John Clark Collection
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The Prince of Wales Hotel, proprietor G. Salomon, as it looked in the period 1875-80. Originally built about 1840 as a 4-roomed cottage, it was owned by J.N. Boshof, a civil servant in the new colonial government, who later became president of the Orange Free State. In 1846 Martin West, first lieutenant governor of Natal rented it and died in one of its bedrooms in 1849 from dysentery contracted in India. Later it became a good-class boarding house. This picture shows passengers waiting for the Durban coach. Throughout the years it was greatly altered for business purposes and was demolished about 1969 when the new headquarters of the Natal Provincial Administration, Natalia, was built.
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On: Monday, May 29, 2023 - 09:50