Ultrafast Photodynamics of the Indoline Dye D149 Adsorbed to Porous ZnO in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
- Rohwer, Egmont, Richter, Christoph, Heming, Nadine, Strauch, Kerstin, Litwinski, Christian, Nyokong, Tebello, Schlettwein, Derck, Schwoerer, Heinrich
- Authors: Rohwer, Egmont , Richter, Christoph , Heming, Nadine , Strauch, Kerstin , Litwinski, Christian , Nyokong, Tebello , Schlettwein, Derck , Schwoerer, Heinrich
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:7326 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1020576
- Description: We investigate the ultrafast dynamics of the photoinduced electron transfer between surface-adsorbed indoline D149 dye and porous ZnO as used in the working electrodes of dye-sensitized solar cells. Transient absorption spectroscopy was conducted on the dye in solution, on solid state samples and for the latter in contact to a I−/I3− redox electrolyte typical for dye-sensitized solar cells to elucidate the effect of each component in the observed dynamics. D149 in a solution of 1:1 acetonitrile and tert-butyl alcohol shows excited-state lifetimes of 300±50 ps. This signature is severely quenched when D149 is adsorbed to ZnO, with the fastest component of the decay trace measured at 150±20 fs due to the charge-transfer mechanism. Absorption bands of the oxidized dye molecule were investigated to determine regeneration times which are in excess of 1 ns. The addition of the redox electrolyte to the system results in faster regeneration times, of the order of 1 ns. , Original publication is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cphc.201200715
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- Authors: Rohwer, Egmont , Richter, Christoph , Heming, Nadine , Strauch, Kerstin , Litwinski, Christian , Nyokong, Tebello , Schlettwein, Derck , Schwoerer, Heinrich
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:7326 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1020576
- Description: We investigate the ultrafast dynamics of the photoinduced electron transfer between surface-adsorbed indoline D149 dye and porous ZnO as used in the working electrodes of dye-sensitized solar cells. Transient absorption spectroscopy was conducted on the dye in solution, on solid state samples and for the latter in contact to a I−/I3− redox electrolyte typical for dye-sensitized solar cells to elucidate the effect of each component in the observed dynamics. D149 in a solution of 1:1 acetonitrile and tert-butyl alcohol shows excited-state lifetimes of 300±50 ps. This signature is severely quenched when D149 is adsorbed to ZnO, with the fastest component of the decay trace measured at 150±20 fs due to the charge-transfer mechanism. Absorption bands of the oxidized dye molecule were investigated to determine regeneration times which are in excess of 1 ns. The addition of the redox electrolyte to the system results in faster regeneration times, of the order of 1 ns. , Original publication is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cphc.201200715
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Unemployment Insurance Fund
- UIF
- Authors: UIF
- Subjects: UIF
- Language: English
- Type: text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/160982 , vital:40574
- Description: U.I.F. (Unemployment Insurance Fund) is an insurance scheme. The scheme pays money to a worker who has contributed to the fund and who is temporarily unemployed. Money paid into the Fund is paid out to workers who have become unemployed and under certain other circumstances that we will set out below.
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- Authors: UIF
- Subjects: UIF
- Language: English
- Type: text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/160982 , vital:40574
- Description: U.I.F. (Unemployment Insurance Fund) is an insurance scheme. The scheme pays money to a worker who has contributed to the fund and who is temporarily unemployed. Money paid into the Fund is paid out to workers who have become unemployed and under certain other circumstances that we will set out below.
