South Africa
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| John Clark Collection |
Joseph Baynes |
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| John Clark Collection |
A punch cartoon of 1850 depicting the great river as polluted that fish were dying off. Nte the refuse floating in the depths. even worse as the discharge into the river of untreated sewage and the poisonous effluent from chemical works, tanneries, dyeworks, etc. |
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| John Clark Collection |
All that remains of a sangar or defensive position on Wagon Hill., Ladysmith. Scores of them can still be traced on the battlefield. |
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| John Clark Collection |
Robert Douglas Clark (1846-1917). In his 23 years of office as the third headmaster of Maritzburg College and undoubtedly the man who gave the school its tone and atmosphere. |
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| John Clark Collection |
Fort Durnford Estcourt |
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| John Clark Collection |
Photograph of the mass grave of thge Inniskillings who died in the unsuccessful attack on the Boers, 23rd May 1842. Most of the names are Irish. Presumably those who died during thge siege were enterred here also. The little cemetry is situated in the heart of Durban near railway station. |
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| John Clark Collection |
G.T. Plowman |
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| John Clark Collection |
The old Natal settlers enjoyed making fun of the emigrants and this cartoon by G.S Summer catches the mood of gloom of a new arrival awakened by black servant bringing coffee |
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| John Clark Collection |
A pineapple plantation in Natal with Indians collecting the crop and weeding the rows. |
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| John Clark Collection |
Witness Lane. Pietermaritzburg |
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| John Clark Collection |
A punch cartoon of the late 1840s which reveals the publics year of cholera. The London newspapers published weekly returns of deaths from this disease. |
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| John Clark Collection |
A former combatant on the same hill, Mr Lucas Meyer, Stands thoughtfully beside the grave of an uknown British soldier at spioenkop |
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| John Clark Collection |
Cottage the side of Escourt 1973 |
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| John Clark Collection |
Overpark –Loop Street, Pietermaritzburg |
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| John Clark Collection |
Vasco da Gama |
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| John Clark Collection |
A communal grave of the men killed in the train fight. |
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| John Clark Collection |
T.W Bowler painted this water-colour from the deck of the steamer Anglian in December 1865 while on his way to Mauritius. It shows the pioneer coming up to the Anglian to collect the mails. Note that the tug is using a jib-sail to help it along. |
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| John Clark Collection |
Charles Barter |
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| John Clark Collection |
Combination of the parking meter and house hitching rail- Pietermaritzburg |
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| John Clark Collection |
McCallum, Sir Henry Edward (1852-1919) McCallum became governor of Natal and, after six years, accepted the governorship of Ceylon. He retired in England in 1913 and died there on November 24, 1919. |