| February 2008 Updates |
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| 25/02/08 |
Vintage Car News... |
| 25/02/08 |
The Sherman Mk IV has now had its turret fitted and field trials have commenced... |
| 18/02/08 |
COSMOS FESTIVAL |
| 18/02/08 |
FREE STATE EXPLORER |
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| January 2008 Updates |
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| 26/01/08 |
Sandstone receives letters of appreciation from members of the Roy Raats visitor group |
| 26/01/08 |
Sandstone features in Toyota SA's staff magazine. |
| 22/01/08 |
Compagnes Drift Mill Updated 19th January 2008 |
| 22/01/08 |
Sugar Cane trucks - an extract from R. Hudson Ltd whose outstanding catalogue provides a mouth watering selection of products |
| 22/01/08 |
Oom Jannie du Toit does it again - International Harvester Pick-Up truck, Model R110 and International Harvester Trojan Patrol motor grader |
| 21/01/08 |
Extensive coverage of SA Steam and in particular Sandstone in latest edition of excellent French magazine Voie Etroite |
| 21/01/08 |
Can anyone shed some light on this plough. Is it a ox or a horse plough? (unfortunately this article is no longer available) |
| 19/01/08 |
Sandstone's S4 featured in a major article |
| 15/01/08 |
To agricultural machinery preservationists... |
| 05/01/08 |
Compagnes Drift Mill |
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| December 2007 |
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| 16/12/07 |
Soya Planting - December 07 update |
| 13/12/07 |
Visitors flock to Sandstone Estates - Makarios Goue Jare Klub |
| 13/12/07 |
HRASA and Steam In Action (SIA) joint news release |
| 17/12/07 |
TOYOTA PRADO LAUNCH AT SANDSTONE ESTATES |
| 06/12/07 |
Sandstone Heritage Trust hosts MG Car Club at Hogsville |
| 06/12/07 |
Rare Breeds |
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| November 2007 |
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| 30/11/07 |
An Action Packed week, Sandstone Steam team uplifts rare Cooler Wagon to safety |
| 28/11/07 |
Leyland Beaver / Diamond T update |
| 23/11/07 |
Sandstone completes Century City Contract |
| 20/11/07 |
Villiersdorp Tractor & Engine Club adds to interest at Stettyn Cellar Family Day |
| 19/11/07 |
Soya Planting |
| 13/11/07 |
McLaren Traction Engine Restoration Update |
| 13/11/07 |
Stationary engine news from the Western Cape |
| 12/11/07 |
Sandstone has quietly gone about the restoration of a Sentinel S4... (UPDATE) |
| 09/11/07 |
Sandstone attends National Vintage Tractor & Engine Show (Updated) |
| 06/11/07 |
A glimpse of life in the Eastern Free State |
| 05/11/07 |
Ray of hope... may the old cranes steam again. - updated - but then again.... |
| 02/11/07 |
Sandstone Steam Railroad opens its doors for the Cherry Festival |
| 02/11/07 |
Sandstone attends National Vintage Tractor & Engine Show November 2007 |
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| October 2007 |
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| 30/10/07 |
Does anybody have any idea what this machine was designed to do....? |
| 27/10/07 |
A new arrival - An interesting old cattle truck has arrived from Cape Town... |
| 26/10/07 |
The Half-way mark, Compagnes Drift Mill water wheel |
| 26/10/07 |
The outstanding Cooley Festival in Ireland in August continues to make front page news... Sandstone was there... (unfortunately this article is no longer available). |
| 26/10/07 |
BSA Rail Car - Mechanical work on BSA Rail Car almost completed... |
| 25/10/07 |
How far back can your mind reach? - The fact that we have trained Afrikaner oxen to work with a wagon like this supports our living heritage philosophy in a very significant way |
| 25/10/07 |
Two recent arrivals include a Leyland Beaver and a Diamond T - is there anyone out there who can help us with their history? |
| 25/10/07 |
Early summer rains means we have to beat the clock for planting, and the Sandstone Heritage Trust MP6 has the grunt... |
| 24/10/07 |
24 page Guinness Tractor Record supplement in Tractor magazine |
| 24/10/07 |
Steam Preservation in Action |
| 14/10/07 |
South Africa gets top billing in Irish Heritage publication... |
| 10/10/07 |
The Sandstone Heritage Trust is sending a delegate to this interesting event over the weekend. The rest of us are watching rugby! |
| 17/10/07 |
Ray of hope... may the old cranes steam again. |
| 10/10/07 |
The rains have arrived |
| 07/10/07 |
10 Ruston Bucyrus Excavator donated to the Sandstone Heritage Trust |
| 04/10/07 |
Greens Compound Roller |
| 01/10/07 |
Sandstone's 1910 Peerless truck comes to the fore |
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| September 2007 |
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| 29/09/07 |
Sandstone has quietly gone about the restoration of a Sentinal S4... |
| 26/09/07 |
Sandstone Estates 1950 Ford F100 achieves celebrity status in the USA... |
| 11/09/07 |
Do you know of any old rusty implements lying around....? |
| 11/09/07 |
Lagerplaats Dam - our pictures tell the story |
| 03/09/07 |
Panoramic photos of the massively successful World Record tractor challenge |
| 01/09/07 |
KEITH STEVENS REPORTS ON PROGRESS MCLAREN AGRICULTURAL ENGINE |
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| August 2007 |
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| 28/08/07 |
Where have all the Shermans gone? |
| 24/08/07 |
Oom Jannie does it again! |
| 22/08/07 |
Sandstone Estates and the Beaulieu Estate - Hampshire Life Magazine |
| 21/08/07 |
Container Lifter |
| 07/08/07 |
South Africa participates in massively successful World Record tractor challenge |
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| Previously |
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| 03/07/07 |
A view from the top... |
| 20/07/07 |
Tamworth (UK) based HUNSLET has joined forces with Sandstone Heritage Trust to form an international operating partnership. (unfortunately this article is no longer available). |
| 16/06/07 |
My vision for new southern steam line - Ralph Montagu |