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Unsymmetrically Substituted Nickel Triazatetra-Benzcorrole and Phthalocynanine Complexes: Conjugation to Quantum Dots and Applications as Fluorescent “Turn ON” Sensors
- Adegoke, Oluwasesan, Nyokong, Tebello
- Authors: Adegoke, Oluwasesan , Nyokong, Tebello
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:7311 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1020403
- Description: We report on the design and application of fluorescent nanoprobes based on the covalent linking of L-glutathione-capped CdSe@ZnS quantum dots (QDs) to newly synthesized unsymmetrically substituted nickel mercaptosuccinic acid triazatetra-benzcorrole (3) and phthalocyanine (4) complexes. Fluorescence quenching of the QDs occurred on conjugation to complexes 3 or 4. The nanoprobes were selectively screened in the presence of different cations and Hg2+ showed excellent affinity in “turning ON” the fluorescence of the nanoprobes. Experimental results showed that the sensitivity of QDs-4 towards Hg2+ was much higher than that of QDs-3 nanoprobe. The mechanism of reaction has been elucidated based on the ability of Hg2+ to coordinate with the sulphur atom of the Ni complex ring and apparently “turn ON” the fluorescence of the linked QDs. , Original publication is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10895-013-1317-4
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Adegoke, Oluwasesan , Nyokong, Tebello
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:7311 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1020403
- Description: We report on the design and application of fluorescent nanoprobes based on the covalent linking of L-glutathione-capped CdSe@ZnS quantum dots (QDs) to newly synthesized unsymmetrically substituted nickel mercaptosuccinic acid triazatetra-benzcorrole (3) and phthalocyanine (4) complexes. Fluorescence quenching of the QDs occurred on conjugation to complexes 3 or 4. The nanoprobes were selectively screened in the presence of different cations and Hg2+ showed excellent affinity in “turning ON” the fluorescence of the nanoprobes. Experimental results showed that the sensitivity of QDs-4 towards Hg2+ was much higher than that of QDs-3 nanoprobe. The mechanism of reaction has been elucidated based on the ability of Hg2+ to coordinate with the sulphur atom of the Ni complex ring and apparently “turn ON” the fluorescence of the linked QDs. , Original publication is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10895-013-1317-4
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Utilising new technology to enable sustainable chemical and drug manufacturing in Africa
- Authors: Watts, Paul
- Subjects: Drug development , Pharmacology , f-sa
- Language: English
- Type: text , Lectures
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/21000 , vital:29426
- Description: Over the last few decades organic chemists have developed highly sophisticated chemical reactions to prepare very complex molecules. The pharmaceutical industry uses the methodology that academics develop within research programmes to manufacture drugs to treat a plethora of medical conditions. When unwell, all citizens expect treatment, however it needs to be remembered that the pharmaceutical industry is a business in order to make a profit for its shareholders, and consequently only rich nations can afford access to the most modern treatments available.
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- Authors: Watts, Paul
- Subjects: Drug development , Pharmacology , f-sa
- Language: English
- Type: text , Lectures
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/21000 , vital:29426
- Description: Over the last few decades organic chemists have developed highly sophisticated chemical reactions to prepare very complex molecules. The pharmaceutical industry uses the methodology that academics develop within research programmes to manufacture drugs to treat a plethora of medical conditions. When unwell, all citizens expect treatment, however it needs to be remembered that the pharmaceutical industry is a business in order to make a profit for its shareholders, and consequently only rich nations can afford access to the most modern treatments available.
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VAT is a public issue - Take a public stand
- Co-ordinating Committee on VAT
- Authors: Co-ordinating Committee on VAT
- Subjects: VAT
- Language: English
- Type: text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/168944 , vital:41663
- Description: Although VAT is now part of daily life, it can be changed. Tax laws are changed all the time in the normal course of events. Public opinion and public action can change VAT. But the public must act. The government’s record of disastrous financial management is costing us all — remember Mossgas? remember Inkathagate? It cannot go on. It is our democratic right and duty to press for changes that will make VAT serve the country. VAT enters every home in the country — it should be debated and managed as a public issue. We have already seen the value of action. There is overwhelming support for our demands to change VAT. That's why the government was forced to amend the VAT system twice in the few weeks before implementation.
