structures to traditional wattle and daub, mostly plastered
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Image
Format
jpg
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/10962/15157
Location - Physical Location
Original held at Cory Library for Humanities Research, situated at Rhodes University.
Date Issued
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Provenance
Klipfontein - Glenmore Forced Removal Collection
Location - Copy -- Shelf Locator
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Copryright. Image made available for research and educational purposes only.

“Bushman's River farm - part of Klipfontein”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 28 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/11225

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