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Sandstone Heritage Trust Irish T-shirts will be ready shortly |
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Thank you once again to The Sentinel Transport News Magazine for Sandstone's honorary mention |
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Things are hotting up now with progress on the water wheel - Andy Selfe Reports! |
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The Sandstone Heritage Trust has two Star drilling machines... perhaps its time to restore them? |
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It's countdown time for the huge Trator event taking place at Cooley |
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A glimpse of our rich agricultural Heritage |
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Sentinel S4 receives first post restoration upgrade |
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Literature Division |
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Offloading the container en-route to Ireland |
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1200 km to a Dinner Party? You must be crazy! - by Andy Selfe |
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The Sandstone Chronicles - New DVD Release - Uncovering Heritage Treasure with the Sandstone Heritage Trust |
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Our Edwardian Experience - Authentic Sepia Images |
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Our Edwardian Experience - letters in response |
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Great pics from Gary Barnes at our Edwardian Event |
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A gallery of photographs from John Middleton |
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A gallery of photographs from Tessa Joughin from our Edwardian Event |
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A gallery of photographs from John Middleton |
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A gallery of photographs from Tessa Joughin from our Edwardian Event |
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Our Edwardian Experience on the 21st April was an enormous success |
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Pending |
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South Africa agrees to participate in Irish World Record Attempt |
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The Sandstone Heritage Trust Marshall MP6 is complete! |
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Signage upgrade takes place at Sandstone Estates |
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The Sandstone Heritage Trust obtains an 8-ton Grove crane |
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Dorset Steam Fair August 29 - September 2 2007 - 40th anniversary - Tractors wanted! |
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We felt we should share this with our vintage tractor friends |
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Sentinel Transport News - a letter from Wilfred Mole - News of the Sandstone Sentinel S4 |
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Alastair Saxton's cover design for the March issue of The Klaxton Chatter Magazine |
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Never a dull moment at Sandstone Estates |
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The Rhys Rolfe / Rhys Evans Tractor collection comes to Sandstone |
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Article linked to our teff seeder, with thanks to Jerry Evans! |
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Work continues on International Harvester Collection |
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Kelsey tour group has a successful visit to the Sandstone Heritage Trust |
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The Sandstone Heritage Trust doesn't just operate at Sandstone Estates |
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Old American Edgar saw restored - article by Andy Selfe |
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Fascinating piece of British Agricultural history |
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More vintage farm equipment in line for restoration? |
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British tractor challenge for Wiltshire air ambulance and Wales air ambulance |
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Another teaser for our readers |
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The man and the machines |
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1907 International Harvester Model B Farmer's Auto |
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Familiar machine? |
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The record wheat harvest at Sandstone Estates this year meant that it was strictly all hands on deck |
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Sandstone's D8 during restoration |
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Massive DVD Sale - an opportunity for enthusiasts to own some classic videos |
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Compagnes Drift Mill - by Andy Selfe |
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The Sandstone Heritage Trust seeks information and parts for a Canadian Gun Tractor (unfortunately this article is no longer available). |
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South African Sentinel restoration - Old Glory Magazine - January 2007 |
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Arrangement drawing of a Sentinel S4 flat platform waggon. |
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Back to Basics in Tractor & Machinery Magazine - Peter Love talks to Wilfred Mole about creating records |
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A new lease on life for the old Kommandonek fruit shed |
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New look for our Sentinel S4 |
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The first item ever acquired by the Sandstone Heritage Trust |
