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Durban

City Hall, Durban, . West street and the church street. 1977.

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Rinderpest

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Captain Allen F. Gardiner (1794-1852)

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This group of buildings, known as Currie's Fountain, stood at the foot of the Berea below the Botanic Gardens. The buildings were demolished and the site cleared in the 1900s.

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This fine chart of Port Natla was drawn in 1822-3 by Lieut. James Saunders King, xommander of the Brig Salisbury. Depths inside the harbour are in feet, outside the Bar in Fathoms. 

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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

Dr Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi

Dr Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi

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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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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

Dr Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi

KwaZulu Chief Minister and Inkatha Yenkululeko Yesizwe President, Dr Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi, addressing the ninth Inkatha Women's Brigade Conference in Ulundi on Sarturday.

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The steamship Durban used both sail and steam in the transition stage of the latter half of the 19th century. The early steamers were much underpowered as well as liable to engine breakdowns. Their sails were therefore an essential auxiliary on long voyages.

Chief Gantsha Buthelezi

Chief Gatsha Mangosuthu Buthelezi, photographed outside the Mechanical Engineering Block, University of Durban Westville, being greeted by Professor Horton from the Department of History, with Principal Professor Clarence, liiking on, on the occasion of the openning of the Zulu War Conference in

Chief Gatsha Mangosuthu Buthelezi

Chief Gatsha Mangosuthu Buthelezi, photographed outside the Mechanical Engineering Block, University of Durban Westville, being greeted by Professor Horton from the Department of History, with Principal Professor Clarence, liiking on, on the occasion of the openning of the Zulu War Conference in

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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.

Meeting of Chief Gatsha Buthelezi, Prime Minister of the Zulus, and Chief Kaiser Mathanzima. Meetingng held in Durban January 1983

Meeting of Chief Gatsha Buthelezi, Prime Minister of the Zulus, and Chief Kaiser Mathanzima. Prime Minister of the Transkei. Meeting held in Durban January 1983

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