Contemporary history experiences of Kallie de Beer: Stories of my grandpa and- mother about the Anglo Boer War. The family link to the diamond related and seventh adventist church de Beers. Farms in the Free State's little towns and trips abroad. Research in contemporary history of South African diplomacy and the change of the former South African Army into a peacekeeping force in Africa and additional academic research in casu open distance e-learning.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

PUFFING BILLY IN AUSTRALIA

My youngest brother, Floris Petrus De Beer (Fonnie)'s eldest son Neil and his family emigrated to Australia.  When Fonnie spoke Afrikaans to his son next to an amateur locomotive, the enginedriver warned them that he also understands Afrikaans. They discovered that the driver was not only from South Africa, but actually stoked locomotives for our father in Bloemfontein !!!

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