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- Authors: Co-ordinating Committee on VAT
- Subjects: VAT
- Language: English
- Type: text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/168944 , vital:41663
- Description: Although VAT is now part of daily life, it can be changed. Tax laws are changed all the time in the normal course of events. Public opinion and public action can change VAT. But the public must act. The government’s record of disastrous financial management is costing us all — remember Mossgas? remember Inkathagate? It cannot go on. It is our democratic right and duty to press for changes that will make VAT serve the country. VAT enters every home in the country — it should be debated and managed as a public issue. We have already seen the value of action. There is overwhelming support for our demands to change VAT. That's why the government was forced to amend the VAT system twice in the few weeks before implementation.
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Very Urgent
- Authors: Cooke, Jack
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13520 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006097 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied article from the magazine Jazz Monthly about Chris McGregor's Blue Notes recording "Very Urgent" (Polydor).
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- Authors: Cooke, Jack
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13520 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006097 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Pukwana, Dudu , Moholo, Louis T.--1940- , Blue Notes (Musical group : South Africa) , Jazz , Jazz musicians
- Description: Photocopied article from the magazine Jazz Monthly about Chris McGregor's Blue Notes recording "Very Urgent" (Polydor).
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Vice-Chancellor's address to new students 1976
- Authors: Henderson, Derek Scott
- Subjects: Rhodes University
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7337 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017066
- Full Text:
- Authors: Henderson, Derek Scott
- Subjects: Rhodes University
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7337 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017066
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Vice-Chancellor's Annual Review 2004
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:7169 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006071
- Description: The highlight of 2004 was the award of both the Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Award and the SABC2 Shoprite-Checkers Woman of the Year Award (Science and Technology) to Professor Tebello Nyokong, whose research on the development of photosensitisers for photodynamic cancer therapy has received considerable attention.
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- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:7169 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006071
- Description: The highlight of 2004 was the award of both the Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Award and the SABC2 Shoprite-Checkers Woman of the Year Award (Science and Technology) to Professor Tebello Nyokong, whose research on the development of photosensitisers for photodynamic cancer therapy has received considerable attention.
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Vice-Chancellor's message to new students, 1977
- Authors: Henderson, Derek Scott
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7356 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017085
- Full Text:
- Authors: Henderson, Derek Scott
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7356 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017085
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Vice-chancellor's speech for plaque ceremony: Chapel of St. May and all the Angels
- Authors: Henderson, Derek Scott
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7570 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018447
- Description: Unveiling of the Plaque on the occasion of the Chaepl of St. Mary and all the Angels being declared a national monument, 9 February 1982.
- Full Text:
- Authors: Henderson, Derek Scott
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7570 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018447
- Description: Unveiling of the Plaque on the occasion of the Chaepl of St. Mary and all the Angels being declared a national monument, 9 February 1982.
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Vice-Chancellor's statement on campus press censorship 1977
- Authors: Henderson, Derek Scott
- Subjects: Censorship -- Rhodes University
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7349 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017078
- Full Text:
- Authors: Henderson, Derek Scott
- Subjects: Censorship -- Rhodes University
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7349 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017078
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Virgin Venture, one year on continued
- Unknown
- Authors: Unknown
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. , Country Cooking (Musical group)
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13749 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012764
- Description: Photocopied article from the magazine Music and Musicians about "Country Cooking", the latest recording of Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath which was influenced by Duke Ellington.
- Full Text:
- Authors: Unknown
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. , Country Cooking (Musical group)
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13749 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012764
- Description: Photocopied article from the magazine Music and Musicians about "Country Cooking", the latest recording of Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath which was influenced by Duke Ellington.
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Vivid on-the-spot sketches by young Rand student
- Unknown
- Authors: Unknown
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Burwitz, Nils , Jazz at the Playhouse
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13750 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012765
- Description: Photocopied article from the South African newspaper The Star about a young student, Nils Burwitz, drawing music sketches. About twenty sketches will be on show at "Jazz at the Playhouse". One of the sketches is accompanying the article.
- Full Text:
- Authors: Unknown
- Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Burwitz, Nils , Jazz at the Playhouse
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:13750 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012765
- Description: Photocopied article from the South African newspaper The Star about a young student, Nils Burwitz, drawing music sketches. About twenty sketches will be on show at "Jazz at the Playhouse". One of the sketches is accompanying the article.