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The magnificent Sandstone buildings of the Eastern Free State |
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An exciting find by the vintage tractor section of the Sandstone Heritage Trust |
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Interesting tractor discovered in the platteland |
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The Sandstone Heritage Trust brings out the oldies |
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The Sandstone Heritage Trust pays homage to the Rand Club |
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Sandstone's lattice bridges |
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Chris Wilson Reports from Lions River - 20 November 2006 - Marshall MP6 progress |
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"Thumbs up!" - The MG car club's newsletter - inserts from some of "AFRIOD'S" Participants |
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Great article in the Bakkie & Truck magazine - October 2006 - "The inaugural Notties tractor trek" |
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Sentinel Transport News - An older article, but still of interest of our S4! |
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Out with the new and in with the old! |
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Pending |
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Gerhard Wille, a real expert on vintage tractors, particularly Field Marshall and Lanz. |
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The old Kommandonek fruit shed |
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Our magnificent Kenworth T900 prime mover up for a 15-year upgrade |
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South African Defence Force / School of Armour Officers visit Sandstone Estates |
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Sandstone has acquired a wonderful old 1955 AEC Lorr |
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Items for sale - beautiful old dam scoop |
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Model Field Marshall dating back to 1947 |
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Living preservation of vintage tractors |
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Sandstone Estates disposes off its D6R Dozer. |
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Chris Wilson Reports on the Marshall MP6, the Allis Chalmers B & the Fordson Aircraft Tug- 9th October 2006 |
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John Allen's AEC bus carries the Sandstone Colours |
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Cable drums acquired |
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The world's most interesting mobile barbeque! |
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Garth Wilson, a South African who visited the UK Tractor Challenge sent us some pics! |
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Kelsey Publishing House is coming to visit South Africa |
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Sandstone Estates cooperates with the South African Defence Force School of Armour in joint display |
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Old American Edger Saw Restored - by Andy Selfe |
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Improved asset management - in with the old and out with the new |
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Progress Report - Kenworth Truck - by Jan Fouche |
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Snow on the Maluti Mountains - Images by Tessa Joughin |
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"Grumpy old men" |
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The spotlight lands on South Africa's oldest commercial vehicle |
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Sentinel steams in Howick! |
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Living Preservation - an African Odyssey |
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Response from Andy Selfe to Chris Wilson's report - TED update kit |
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WKVTE - Nuusbrief Nr. 28 - Julie 2006 "Kyk wat het van The Great 100 Working geword" |
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Marshall MP6, serial no 6740184 & other projects at LionsRiver – by Chris
Wilson. |
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Some people say that they havent seen these mountains with this much snow in years. |
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Sentinal S4 steams its way into the history books! |
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51 year old CAT 12 working hard upgrading the roads at Sandstone Estates |
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1939 Scammell Dump Truck |
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Einco Loader |
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Out with the new and in with the old - Caterpillar 120H grader |
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The baling of bio-mass goes on at Sandstone virtually all year round |
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Snow and children... a perfect combination! |
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Sandstone's herd of Afrikaander Oxen, a vital part of all programmes |
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Tractor & Machinery Magazine - Vol.12 Issue.10 - "Record breaking Emerson Brantingham" |
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Restoration of the O & K is going well - Keith Stevens |
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Monarch water drilling rig - by Andy Selfe |
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Veteran Kenworth goes for restoration |
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The Grrrr! Flugel - by Kerry Young |
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Vintage tractor values continue to soar to new heights |
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Sentinel S4 nearly ready to steam |
