https://eggsa.org/postcards Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:24:14 +0200 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:24:14 +0200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Zenphoto RSS Generator https://eggsa.org/postcards/1%20South-Africa/Gauteng/Pretoria/Voortrekkermonument/Tap1/Triptiek5/_15_+Simboliese+Samevatting_++W_H_+Coetzer_+H_+Rossouw_001.jpg Also submitted by Marlene Spies Simboliese samevatting: Dit is 'n samevatting van die trekgeskiedenis wat bestaan uit: Hunkering na 'n seehawe. Die onstuimige see is die gevare waardeur hulle is Die onweer is die moorde op hulle gepleeg Die wolk se silwer rand is die oorwinning oor die rampe Die wawiel dui aan ontberings met 'n bloeddeurdrenkte ysterband in rooi, maar die wiel staan op die anker van hoop en 'n oop Bybel Weerskante is die vlae van Retief en Potgieter met kruithorings wat oorwin oor die skildvelle. Ook die Geloftekerkie word uitgebeeld Symbolic conclusion. Dragons on the side, dark storm clouds, raging seas and high mountains were some of the dangers the Trekkers had to face. Everything is balanced on the open book of the Bible, and the lowly wagon wheel keeps it together. On the right is a guardian angel. The buildings in the background are the Houses of Parliament in Cape Town.
Date: 13. November 2019 ]]> https://eggsa.org/postcards/1%20South-Africa/Gauteng/Pretoria/Voortrekkermonument/Tap1/Triptiek5/_15_+Simboliese+Samevatting_++W_H_+Coetzer_+H_+Rossouw_001.jpg Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:35:41 +0200 https://eggsa.org/postcards/1%20South-Africa/Gauteng/Pretoria/Voortrekkermonument/Tap1/Triptiek5/_14_+Bloedrivier_++W_H_+Coetzer_+N_+Kruger_001.jpg Also submitted by Marlene Spies Bloedrivier: 16 Des 1838. Met dagbreek val die Zoeloes aan. Blood river. Nothing would be enough to convey the sense of danger that must have hung over the laager on the day when thousands of heavily armed Zulu warriors attacked.
Date: 13. November 2019 ]]> https://eggsa.org/postcards/1%20South-Africa/Gauteng/Pretoria/Voortrekkermonument/Tap1/Triptiek5/_14_+Bloedrivier_++W_H_+Coetzer_+N_+Kruger_001.jpg Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:35:41 +0200 https://eggsa.org/postcards/1%20South-Africa/Gauteng/Pretoria/Voortrekkermonument/Tap1/Triptiek5/_13_+Boekevat_++W_H_+Coetzer_+M_R_+Oosthuizen_001.jpg Also submitted by Marlene Spies Boekevat: 'n Tipiese toneel van elke aand se huisgodsdiens in die veld met die waens in 'n vierkant met 'n seil oor teen reën en wind. Toepaslik is hierdie toneel uitgewerk deur die eggenote van ds. A Oosthuizen, voormalige moderator van die Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk. Gathered around the Bible. Nobody was allowed to stay away from the ritual of the family listening to the patriarch reading from the Bible. This was the time when Psalm 119 was read in full on a single evening. Afterwards children would be asked to repeat what they have heard.
Date: 13. November 2019 ]]> https://eggsa.org/postcards/1%20South-Africa/Gauteng/Pretoria/Voortrekkermonument/Tap1/Triptiek5/_13_+Boekevat_++W_H_+Coetzer_+M_R_+Oosthuizen_001.jpg Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:35:41 +0200 https://eggsa.org/postcards/1%20South-Africa/Gauteng/Pretoria/Voortrekkermonument/Tap1/triptiek2/_6_+Begrafnis+in+die+Veld_++W_H_+Coetzer_+N_+Kruger_001.jpg Also submitted by Marlene Spies Begrafnis: Van die dogtertjie van Anna Scheepers van die Louis Trichardttrek. Die plek is sowat 4km wes van die huidige Louis Trichardt dorp. Funeral in the wilderness. A plain wooden coffin is lowered into the red earth. One can see the sadness in the posture of the little boy on the right. One can almost feel the need to still be on the lookout for an attack, while shouldering the sadness of death.
Date: 13. November 2019 ]]> https://eggsa.org/postcards/1%20South-Africa/Gauteng/Pretoria/Voortrekkermonument/Tap1/triptiek2/_6_+Begrafnis+in+die+Veld_++W_H_+Coetzer_+N_+Kruger_001.jpg Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:35:41 +0200 https://eggsa.org/postcards/1%20South-Africa/Gauteng/Pretoria/Voortrekkermonument/Tap1/triptiek2/_5_+Uitspanning+by+Thaba+Nchu+_Blesberg__++W_H_+Coetzer_+H_+Rossouw_001.jpg Also submitted by Marlene Spies Thaba Nchu: Aan die voet van die berg was die groot bymekaarkomplek van die Voortrekkers Thaba Nchu. The word "thaba" means mountain, and "nchu" is black. Notice the mountain in the background - that is the Black Mountain this area was called after by the native Barolong. The name was probably given because of dark storm clouds gathering over the mountain before one of the frequent thunder storms.
