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Letter accompanying copy of Mears Epic ride account from the Archivist, Shirley Fletcher, Kingswood College.

Map of the route of Mears's journey

1976 memorial Service in Memory of Mr W.G.A. Mears: cover

Account from Hugh Huggett summarising Mears' epic ride and proposing a repeat of that journey.

Tribute to Mr Wally Mears on his retirement: cover

Citation which accompanied the awarding of the degree Masters of Education honoris causa to W G A Mears.
The document is undated, but the accompanying compliments slip from UCT includes the name of A V H Carter, Registrar, who served the university from 1939 - 1955. As it was awarded whilst Mears was Headmaster of Rondebosch Boys' High (1930 - 1951), the possible date range is limited to the period 1939 - 1951. page 1

Account of Mears' Journey on horseback from the Eastern Cape to Ixopo in East Griqualand (KwaZulu-Natal). The horse belonged to someone called Wellington: cover page

Wally Mears' Epic Ride: response by Greg Theron to account from Hugh Huggett

Citation which accompanied the awarding of the degree Masters of Education honoris causa to W G A Mears.
The document is undated, but the accompanying compliments slip from UCT includes the name of A V H Carter, Registrar, who served the university from 1939 - 1955. As it was awarded whilst Mears was Headmaster of Rondebosch Boys' High (1930 - 1951), the possible date range is limited to the period 1939 - 1951. page 2

Account from Hugh Huggett summarising Mears' epic ride and proposing a repeat of that journey, 002