Akerman Family
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| Thomas Berry. |
Thomas Berry. |
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| Elizabeth Akerman |
Elizabeth Akerman. |
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| Elizabeth Akerman |
Elizabeth Akerman. |
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| John Akerman |
John Akerman. |
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| Troop Ships |
Troop ships for the Zulu war reinforcements: The Dublin Castle. c1879. |
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| The Akermans c1871. |
The Akermans c1871. |
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| The new Supreme court and legislative council chamber 1871. |
The new Supreme court and legislative council chamber 1871. |
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| Suspension bridge collapsed. Umsunduzi River c1866. |
In 1866 the suspention bridge over the Umsunduzi River collapsed while a herd of cattle was stampeding across it. |
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| Macronie House |
Macronie House, Loop Street. |
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| First election in Natal, Pietermaritzburg 1857. |
First election in Natal, Pietermaritzburg 1857. |
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| Akerman's Chemist. |
Church St. c1858. The double storey building is Akerman's Chemist. |
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| John Akerman c1852. |
John Akerman c1852. |
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| Mouth of Umvoti |
Mouth of Umvoti c1849. |
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| The Barque Lady Bruce. |
The Barque Lady Bruce of 538 tons, nearly twice the size of the British Tar of 309 tons. |
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| The living quarters on a barque. |
The living quarters on a barque which was larger than the British Tar, that John's party sailed on. |
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| "In loving memory of Mary Polkinghorne" |
"In loving memory of Mary Polkinghorne" The late wife of Hon J. T Polkinghorne President of Legislative Council. Born 1th October 1822 - Died 23rd October 1898. |
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| Mary Polkinghorne |
Mary Polkinghorne. |
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| John. T. Polkinghorne |
John. T. Polkinghorne. |
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| Clash between Blacks and Boers. |
As a result of Boer habit of claming land as their farms and driving Black people away on it, the blacks often attacked to try to drive the boers off what had been theirs for generations. |
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| Mrs. Elizabeth Akerman (1792 - 1877) |
Mrs. Elizabeth Akerman (1792 - 1877) |