Date: 13. November 2019 ]]> https://eggsa.org/postcards/1%20South-Africa/Gauteng/Pretoria/Voortrekkermonument/Tap1/triptiek2/_5_+Uitspanning+by+Thaba+Nchu+_Blesberg__++W_H_+Coetzer_+H_+Rossouw_001.jpg Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:35:41 +0200 https://eggsa.org/postcards/1%20South-Africa/Gauteng/Pretoria/Voortrekkermonument/Tap1/triptiek2/_4_+Vegkop_++W_H_+Coetzer_+M_S_+Pienaar_001.jpg Also submitted by Marlene Spies Vegkop : 16 Okt 1936 naby Heilbron in die Vrystaat Battle of Vegkop. This battle scene shows clearly how everybody had to get involved to ensure the safety of the group. Women and older girls had to stand behind the men and load the guns as they were used. They also had to melt lead and make bullets. Younger children had to help take care of the wounded. Boys were taught to shoot from a young age and had to do their part in defending they family group.
Date: 13. November 2019 ]]> https://eggsa.org/postcards/1%20South-Africa/Gauteng/Pretoria/Voortrekkermonument/Tap1/triptiek2/_4_+Vegkop_++W_H_+Coetzer_+M_S_+Pienaar_001.jpg Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:35:41 +0200 https://eggsa.org/postcards/1%20South-Africa/Gauteng/Pretoria/Voortrekkermonument/Tap1/Triptiek3/_8_+Oor+die+Drakensberge_++W_H_+Coetzer_+H_J_+Combrinck.jpg Also submitted by Marlene Spies Oor die Drakensberg: Louis Trichardttrek. Op 7 Des 1837 vind die tog bergaf plaas. Onder lê Trichardtsdal, in die middel Gopellapiek, links die Lorrainekop met die Micakoppies verder agter en heel ver agter die doelwit, Delagoabaai Across the Drakens mountains. This is where the men balked, and didn't want to cross. But the women gritted their teeth and said, "If we have to cross this mountain barefeet, we will."
Date: 13. November 2019 ]]> https://eggsa.org/postcards/1%20South-Africa/Gauteng/Pretoria/Voortrekkermonument/Tap1/Triptiek3/_8_+Oor+die+Drakensberge_++W_H_+Coetzer_+H_J_+Combrinck.jpg Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:35:41 +0200 https://eggsa.org/postcards/1%20South-Africa/Gauteng/Pretoria/Voortrekkermonument/Tap1/Triptiek3/_7_+Herstel+van+Wawiele_++W_H_+Coetzer_+J_F_+Coetzer+_vrou+van+.jpg Also submitted by Marlene Spies Herstel van Wawiele: Louis Trichardttrek. Toneel is 'n paar km noord van Louis Trichardt naby die Hangklipberg Repairing a wagon wheel. On the left you can see how the metal part that goes over the wooden wheel is made red-hot on a fire. It is then slipped over the wheel and quickly immersed in cold water to make the metal shrink around the wood.
Date: 13. November 2019 ]]> https://eggsa.org/postcards/1%20South-Africa/Gauteng/Pretoria/Voortrekkermonument/Tap1/Triptiek3/_7_+Herstel+van+Wawiele_++W_H_+Coetzer_+J_F_+Coetzer+_vrou+van+.jpg Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:35:41 +0200 https://eggsa.org/postcards/1%20South-Africa/Gauteng/Pretoria/Voortrekkermonument/Tap1/Triptiek3/_9_+Blijde+Vooruitzicht_++W_H_+Coetzer_+J_F_+Coetzer+_vrou+van+.jpg Also submitted by Marlene Spies Blijde Vooruitzicht: Die Trekkers staan op die Drakensberge naby die huidige Oliviershoekpas. Agter in die verte lê Bloukrans waar die moorde sou plaasvind. Happy Prospect: Cooking, looking after livestock, relaxing. There were not many opportunities for the Trekkers to relax their vigil. When they did, it is easy to imagine that they would laugh and play and do things they normally would at home.
Date: 13. November 2019 ]]> https://eggsa.org/postcards/1%20South-Africa/Gauteng/Pretoria/Voortrekkermonument/Tap1/Triptiek3/_9_+Blijde+Vooruitzicht_++W_H_+Coetzer_+J_F_+Coetzer+_vrou+van+.jpg Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:35:41 +0200 https://eggsa.org/postcards/1%20South-Africa/Gauteng/Pretoria/Voortrekkermonument/Tap1/Triptiek1/_3_+Oor+die+Grootrivier_++W_H_+Coetzer_+J_W_+Prinsloo_001.jpg Also submitted by Marlene Spies Oor die Grootrivier: Toneel by Zanddrif sowat 18 km stroomop van die huidige Aliwal-Noord Crossing the wide Orange River. Plans had to be made to get the wagons, livestock and people across the wide Orange River/ Not surprisingly, it was named the "Great River" by the Trekkers. The name was changed to "Orange river" because of the colour of the water, picking up the red mud and sand along its banks.
Date: 13. November 2019 ]]> https://eggsa.org/postcards/1%20South-Africa/Gauteng/Pretoria/Voortrekkermonument/Tap1/Triptiek1/_3_+Oor+die+Grootrivier_++W_H_+Coetzer_+J_W_+Prinsloo_001.jpg Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:35:41 +0200