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National Archives of Namibia Findaid 2/37 Preliminary Findaid 2/037 A.0557 W. Sydow Newscuttings Revised November 2006 National Archives of Namibia Preliminary Findaid 2/037: A.0557 W. Sydow Newscuttings Revised by Werner Hillebrecht Windhoek, November 2006 © National Archives of Namibia Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA Republic of Namibia Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture National Archives of Namibia P/Bag 13250 Windhoek Namibia Tel. +264–61–2935211 (switchboard), 2935210 or 2935208 (reading room) Fax +264–61–2935207 [email protected] ii Findaid 2/037 W. Sydow Newscuttings A.0551 Private Accession A.0551 W. Sydow Newscuttings Introduction Accession 557 was donated by Wolfgang Sydow in 1991. It originally consisted of lever arch files, which have been repackaged into 45 archival boxes, taking approximately 3 linear metres shelving. The donor Wolfgang Sydow (1912-1998) was born at Berlin-Spandau, Germany. Farmer; came to Namibia in 1936 to work as a farm manager. War internment in South Africa, 1940-1944. Repatriated to Germany in 1944. Returned to Namibia in 1951 to work as a farm manager, then from 1957-1977 for the Council for Scientific and Industrial Relations (CSIR) of South Africa. Served as a Secretary of the SWA Scientific Society 1978-1980. As a keen amateur historian and paleontologist, Sydow researched about Namibian prehistory and collected a wealth of documentary material on ethnography and historical subjects. The collection The collection consists mainly of alphabetically arranged newspaper cuttings on various subjects, but also includes some periodical articles, brochures, photocopies, and occasionally correspondence and manuscripts. Arrangement The original arrangement of files has not been altered, although it is sometimes inconsistent. For example, information on corporate bodies (businesses, clubs, etc.) is sometimes filed with the biographical collection, sometimes with the general subjects. With the general subjects, English and German terms are inconsistently used in alphabetical filing. It is therefore advisable to also use the ACCPT database for subject access to this collection. The entire collection has been indexed on ACCPT. This findaid will be subject to further revision, in particular to establish the full unabbreviated names in the biographical collection, and to provide more exact description of the contents of general subject files. Werner Hillebrecht, 2006 3 Findaid 2/037 W. Sydow Newscuttings A.0551 Content overview Subject Boxes Findaid page 1. Biographical information A-Z 1-23 1-38 Includes obituaries, condolence adverts, reports on work, and publications 2. Larger topical files 24-30 39 3. General Subjects A-Z 31-39 39-46 4. Periodicals 40 47-48 5. Geology + Mining 41-43 48-49 6. Lüderitz + Swakopmund 44 49-50 7. Water affairs 45 50 4 Findaid 2/037 W. Sydow Newscuttings A.0551 Listing Box Title Person Organisation Subjects 01 Automobile Association Automobile Association Transport 01 K. Abrahams Abrahams, Kenneth 01 O. Abrahams Abrahams, Ottilie 01 M.A. Ackermann Ackermann, M.A. 01 Administrators 01 B. Africa Africa, Ben 01 Jan Jonker Afrikaner Afrikaner, Jan Jonker 01 M. Ahtisaari Ahtisaari, Martti 01 Afrikaanse Gebieds Afrikaanse Gebieds Afrikaans + Kultuurraad Kultuurraad Afrikaner 01 D. Ahrens Ahrens, D. 01 H. Ahrens Ahrens, H. 01 I. Ahrens Ahrens, I. 01 W. Ahrens Ahrens, W. 01 P. Ahrens Ahrens, P. 01 Die Akademie Academy for Tertiary Higher Education education + Education 01 E. Albat Albat, E. 01 W.K. Albrecht Albrecht, W.K. 01 Alfa Co-op Alfa Co-op Cooperatives + Trade 01 P. Allers Allers, P. 01 K. Altmann Altmann, K. 01 K. Anders Anders, K. 01 C.J. Andersson Andersson, Charles John 01 R. Ardrey Ardrey, R. 01 W. Arendt Arendt, W. 01 Architects Council Architects Council Architecture + Professional organisations 01 W. Andrag Andrag, W. 01 W. Aring Aring, W. 01 A. Arnold Arnold, A. 01 H.W. Arnold Arnold, H.W. 01 D. Aschenborn Aschenborn, Dieter Artists 01 H. Aschenborn Aschenborn, H. 01 U. Aschenborn Aschenborn, U. 01 W. Aschenborn Aschenborn, W. 01 L. Aschenborn Aschenborn, L. 01 W. Aston