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Explanatory notes
- ↑ Display on Malay Camp and other forgotten suburbs of Kimberley based on Historical Society research, a thesis by E.J. Africa and other sources.
- ↑ Liz Crossley, a Kimberley-born artist based in Berlin who interacted with and injected ideas into or support for nearly all the above projects. Her father lived on the fringe of Malay Camp. She was instrumental in securing Rosa Luxemburg Foundation funding for the publication of Mallett's eventual book.
- ↑ Display opened by Premier Dipuo Peters - funding provided by the Northern Cape Department of Tourism, owing to the efforts of Louis Mallett
Citations
- ↑ Jacobson & Hart 2007, p. 6.
- ↑ Allen 2006.
- ↑ Mallett 2006.
- ↑ Mallett 2007.
Sources
- Allen, Vida (2006). Malay Camp: A Forgotten Suburb (PDF). Kimberley: McGregor Museum. ISBN 978-0-620-36270-2.
- Jacobson, L.; Hart, Robert (2007). Chapters from the past: 100 years of the McGregor Museum, 1907-2007. Kimberley: McGregor Museum. ISBN 978-0-620-39434-5.
- Mallett, Louis (2006). The history of the people of Malay Camp, Kimberley: a light-hearted look at the living of folks of all nationalities, colours, cultures, customs, beliefs and religions. The Sol Plaatje Educational Trust. ISBN 978-0-9584983-7-1.
- Mallett, Louis (2007). The Malay Camp, Kimberley: forceful removal imposed by the apartheid regime : a light-hearted look at the living of folks of all nationalities, colours, cultures, customs, beliefs and religions. Sol Plaatje Educational Trust. ISBN 978-0-9584983-8-8.
- Roberts, Brian (1976). Kimberley: Turbulent City. D. Philip. ISBN 978-0-949968-62-3.