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Kruger National Park : Papenfus Clock Tower
Skukuza, Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga

Date:n.d.
Type:Memorial
Status:Extant

 


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Coordinates:
24°59'40.13" S 31°35'30.15" E Alt: 285m

Transcription of the Memorial Plaque:

South African
NATIONAL PARKS

IN MEMORY
OF
HERBERT BOSHOFF PAPENFUS K.C.
1865 - 1937
FOR FOURTEEN YEARS HE REPRESENTED
HOSPITAL HILL CONSTITUENCY IN PARLIAMENT.
A FRIEND TO ALL ANIMALS AND BIRDS.
HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE KRUGER PARK IN 1926,
SERVING AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES UNTIL THE TIME OF HIS DEATH

[See also Kruger National Park : Memorials and markers].

All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon.


References:

Hopkins, Ron. 2013. Field Guide to the Historical Sites of the Kruger National Park. Hoedspruit: Ron Hopkins. pg 118-119
Pienaar, UdeV. 2012. A cameo from the past : the prehistory and early history of the Kruger National Park. Pretoria: Protea. pg 714 item 52