Aston, W. 01 L. Auala Auala, Leonard Clergy 01 F. Ausmann Ausmann, F. 02 G. Baas Baas, G. 02 M. Baas Baas, M. 02 O. Baartman Baartman, O. 02 J. Banks Banks, J. 02 L. Bachmann Bachmann, L. 02 C. Badenhorst Badenhorst, C. 02 F.H. Badenhorst Badenhorst, F.H. 02 L. Badenhorst Badenhorst, L. 02 L. Badenhorst Badenhorst, L. 02 E. Baericke Baericke, E. 5 Findaid 2/037 W. Sydow Newscuttings A.0551 Box Title Person Organisation Subjects 02 P. Bahlsen Bahlsen, P. 02 T. Baines Baines, Thomas 02 P. Ballmeier Ballmeier, P. 02 F. Bamberger Bamberger, F. 02 P. Bandman Bandman, P. 02 L.J. Barnes Barnes, L.J. 02 C. Barnard Barnard, C. 02 L.D. Barnard Barnard, L.D. 02 N. Barnard Barnard, N. 02 Bartens Bartens 02 W. Bartens Bartens, W. 02 H. Barth Barth, H. 02 P.O. Brand Brand, P.O. 02 R. da C. Blake Blake, R.da C. 02 B. Bartschs Bartschs, B. 02 C. Batsch Batsch, C. 02 W. Bartsch Bartsch, W. 02 Schwester Dietlinde 02 H. Barth Barth, H. 02 E.W. Bassingthwaighte Bassingthwaighte, E.W. 02 J.F. Bassingthwaighte Bassingthwaighte, J.F. 02 J. Basson Basson, J. 02 H. Brauer Brauer, H. 02 G. Barenberg Barenberg, G. 02 B.C. Barry Barry, B.C. 02 A. Baumgartner Baumgartner, A. 02 H. Baur Baur, H. 02 E. Becker Becker, E. 02 F.W. Becker Becker, F.W. 02 H. Beckurts Beckurts, H. 02 C. Beddies Beddies, C. 02 F. Behn - Schöpfer des Behn, Fritz Artists Kudustandbilds 02 A.M. Behnsen Behnsen, A.M. 02 E. Behnsen Behnsen, E. 02 H. Behnsen Behnsen, H. 02 S. Behnsen Behnsen, S. 02 E. Beinhorn Beinhorn, Elly Aviation 02 H. Benseler Benseler, H. 02 M. Bell Bell, M. 02 B. zu Bentheim Bentheim, B. zu 02 J. Bethge Bethge, J. 02 K. Bethune Bethune, Kenneth 02 H.W.F. Berens Berens, H.W.F. 02 C. Berger Berger, C. 02 J. Berger Berger, J. 02 S.E. Berger Berger, S.E. 02 T. Berger Berger, T. 02 H. Berker Berker, Hans 02 Schwester Belindes Belindes 02 B.S. Bergman Bergman, B.S. 02 J. Bergman Bergman, J. 02 U. Bergmann Bergmann, U. 02 I. Bergner Bergner, I. 02 E.L. Bergmann Bergmann, E.L. 6 Findaid 2/037 W. Sydow Newscuttings A.0551 Box Title Person Organisation Subjects 02 L.W. Bermann Bermann, L.W. 02 D. Berner Berner, D. 02 A. Bernhard Bernhard, A. 02 J. Berning Berning, J. 02 Bernsmann Bernsmann 02 H. Berry Berry, Hu 02 N. Bessinger Bessinger, Niko 02 W. Bertelsmann Bertelsmann, Werner 02 T. Bertelsmann Bertelsmann, T. 02 E. Beukes Beukes, E. 02 J. Beukes Beukes, J. 02 S. Beukes Beukes, S. 02 H.A. Beyer Beyer, H.A. 02 H. Bielfel Bielfel, H. 02 E.C. Biermann Biermann, E.C. 02 K.H. Biess Biess, K.H. 02 R. Bilang Bilang, R. 02 B. Birke Birke, B. 02 L. Birkenmayer Birkenmayer, L. 02 A. Blatt Blatt, Arno 02 G. Blatt Blatt, G. 02 J. Blatt Blatt, J. 03 V.H.J. Bleek Bleek, V.H.J. 03 H. Bleks Bleks, Helmut 03 A. Blessig Blessig, Anna 03 L. Blödorn Blödorn, L. 03 E. Blohm Blohm, E. 03 H. Blohm Blohm, H. 03 A. Böhlke Böhlke, A. 03 G. Böhlke Böhlke, G. 03 H. Böhlke Böhlke, H. 03 K. Böhme Böhme, K. 03 R. Böhme Böhme, R. 03 C. Boll Boll, C. 03 C. Bernade Bernade, C. 03 H. Borchardt Borchardt, H. 03 H. Bochert Bochert, H. 03 L.H. Borchert Borchert, L.H. 03 H. Böckmann Böckmann, H. 03 N. Borgwaldt Borgwaldt, N. 03 F.K. Borkman Borkman, F.K. 03 C. Bormann Bormann, C. 03 O. Born Born, O. 03 N. Bossbach Bossbach, N. 03 X. Bosse Bosse, X. 03 B. Botha Botha, B. 03 L. Botha Botha, L. 03 P. Botha Botha, P. 03 P.W. Botha Botha, P.W. 03 W. Botscheider Botscheider, W. 03 H.A. Bötther Böttger, H.A. 03 K.L. Böcker Böcker, K.L. 03 L. Böttcher Böttcher, L. 03 O.G. Bowker Bowker, Octavius G. 03 K. Boysen Boysen, K. 7 Findaid 2/037 W. Sydow Newscuttings A.0551 Box Title Person Organisation Subjects 03 R.D. Bradfield Bradfield, R.D. 03 Brandenburger Brandenburger 03 C. Brand Brand, C. 03 P. Brand Brand, P. 03 F.W. Brandt Brandt, F.W. 03 H. Bräuer Bräuer, H. 03 K. Bräuer Bräuer, K. 03 A. Bredenkamp Bredenkamp, A. 03 A. Brehm Brehm, A. 03 C. Breiche Breiche, C. 03 W. Breiche breiche, W. 03 E.D.A. Breiting Breiting, E.D.A. 03 H. Brettschneider Brettschneider, H. 03 H. Breuil Breuil, Henri 03 K. Breyer Breyer, K. 03 A. Brinkman Brinkman, A. 03 A.P. Brinkman Brinkman, A.P. 03 C. Brinkman Brinkman, C. 03 H. Brinkman Brinkman, H. 03 A.G. Brits Brits, A.G. 03 I. Britz Britz, I. 03 J.H. Brits Brits, J.H. 03 W. Brock Brock, W. 03 Brockmann + Kriess Brockmann + Kriess 03 F. Brockmann Brockmann, F. 03 H. Brockmann Brockmann, H. 03 M. Brockmann Brockmann, M. 03 I. Brückner Brückner, I. 03 B. Bruegers Brueger, B. 03 J.A. Bruckner Bruckner, J.A. 03 B. Brumme Brumme, B. 03 B. Brunst Brunst, B. 03 A. Brusius Brusius, A. 03 Blignaut Blignaut 03 B. Bruwer Bruwer, B. 03 J. Bruwer Bruwer, J. 03 J.P.van S. Bruwer Bruwer, Johannes Petrus van Schalkwyk 03 S. Buchfellner Buchfellner, S. 03 J. Buchholz Buchholz, J. 03 B. Bücking Bücking, G. 03 K. Budack Budack, Kuno 03 T. Budack Budack, T. 03 W. Buerger Buerger, W. 03 G. Büge Büge, G. 03 H.W.O.
