Natalia has been published annually in Pietermaritzburg by the Natal Society since 1971. The journal publishes articles on the history (in the broadest sense) of KwaZulu Natal and continues to hold true to the early vision of the Natal Society when, in 1865, it stated its purpose as:

"The acquisition and preservation of information of local value and interest, and the general encouragement of habits of study, investigation and research".

The first editor of Natalia was historian and Deputy Vice Chancellor at the University of Natal, Professor Colin Webb.

The present editor, T.B."Jack" Frost, has edited the journal for more than 15 years. The Editorial Committee he has assembled includes established historians and writers who have published a wide variety of books, papers and articles on the history, languages, cultural traditions, buildings, geography, natural history and environmental conservation of the Province.

Back numbers of Natalia:
Printed copies of back numbers of Natalia are still available at R50 a copy except for the following numbers which are now out of print: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 17. We also only have a few of the following left (the number of copies in parenthesis): 7(5), 12(7), 15(7), 20(6), 34(2). The present journal, No. 41, is more expensive (at R90 a copy). 

If you would like to order the present issue or any back numbers please contact the NSF Administrator, Peter Croeser (khehla.publishers@gmail.com). Alternatively write to us: The Administrator, The Natal Society Foundation, PO Box 11093, Dorpspruit  3206, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. 

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All 41 volumes of Natalia have been digitized and converted into downloadable PDF files. Clicking on a volume in the column on the left will take you to the cover picture and the contents list for that volume. To download the article you want simply click on the underlined link.

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EDITORIAL COMMITTEE OF NATALIA

The Natalia Editorial Committee (March 2012). Back row from left:  J.M. Deane, Dr P.M.W. Tennant, Professor E.R. Jenkins, Professor W.R. Guest,   Professor A. Koopman.  Front row from left: Dr S.P.M. Spencer, Dr S. Vietzen, T.B. Frost (Editor of Natalia), M.H. Comrie,   P.M.C. Croeser (Administrator, The Natal Society Foundation),  Dr W.H. Bizley. (Photograph by Cynthia Guest)

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