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Information on Old Fowler Steam Engine Uncovered |
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Sandstone Estates launches New Memorabilia Shop |
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Current project for Sandstone Estates being carried out by Chris Wilson at LionsRiver, KZN |
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Sandstone's three heavyweights |
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1901 Fowler B5 Crane Engine |
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French engine discovered in a scrap yard in Petit |
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SA Flyer Magazine - Edition 128 - June 2006 |
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Work commences on the restoration of 1910 McLaren Traction Engine |
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Recently restored Rumeley Oil Pull |
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BBC radio interview with Wilfred Mole & Ralph Montagu |
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Emerson Brantingham Big 4-30 |
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John Allen's AEC rides again |
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Classic vintage aircraft appear over the skies in the Eastern Free State. |
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Some of the more interesting sights at Sandstone are the quiet ones. |
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Sandstone cooperates with Western Cape Enthusiasts to restore McCormick threshing box and Mitchell baler |
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The Blacksmiths Workshop has moved into new premises |
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CAT 12 Grader, 1953, commissioned for use on farm |
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Notties Tractor Trek - Nottingham Road - 4th & 5th August 2006 |
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It goes around Earphones and Helmets |
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Alan Trencher article in Classic Plant & Machinery - April/May 2006 |
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Oil pull transport - Every show at Sandstone Estates attracts different types of
machines |
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Vintage steam show & Country Fayre - 24 and 25 March 2007 at Rawdon's Estate, Nottingham Rd |
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Current news flashes - April/May 2006 |
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Gerald's engine day - by John Menasce |
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Unique synergy is achieved by classic military vehicles owned by the SA Armour Museum in Bloemfontein (SADF) |
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Oom Jannie du Toit, one of the great characters of vintage tractor preservation in South Africa |
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Is the Massey Ferguson 135 a vintage tractor, a classic tractor or just a tractor? |
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Oliver Kragkop - DEMING "OIL-RITE" DEEP-WELL PUMP |
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Farm & Horticultural Equipment Magazine - The Oesdag Article by Andy Selfe |
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Alan Trencher article in "Classic Plant and Machinery Magazine" - April 2006 |
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Agriland - March/April 2006 - Letters published by Wilfred Mole |
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ING. LIVIO DANTE PORTA 1922 - 2003 |
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Classic Car & Bike Show Timour Hall, Plumstead, Cape, 29 January 2006 - by Andy Selfe |
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Works in Progress, the Sentinal Steam Waggon, The O&K and The McLaren Engine - Keith Stevens update |
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The South African High Commissioner's visit to The Sandstone Heritage Trust |
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Quambatook Harvesting Day - Weekly Times Article, February 2006 |
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The Sandstone Heritage Trust's rare Allen Trencher made by John Allen & Sons of Oxford |
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SANDSTONE'S AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE PROGRAMME TAKES A BOLD STEP FORWARD |
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Farm Equipment Magazine - January/February 2006 - Article by Andy Selfe |
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Sandstone's 2006 Cosmos Festival! |
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Oom Don Farrand - "SYNOPSIS OF 86 YEARS OF MY LIFE" |
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The tractors of Sandstone - Photographed by Jerry Evans. |
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McCormic International Model 101 combine harvester |
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Small Open Day Held at Hogsville |
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Sandstone Estates' T900 Kenworth |
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"Tractor Art" - Lopsided windmills and old tractors |
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Army spec Bedford found along the Garden Route in the Cape - to be fully converted |
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Heartland magazine article by Mike Myers - A walk on the Prehistoric side of the Eastern Free State |
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Heartland magazine article by Justus Visagie - Spending and bending time at Sandstone Estates |
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Vintage Scene Magazine - December 2005 - Ploughing record smashed! |
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Stationary engine open day at Neville Botha's - 2006 South Africa |