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    other prices on page 3 Manure 'bomb' and missing invitation THE EDITORIAL STAFF of The Namibian were not invited to at­ Apparently all the local press, with the exception of The Namibian, tend the Administrator General's annual 'garden party' on Wednes­ were in attendance, and a message was left at the gate to 'let us in' day, which - accordin2 to those present - was a lavish affair with if we chose to arrive. the Windhoek 'Who's Who' all there. Whether the invitation 'oversight' was an omission or deliberate, the fact is that it never arrived, and neither was there any explanation from Some of those who attended expressed surprise that The Namibian Mr Pienaar's office regarding the snub. had not been invited, but officials claimed it had not been a snub and A 'bomb scare' preceded the function, but the mysterious parcel that Mr Louis Pienaar was 'not one to bear grudges'. side the front gates of SW A House turned out to be manure. BY GWEN LISTER THE INTERIM GOVERNMENT Cabinet was deeply divided today after an eleventh hour settlement which will mean setting aside the appointment of Mr Pieter van der Byl as a Judge. The deal struck last night avoided a bitter and costly courtroom clash between Cabinet Ministers. And the settlement is a blow to the fincH throes of asettlement , but Finance Minister Mr Dirk Mudge there are loose ends to be tied up'. who supported the appointment of a South African Justice Depart­ Asked about the 'Constitution­ ment official as a Judge of the al Council', he said: 'We must now Supreme Court and Chairman of find a chairman' .
  • South West Africa/Namibia Issues Related to Political Independence

    South West Africa/Namibia Issues Related to Political Independence

    SOUTH WEST AFRICA/NAMIBIA ISSUES RELATED TO POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE PETER CHARLES BENNETT University of Cape Town A Dissertation Submitted To The Faculty of Social Science University of Cape Town. Rondebosch, For The Degree of Master of Arts October 1983 The University of Ctlpe Town has been given the right to rcprodooe this thesis In wholo or In port. Copyright Is held by the wthor. The copyright of this thesis vests in the author. No quotation from it or information derived from it is to be published without full acknowledgement of the source. The thesis is to be used for private study or non- commercial research purposes only. Published by the University of Cape Town (UCT) in terms of the non-exclusive license granted to UCT by the author. University of Cape Town i SOUTH WEST AFRICA/NAMIBIA ISSUES RELATED TO POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE This dissertation constitutes a study of all issues rele- vant to South West Africa/Namibian independence, from 1915 to June 1983. The method employed is primarily of a descrip- tive, histcirical and analytical nature, which brings together in a concise study a variety of primary research materials, particularly with extensive use of newspaper resources. Due to the limited available material on South West Africa/ Namibia, it was necessary to rely upon these journalistic sources to a large extent. It was, therefore, necessary to assume that: • 1. newspaper references are correct and valid, and that articles by relevant authorities and political figures are a true expression of the writers' political beliefs; 2. that in terms of books, journals and other published materials in relation to South West Africa/Namibia, the facts have been accurately researched and verified, and 3.