An ox-wagon or bullock wagon is a four-wheeled vehicle pulled by oxen (draught cattle). It was a traditional form of transport, especially in Southern Africa but also in New Zealand and …

2016年7月14日 · In 1987, a group of restorers from the National Museum began the task of assessing and restoring an old ‘Kakebeenwa’ (Jawbone-wagon). This particular ox-wagon, …

The Ox Wagon was predominantly used on South Africa but has also been used in Australia, New Zealand and the United Sates. The earliest recorded use of an Ox-Wagon was around 1670, …

2024年7月26日 · Is there any more iconic image in South African history that the ox wagon? The wagon is to be found in paintings and drawings going back to the time of van Riebeek and …

Ox wagons were the dominant mode of long-distance transport in South Africa for decades before railways began operating in the later nineteenth century. During the first thirty years of the …

2024年7月8日 · Maritz didn’t just build wagons; he built an empire. These wagons transported not just families and goods but also hopes and dreams across the vast landscapes of Southern …

“The first South African ox-wagon was not an importation – it was strictly a home product. What is more, it derived from a meeting of cultures – the wagon from the new white settlers and the …

Hans Sauer says the trek ox is the real pioneer of the southern African sub-continent. They dragged the wagons across the whole of South Africa and crossed the Limpopo and Shashe …

Ox wagons were the only means of transporting bulk goods before the arrival of the railway into Zimbabwe in 1897. Hendrik Bekker was transport riding goods by ox-wagon to Harare in the …

The museum’s collection includes a wide variety of wagons and carriages, such as the Voortrekker ox wagon, a transport wagon, stagecoach, mule wagon, spider, and Cape cart. …