Nongqai Album 3/2026

Nongqai Photo Album: March 2026

Compiled by Hennie Heymans

Keywords of photos

Cape Police

1890’s: State Artillery: Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek

Anglo Boer War: Boere at Spioenkop

South African Constabulary

1913 circa: South African Police: Old Pretoria Central

1930 circa: South African Police: Kalahari

1940: South African Police: Umtata

1946: South African Police: Umtata

1955: South African Police: Brakpan.

1961: South African Police: Wentworth

1938 (circa): Union Defence Force: Special Service Battalion: Robert’s Heights

1939: Callo to Arms: Pamphlet

2026: Military Train at Kroonstad

Cape Police

The Cape Police was a colonial paramilitary force established in the Cape Colony in the late nineteenth century.1900’s: South African Constabulary.

1890’s: State Artillery: Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek

Staatsartillerie Barracks, was built for the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek's artillery corps. It was designed by architects Sytze Wierda and Klaas van Rijsse.

Anglo Boer War: Boere at Spioenkop

Via Richard van Wyk

South African Constabulary

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Thanks to Will Endley & Jennifer Bosch

1913 circa: South African Police: Old Pretoria Central

Constable Umdisa – “The Human Bloodhound” – he had an illustrious career in the SA Police. We will soon publish a story on him.

1930 circa: South African Police: Kalahari

A camel-mounted policeman somewhere in the Kalahari chatting to a driver of an early Road Motor Services lorry driver of the SAR. Via P de Wet

1940: South African Police: Umtata

Umtata, 1940. Mounted police on parade. R v Wyk

1946: Umtata

Umtata, 1946. Police reserve headquarters. - R v Wyk

1955: South African Police: Brakpan.

1961: South African Police: Wentworth

1938 (circa): Union Defence Force: Special Service Battalion: Robert’s Heights

1939: Call to Arms

2026: Military Train at Kroonstad

Kroonstad North Yard - Military train being checked before departure to Bloemfontein (1), (2) and (3). Thanks to J Wepener.