John Clark
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The number of soldiers who died in the Ladysmith battle-area or from disease numbered many towards thousands . This picture of the Intombi war cemetery near the town shows some of the graves. Six hundred men are buried here. |
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Historical markers at the entrance to Ladysmith |
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This grim photograph illustrates the carnage which resulted form aerious tactical errors by the Bristish command. Neither the British superiority in numbers nor in guns was used to advantage. |
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Sir Michael H. Gallwey (1826-1912) An Irishman who emigrated to Natal in 1853 and set up a legal practice in Pietermaritzburg. By 1857 his ability was so widely recognized that he was offered the post of Attorney General, the youngest to be appointed. |
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Populkar Boer War illustration A contemporary illustration: a dying Boer soldier overlooked by the field ambulance in the general retreat. |
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Pinetown 1880 |
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Interior of Boer farmer's home: an early schoolmaster reads and explains the contents of a newspaper. (Sketch by Charles Bell) |
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H. Lushington Phillips (1825-96), a puisne judge of the Natal district court. A controversial figure, he also clashed with Governor Pine. |
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Lieutenant-Governor Benjamin C.C. Pine, governor of Natal 1850-55. He played a great part in making things easier for the settlers after the bankruptcy of the promoter J.C. Byrne. |
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In the Cape Colony, the farmers who trekked to Natal had well-organized farmsteads. These the Voortrekkers sought to re-establish as soon as possible and with much success. This is the farmstead of Piet Kemp as John Moreland sketched it on his tour of the Natal midlands in 1853. |
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Boer camp scene The photograph is believed to show Boer soldiers and their wives encamped near Majuba. Sitting on a bed inside the tent a child plays with a dog. In the foreground is a simple field-kitchen. |
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Macrorie House. This fine old building in Loop Street stood in a once-fashionable area near Government House, It was the home of the well-to-do Macrories during their twenty-odd years in the capital. It is now restored as a museum of Victorian art and culture. |
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These two copper kettles are two of the treasures presently housed in the Voortrekker Museum at Pietermaritzburg. Note the large spouts and the wide-looped handles. |
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K. W. Poffelt |
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The two churches at Byrne, from an old photograph taken after the new building was completed. The little building on the left was also used as a school. The verandah room was a small vestry suggested by Colenso. |
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Facsimile of a portion of his journal found on the beach by men from the rescue ship which arrived six weeks later. (From Jesse Page's life of Gardiner). |
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James Green (1821-1906) He was the Anglican dean of Pietermaritzburg. Invited to South Africa by Bishop Robert Gray, he arrived at Port Natal in February 1849 as a colonial chaplain. |
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Sir Michael H. Gallwey (1826-1912) First attorney-general and later chief justice of Natal, emigrated to the colony from Ireland in December 1853. Only 27 years old, he was to create for himself a brilliant career ending in a knighthood. |
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Rev. Albert James Allison, a Natal missionary of the 1850s and a pioneer in native education. |
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Lindley's house at the Inanda location. |