Photographs
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| Chief Gatsha, Mangosuthu Buthelezi |
Chief Gatsha, Mangosuthu Buthelezi at the meeting of the Coloured people. Speaking from the podium is Chief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi, Prime Minister of the Zulu Nation |
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| John Clark Collection |
E.A.R Innes (1852-87) A protege of Harry Escombe, this young man spent the last six years of his life as a harbour engineer of Durban. He died from an infection contracted from the mangrove swamps in the bay. |
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| Chief Gatsha Mangosuthu Buthelezi |
Chief Gatsha Mangosuthu Buthelezi |
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| John Clark Collection |
The site of the duture Maydon Wharf before its construction. It was named after Durban councillor G. Maydon who devoted time and energy to the improvement of the harbour |
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| John Clark Collection |
Dredger at work removing the sand bar at the entrance to Durban harbour, 1880. |
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| Chief Gatsha, Mangosuthu Buthelezi |
Chief Gatsha, Mangosuthu Buthelezi |
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| John Clark Collection |
The old passenger landing stage in the 1890s. Sketch by C.W. Methven. |
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| John Clark Collection |
Durban Harbor: The ex-slaver Mazeppa crossed the bar in about 1843. Sketch by C.J. Cato (From the Cato family) |
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| John Clark Collection |
A rough sketch of Captain Cornelis Botha, first harbor master of Port Natal, 1839. He acted on behalf of the emigrant Boer farmers. |
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| John Clark Collection |
This sketch shows the ex-slaver Mazeppa leaving the lagoon at Port Natal on the 10th of June 1842. The Boers had unloaded her of stores and ballast but, not being seamen, omitted to remove the rudder and sails. |
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| John Clark Collection |
Because large ships could not enter the harbour on adcount of the bar, passengers before 1904 were transferred from ship to lighter in the roadstead by means of this strongly-made basket holding four or five persons |
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| John Clark Collection |
Durban Harbour |
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| John Clark Collection |
The Modern Durban beaches from the air. |
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| John Clark Collection |
An air photograph showing the most popular beaches in Southern Africa, together with the Aquarim, the West Street Pier, and the groynes built to retain the beach sand. |
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| John Clark Collection |
Propped of deck-chairs, lifesavers watch bathers at Durban's North Beach |
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| John Clark Collection |
The South Beach coverted with building material, machinery, and sheds during the contsruction of the North Pier. |
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| John Clark Collection |
On arrival off Durban with her supply ship Maid of Mona, Captain Ogle of H.M.S. Southampton commenced the bombardment of the Bpoer positions to cover the entrance across the bar of the Conch. |
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| John Clark Collection |
The Bar conquered at last - picture shows the R.M.S Armadale Castle of 12 972 tons, Captain Robinson, at the quayside, 26th June 1904. She was the first large steamship to cross the bar into the harbour |
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| John Clark Collection |
Narrow gauges as used on the Sugar Estates. |
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| John Clark Collection |
A modern view of the Bluff from the North Beach |