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John Clark Collection |
Colonel C. J. Long, Royal Horse Artillery, whose reckless advance with his 12 guns towards the Boer lines at Colenso, caused him to lose them with great loss of life. Lieutenant F.C. Roberts died in a brave effort to save some of the guns. He was awarded a posthumous V.C. |
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David Dale Buchanan (1819-74) This brilliant but somewhat reckless man was the founder and editor of the Natal Witness. Born in Scotland he came as a boy to Cape Town with his brother whom he assisted in setting up a school. |
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Fort Pearson, a famous strongpoint on a bluff overlooking the river Tugela. The young visitor gazes from the fort across to Zululand and the farm Tenedos where another smaller fort was set up. |
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Old Carton bar. |
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Left: Sir Theophilus George; Right: Philip Allen |
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The Hon. Henry Cloete (1792-1870). Recorder of the Natal Court 1845-1855, from which post he was suspended in 1853 but returned in triumph in 1854. |
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John Clark Collection |
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Dr. Robert James Mann. The first superintendent of Natal education. President of Natal Society 1859-1862 and 1864-1868. |
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Left: Sir Theophilus George; Right: Philip Allen |
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Price Imperial of France |
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Karkloof Polo Team (Shaw Brothers). Winners of Cup at Polo tournament. Won 3 times, and now their property. Picture taken 18/07/1906 |
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These three hard-faced men - two drill sergeants and a sergeant-major- are Scots Guardsmen. They represented the old British army of Kipling's day. Note their padded chests, ramrod backs, and fine mustaches. |
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Pinetown waterworks were under construction. 1886 |
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Ndongeni Zulu was the servant of Richard King who accompanied his master on horseback part of the way on the famous ride to Grahamstown. His role in the affair was confirmed only after Union when the Government awarded him a small piece of land to live on in his old age. |
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Robert Moffat |
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Cape of Good Hope |
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Provincial council gate. |
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A contemporary sketch showing the battle on the summit of the hill. On the left, British troops were in retreat. Majuba Mountain is an extinct volcano a kilometer and a half around the base and rising sharply some 700 meters from the surrounding countryside. The top is saucer-like in shape. |
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Mary Boast |