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ZA ZAR STS 2022-007-006
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c.1974

Handwritten letter from Wally Mears to Mr Dunn referring to the publication of the Early History of St Stithians College which Mears was working on at the time. Although not identified as such in the letter, it can be deduced from the reference to the work of the parents, that he is Mr Colin J H Dunn who was the Chairman of the Parents' Association for the period 1969 -1970.

Mears, Walter George Amos (Wally)

WGA Mears letter to Mr Dunn, 1st May 1974.

ZA ZAR STS 2022-007-005
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1974

Part of Wally Mears Fonds

Handwritten letter from Wally Mears to Mr Dunn referring to the publication of the Early History of St Stithians College which Mears was working on at the time. Although not identified as such in the letter, it can be deduced from the reference to the work of the parents, that he is Mr Colin J H Dunn who was the Chairman of the Parents' Association for the period 1969 -1970.

Mears, Walter George Amos (Wally)

Walter George Amos Mears 1930 - 1951: [extract from RBHS]

ZA ZAR STS 2022-007-012
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1996

Part of Wally Mears Fonds

Walter George Amos Mears 1930 - 1951: [extract from RBHS]

Rondebosch Boys' High School (RBHS)

Wally Mears' Epic Ride

ZA ZAR STS 2022-007-007
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1911

Part of Wally Mears Fonds

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

Mears, Walter George Amos (Wally)

W Hosken etc. [document]

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c1956

Part of Leake collection

W Hosken etc. [document]
The purpose of the document is not indicated and it is undated. It contains a list of names including those of the College founders, Collins and Mountstephens and early Trustees such as DF Corlett, C H Leake and his brother E O Leake. It also refers to the [Methodist] Central Hall and may well relate to the efforts to raise funds for the building of a Methodist Church in Johannesburg.

Unknown

Valuable work of the Rand Aid Association [NC] 12/07/1944

ZA ZAR STS 2022-004-01-013
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1944

Part of Leake collection

Valuable work of the Rand Aid Association [NC] 1944. The photograph identifies Leake and the Minister of Welfare and Demobilisation. at Wedge Farm, part of the Rand Aid Association's properties supported by the Chamber of Mines.

University of South Africa Master of Arts degree certificate, March 1928 awarded to WGA Mears.

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1928

Part of Wally Mears Fonds

Masters degree certificate

University of South Africa

University of Cape Town. Compliments slip. [undated]

ZA ZAR STS 2022-007-004
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1939

Part of Wally Mears Fonds

Slip accompanying UCT citation.

University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town. Citation accompanying the awarding of the Honorary Master of Education degree to WGA Mears. [undated]

ZA ZAR STS 2022-007-003
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1939

Part of Wally Mears Fonds

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.

University of Cape Town

Union of South Africa. Department of Education. Teachers' Provisional First Class Certificate awarded to W G A Mears, dated March 1920

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1920

Part of Wally Mears Fonds

Teaching certificate

Union of South Africa. Department of Education.

Undated BC Rowing TBI

ZA ZAR STS 2022-012-02-003
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c1965

Part of Vernon Clegg Fonds

Undated BC Rowing TBI

Unknown

Undated BC photograph TBI

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c1965

Part of Vernon Clegg Fonds

Undated BC photograph TBI
The event is presumed to be a school social event (probably a Matric Dinner) from the presence of the young boy in the photograph.

Unknown

Undated BC Chapel

ZA ZAR STS 2022-012-02-004
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c1965

Part of Vernon Clegg Fonds

Undated BC Chapel

Unknown

Turffontein Division. Turffontein Kiesafdeling. C.H. Leake. S.A.P. Candidate. provincial Council Elections.

ZA ZAR STS 2022-004-01-005
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1927

Part of Leake collection

Postcard pamphlet issued by Leake in support of his candidacy in the 1927 provincial election.
The pamphlet requests the support of voters for Leake.
It appears that Leake was not successful in being elected.

Leake, Charles Hobson

Trust [prose]

ZA ZAR STS 2022-004-03-016
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c1956

Part of Leake collection

Prose writing, unidentified. Sellotape marks indicate that the document could have been displayed at some stage. Similar items are included in the Leake Collection albums.

Unknown

Trust [an essay]

ZA ZAR STS 2022-004-01-007
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1935

Part of Leake collection

Trust [an essay]. It is not known if this short essay can be attributed to Leake.

Unknown

Tributes paid to Dave Gear on his retirement, November 2010

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2010

Part of Tributes to St Stithians long-standing staff members

Tributes paid to Dave Gear on his retirement, November 2010. Includes details on his role in the establishment of Penryn College and Penreach, as well as his involvement in sports and in the preservation of the College environment.

Dicks, Lynde

Tribute paid to Den Warren by Mark de Buys, 1999

ZA ZAR STS 2022-006-003
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1999

Part of Tributes to St Stithians long-standing staff members

Tribute paid to Den Warren by Mark de Buys, 1999, published in the Boys' Prep magazine, 1999, page 2.

de Buys, B Mark

Tourist Passport 25719. Union of South Africa. Charles H. Leake.

ZA ZAR STS 2022-004-01-016
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1941

Part of Leake collection

Tourist Passport 25719. Union of South Africa. Charles H. Leake. Issued on 21st May, 1941. The passport includes Leake's date of birth (17/7/1867) and stamps that indicate a trip to Southern Rhodesia in July, 1941.

Leake, Charles Hobson

There's another side to the Golden City [NC] The Outspan 18 Nov 1949

ZA ZAR STS 2022-004-02-001
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1949

Part of Leake collection

There's another side to the Golden City [NC] The Outspan 18 Nov 1949
Article written by Leake for the publication on the social welfare situation in Johannesburg in the post-war years and the work of the Rand Aid Association.

The Outspan

The Star Seaside Fund celebrates 1 000 trips 011

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1994

Part of Girls' College and Girls' Prep photographs 1994 onwards

The Star Seaside Fund celebrates 1 000 trips 011
"The Star"

The Star

Thandulwazi Annual Report 2017

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2017

Part of Thandulwazi fonds

Annual report for 2017 recording the stories and successes of the Academy.