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| 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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| John Clark Collection |
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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| John Clark Collection |
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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| 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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| Chief Gatsha Mangosuthu Buthelezi |
Chief Gatsha Mangosuthu Buthelezi: Prime minister of the Zulus, at a meeting held early January in 1983. This was a meeting of the Coloured Labour Party, and in the background is Rev. Allan Hendrikse leader of the Labour Party of the Coloured people |
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| Chief Gatsha Mangosuthu Buthelezi |
Chief Gatsha Mangosuthu Buthelezi |
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| Chief Gatsha, Mangosuthu Buthelezi |
Chief Gatsha, Mangosuthu Buthelezi at the meeting of the Coloured people. Speaking from the podium is Chief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi, Prime Minister of the Zulu Nation |
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| John Clark Collection |
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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| Chief Gatsha Mangosuthu Buthelezi |
Chief Gatsha Mangosuthu Buthelezi |
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| John Clark Collection |
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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| John Clark Collection |
Dredger at work removing the sand bar at the entrance to Durban harbour, 1880. |
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| Chief Gatsha, Mangosuthu Buthelezi |
Chief Gatsha, Mangosuthu Buthelezi |
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| John Clark Collection |
The old passenger landing stage in the 1890s. Sketch by C.W. Methven. |
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| John Clark Collection |
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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| John Clark Collection |
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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| John Clark Collection |
This sketch shows the ex-slaver Mazeppa leaving the lagoon at Port Natal on the 10th of June 1842. The Boers had unloaded her of stores and ballast but, not being seamen, omitted to remove the rudder and sails. |
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| John Clark Collection |
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 |
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| John Clark Collection |
Durban Harbour |
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| John Clark Collection |
The Modern Durban beaches from the air. |
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| John Clark Collection |
An air photograph showing the most popular beaches in Southern Africa, together with the Aquarim, the West Street Pier, and the groynes built to retain the beach sand. |