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Wake up
- Botha, Karika (Recorded by), Sesotho creche child (Performer), Composer unknown
- Authors: Botha, Karika (Recorded by) , Sesotho creche child (Performer) , Composer unknown
- Subjects: Shongoane village -- Lephalale -- Transvaal (Limpopo) -- South Africa , Poem , Recitation
- Language: English
- Type: Music , Sound
- Identifier: vital:16074 , JKC17a-20 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1009263 , Tape number: JKC17 , Original tape number: 17 , Track number: 20
- Description: Recited poem by a creche child , Refer to last page of Jaco Kruger recording card book II
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Botha, Karika (Recorded by) , Sesotho creche child (Performer) , Composer unknown
- Subjects: Shongoane village -- Lephalale -- Transvaal (Limpopo) -- South Africa , Poem , Recitation
- Language: English
- Type: Music , Sound
- Identifier: vital:16074 , JKC17a-20 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1009263 , Tape number: JKC17 , Original tape number: 17 , Track number: 20
- Description: Recited poem by a creche child , Refer to last page of Jaco Kruger recording card book II
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Water and Life: The Fountain
- Authors: Tracey, Hugh
- Subjects: Water , Life , Fountain , Music , Folk music , Prayer for rain , Singing , Pula , Choral , Orchestra , Stringed instruments , Harps , Trumpets , Whistling , Flutes , Dancing , Drums , Horns , Rattles , Claves , Sticks , Yodelling , Clapping , Ululation , Violin , Musical elements , Israel , Hawaii , Greece , Bulgaria , Togoland , United States of America , South Africa , Yugoslavia , Japan , India , Rhodesia , Pakistan , Australia , The International Folk Music Council , Folklore societies , Broadcasting organizations
- Language: English
- Type: Sound , Radio broadcast , Music
- Identifier: vital:15141 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012600 , Reel number: BC174
- Description: Description: 1st and 2nd programme of six radio folk music series entitled 'Water and Life: The Stream', produced in association with International Folk Music Councils and 24 folklore societies or broadcasting organizations , Description: For further details refer to the ILAM Document Collection: Hugh Tracey Broadcast Collection
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- Authors: Tracey, Hugh
- Subjects: Water , Life , Fountain , Music , Folk music , Prayer for rain , Singing , Pula , Choral , Orchestra , Stringed instruments , Harps , Trumpets , Whistling , Flutes , Dancing , Drums , Horns , Rattles , Claves , Sticks , Yodelling , Clapping , Ululation , Violin , Musical elements , Israel , Hawaii , Greece , Bulgaria , Togoland , United States of America , South Africa , Yugoslavia , Japan , India , Rhodesia , Pakistan , Australia , The International Folk Music Council , Folklore societies , Broadcasting organizations
- Language: English
- Type: Sound , Radio broadcast , Music
- Identifier: vital:15141 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012600 , Reel number: BC174
- Description: Description: 1st and 2nd programme of six radio folk music series entitled 'Water and Life: The Stream', produced in association with International Folk Music Councils and 24 folklore societies or broadcasting organizations , Description: For further details refer to the ILAM Document Collection: Hugh Tracey Broadcast Collection
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Water and Life: The Stream
- Authors: Tracey, Hugh
- Subjects: Water , Life , The stream , Music , Sound of water , Gabon , Fishing song , Elements of music , Singing , Flutes , Harps , Claves , Orchestra , String instruments , Albania , Pakistan , Finland , Norway , Sweden , Yogoslavia , Vietnam , Romania , Belgium , Kenya , Bulgaria , Czechoslovakia , Greece , Nigeria , India , Japan , Rhodesia , France , Drums , Tambourines , Ululation , International Folk Music Council , Radio organizations , Folklore institutes , African Music Society
- Language: English
- Type: Sound , Radio broadcast , Music
- Identifier: vital:15140 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012597 , Reel number: BC173
- Description: 3rd and 4th programme of six radio folk music series entitled 'Water and Life: The Stream', produced in association with International Folk Music Councils and 24 folklore societies or broadcasting organizations , For further details refer to the ILAM Document Collection: Hugh Tracey Broadcast Collection
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Tracey, Hugh
- Subjects: Water , Life , The stream , Music , Sound of water , Gabon , Fishing song , Elements of music , Singing , Flutes , Harps , Claves , Orchestra , String instruments , Albania , Pakistan , Finland , Norway , Sweden , Yogoslavia , Vietnam , Romania , Belgium , Kenya , Bulgaria , Czechoslovakia , Greece , Nigeria , India , Japan , Rhodesia , France , Drums , Tambourines , Ululation , International Folk Music Council , Radio organizations , Folklore institutes , African Music Society
