Springbok
Springbok is the name of the official, bi-lingual, weekly, newspaper especially printed for the South African Forces serving abroad during World War 2. It was printed in the "Central" Mediterranean by DP and SS, UDF, from matrices composed by Societe Orientale de Publicite (printer) for the Union Defence Forces Department of Printing and Stationery Services in Cairo, Egypt, between October 23, 1941 and December 27, 1945. There were 219 editions printed.
Springbok is also a play by Michael Picardie.
Contents
The original text
First performed by the Sherman Arena Company, Cardiff in 1979/1980, directed by John Lindstrum, with Michael Picardie,
Unpublished.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
E-mail from Michael Picardie to Temple Hauptfleisch, Monday 2015/07/06 10:46 PM.
The Michael Picardie website at http://michaelpicardie.co.uk/main.php.
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