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African Odyssey Vintage Car Rally - Johannesburg to Nairobi - September 2006 |
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Pre-war National Engine continues to provide power at Hoekfontein Farm |
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Highly successful Harvest Day held at Brakfontein farm, Western Cape - Article by Andy Selfe |
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Published letter in the "Antique Power Magazine"by Wilf Mole |
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Published letter in the Tractor & Machinery Magazine, Edition December 2005. Letter written by Wilf Mole |
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Village Life Magazine article, Issue No. 13 August/September 2005
- "He breathes life into old wagons" |
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Come and join us at Sandstone Estates for our annual Harvest Festival! |
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The Star Article - 21st November 2005 by Winnie Graham -
"Story of an African Farmer" |
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Follow up on the Sentinel Waggon Restoration |
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Sandstone Estates owns intriguing stationery engine |
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High Ranking Kelsey Publishing deputation visits the SWAT Team in the Cape, report from Andy Selfe |
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The Blacksmiths Workshop is offering in two training courses next year |
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The Ficksburg News - Page 3 article - Friday 21st October 2005 |
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It's World Record time again in the vintage tractor fraternity! |
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Big Landscape... We say goodbye to winter |
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Vintage Combine Ex. Lesotho |
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A letter from Steven's Mechanical - Steven's Steam Restoration - 04
October 2005 |
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Old Glory Magazine - Issue No. 188 October 2005 - September 15th - October 19th 2005 |
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Sandstone Heritage Trust attends important Villiersdorp vintage tractor event |
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Article on the Villiersdorp Show - Wilfred and Ben - Article in The Overburg Venster 4" - Friday 19 August 2005 |
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1950 AEC Regal III Chassis 9621A 854 Engine No. 73t |
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Sandstone moves metal |
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A question to our readers |
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Come to the Vintage & Steam Country Fair! 1 & 2 October 2005, Nottingham
Road. |
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An engine which is causing quite a stir |
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Pair of Diamond-T trucks |
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Progress on Sentinel Steam Waggon |
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Mountain View Country Retreat |
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Western Cape hosts national vintage tractor and engine event |
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British Steam Car Challenge |
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Verve section in The Star Newspaper. Article by Winnie Graham |
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One of Sandstone's two Diamond T mechanical horses |
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Very rare aged Stock tractor |
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VIP Continue to visit Sandstone |
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An old Mill discovery at Sandstone |
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Sandstone's steam programme extends way beyond locomotives |
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A visit by members of the Democratic Alliance |
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Sandstone's Sentinel S4 Lorry |
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Return of the Giants a big hit in New Zealand |
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Inventory of Stationary Engines as at October 2004 |
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Overseas visitors to Little Train Cosmos Weekend |
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A Cat in South Africa |
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Photographs of the majestic Oxen |
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Repair points at triangle |
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David Payling visits Sandstone |
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Cosmos time at Sandstone - Before the storm |
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Harvest Time at Sandstone |
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Sandstone Heritage Puts Vintage Tractors on Auction |
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Vintage tractor restoration |
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Wishing you all the very best for the festive season! |
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Oz review of latest Sandstone video |
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Farmal Cub restored in record time |
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Magic old Tractor Publication |
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Offloading Aussie Tractors |
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King Letsie III of Lesotho 21-May 2004 - At Sandstone Estates |
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International Museum Day - 18 May 2004 |
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March '04 - Historic train restaurant moves to the Eastern Free State |
