John Clark
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The 'Shipping Intelligence' column of the Natal Witness, 28th March 1856, Shows how few and small were the ships calling at Port Natal. |
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The first harbour tug, the Pioneer, which arrived off Port Natal in July 1859 |
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The Sailing-ship Bridgetown, lost on the South or Back Beach in July 1882. Few, if any, ships were salvaged after running aground on the Natal beaches |
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The Genuine seachest of Captain L. Jewett, veteran of th esailing ship days. |
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Nother view of the same Wharf |
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Dinizulu, son of Cetywayo, was suspected of disloyalty to the colonial government. He was accused of giving help and encouragement to Bambata while professing his own non-involvement. |
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A scarce photograph of Zulu women and children leaving the bush before the battle in the Mome Gorge. |
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A Durban wharf in the late 1890s with black stevedores unloading from ships. The nearest one has Melbourne as its port of registry. |
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Bambata Rebellion: An indaba between the old chief Sigananda of the Nkandla area and some military officers. The second figure from the right is Colonel Duncan McKenzie, commanding officer of the Natal forces. |
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A scarce picture of Cato's Creek, now filled in and built over. It was used for the building, repair, and overhaul of small sailing ships. The name remains as Cato Street to show its former location |
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Gold mine adit |
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This picture is taken at Durban in 1903 sums up the change from sail to steam at the turn of the century. |
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C.W. Methven (1849-1925) An able and versatile harbour engineer who quarrelled with the Natal Harbour Board and its chairman Harry Escombe over the extension of the North and South Piers. He was an artist of considerable talent. His sketched of Durban scenes are valuable. |
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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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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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Dredger at work removing the sand bar at the entrance to Durban harbour, 1880. |
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The old passenger landing stage in the 1890s. Sketch by C.W. Methven. |
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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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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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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 |