- Language: English
- Type: Sound , Radio broadcast , Music
- Identifier: vital:15140 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012597 , Reel number: BC173
- Description: 3rd and 4th programme of six radio folk music series entitled 'Water and Life: The Stream', produced in association with International Folk Music Councils and 24 folklore societies or broadcasting organizations , For further details refer to the ILAM Document Collection: Hugh Tracey Broadcast Collection
- Full Text: false
Water under troubled bridge: the (ir)relevance of Development Studies pedagogies in African universities
- Authors: Makuwira, Jonathan
- Subjects: Development economics , Universities and colleges -- Africa -- Curricula , f-sa
- Language: English
- Type: text , Lectures
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/20375 , vital:29271
- Description: The demand for “methodologies of education and learning” is very significant in the current FeesMustFall discourse. This is not just because it is necessary to consider education methodologies, but in the broader scheme of things, it is also a call to both mental and ideological transformation. It challenges university lecturers and educators alike to question their own preconceived pedagogies and engage in an introspection - a 2 reflective moment in their teaching. I will come back to this later in my presentation. The point I am trying to emphasis is that the call for “The-Fall-in-Fees” is a development issue. It is a development issue because it gravitates around access to [Higher] education. We just need to remind ourselves by what Nelson Mandela once said: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. We all know-education is a fundamental human right; so too is development (United Nations, 1986). The denial to education is an act of injustice. But like Martin Luther King Jr. said: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” (Luther King Jr, 1963). In this regard, there is a lot of development injustice to which my lecture this evening alludes to.
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- Authors: Makuwira, Jonathan
- Subjects: Development economics , Universities and colleges -- Africa -- Curricula , f-sa
- Language: English
- Type: text , Lectures
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/20375 , vital:29271
- Description: The demand for “methodologies of education and learning” is very significant in the current FeesMustFall discourse. This is not just because it is necessary to consider education methodologies, but in the broader scheme of things, it is also a call to both mental and ideological transformation. It challenges university lecturers and educators alike to question their own preconceived pedagogies and engage in an introspection - a 2 reflective moment in their teaching. I will come back to this later in my presentation. The point I am trying to emphasis is that the call for “The-Fall-in-Fees” is a development issue. It is a development issue because it gravitates around access to [Higher] education. We just need to remind ourselves by what Nelson Mandela once said: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. We all know-education is a fundamental human right; so too is development (United Nations, 1986). The denial to education is an act of injustice. But like Martin Luther King Jr. said: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” (Luther King Jr, 1963). In this regard, there is a lot of development injustice to which my lecture this evening alludes to.
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Welcome address to S.A. Veterinary Congress, 1977
- Authors: Henderson, Derek Scott
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7354 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017083
- Full Text:
- Authors: Henderson, Derek Scott
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7354 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017083
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Welcome message for S.A. Fencing Tournament, 1978 brochure
- Authors: Henderson, Derek Scott
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7370 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017250
- Full Text:
- Authors: Henderson, Derek Scott
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7370 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017250
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Welcome to Conference of S.R.C, 1978
- Authors: Henderson, Derek Scott
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7367 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017247
- Full Text:
- Authors: Henderson, Derek Scott
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7367 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017247
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