South Africa
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| John Clark Collection |
Entrance Fort Napier c1890. |
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| John Clark Collection |
Fort Pine: 1879 Some of the forts that were used as bases: were Fort Pine, Fort Amiel (Newcastle), Fort Pearson (near Tugela mouth), Fort Durnford (built by Col. A.W. Durnford in 1874 at Escourt) |
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| John Clark Collection |
Old photo of Alexandra Park site |
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| John Clark Collection |
Tennis at Government house, 1884. Governor Sir Henny Bulwer. |
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| John Clark Collection |
Part of the erf-plan of Pietermaritzburg, the first town to be established by the Voortrekkers. During 1838-39 Greyling and Nel, surveyors, laid out 500 even divided by eight parallel long streets running the length of the spur of land and five shorter cross streets. |
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| John Clark Collection |
Sambuca Buchanan |
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| John Clark Collection |
King Dinizulu with other keepers and Mr Colenso, Harriet Colenso, 1906 |
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| John Clark Collection |
A Natal Parks Board ranger stands beside the notice-board at the main cave, Giants Castle. Owing to past vandalism and damage to paintings the large caves here have been fenced off. Visitors must be accompanied by ranger. |
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| John Clark Collection |
Old Train |
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| John Clark Collection |
The famous John Dunn who set himself up as a Zulu chief, is seen here with his indunas. In the early days, he was favorably received by Cetshwayo and prospered in trading and cattle farming until the war. |
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| John Clark Collection |
Modern cadet parade (Maritzburg College) in the 1963 centenary year. |
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| John Clark Collection |
Cetshwayo (1826-84), the last Zulu king. He entered the war reluctantly but his people expected him to maintain the tradition of Shaka and thus he had to fight. |
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| John Clark Collection |
H.G Mackeurtan |
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| John Clark Collection |
Gout Primary School, Weenen |
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| John Clark Collection |
Peace negotiations: an interview at Utrecht with Oham, one of Cetshwayo's many brothers, who deserted to the British. |
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| John Clark Collection |
Sketch of the battlefield and its surroundings. |
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| John Clark Collection |
This pencil sketch of March 1839, done on the spot, has as its subject a meeting between Andries Pretorius, leader of the Voortrekkers, and Dingane's emissaries. The artist is given as J.A. Harding. There is some interesting detail. |
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| John Clark Collection |
Sharpening stone. |
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| John Clark Collection |
Weenen |
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| John Clark Collection |
The Rev. George 'Ammunition' Smith, the military chaplain, conducted a service in the field. He got his name from his role in the siege when he passed out loose cartridges from a large haversack around his neck. |