South Africa
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Various types of tobacco pipes and boxes are used by Voortrekkers. On the left is a leather tobacco pouch. |
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William Kenneth Macrorie (1831-1905) The Anglican bishop of PIetermaritzburg's Church of the Province. |
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The children of trekkers in Natal were very poorly off for playthings. The young boys had to be content to play with ready-to-hand wood and 'dolosse' (small animal bones) but the girls were sometimes fortunate enough to possess wooden dolls such as this one, made about the year 1800. |
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G. M. Sutton |
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A.H. Hime |
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Edward Ryly first Minister of Agriculture. Natal 20/03/1903 |
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Sir Henry Bale |
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J Scott |
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A. Musgrave |
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F. R. Moor |
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Wolseley |
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J. J. Bisset |
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R. I Finnemore |
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British war cycle. A brilliant but impractical idea- the British war cycle, used on rail lines for scouting, dispatch riding and ambulance work. Soldiers riding this vehicle were at hazard from Boer sharpshooters. |
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British troops at Durban docks preparing to leave for the front line in open trucks. Durban docks. |
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Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 Farm destroyed by British |
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J.P. Hoffman (1807-79) |
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H.E.G Bulwer |
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Left: Dr. S.G. Campbell. Founder and Chairman of the Durban Technical Institute, of whose new building the Duke of Connaught laid the foundation-stone |
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Farm Homesteads on both sides were often the target of mindless destruction. Here Boer farm buildings are burning. ( They were set on fire by British troops) |