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| John Clark Collection |
Farewell's camp, circa 1824. It was Henry Francis Fynn who selected the site, now the Durban town gardens, and named Farewell Square. Despite the solid appearance of the buildings, they were primitive wattle-and-dab structures roofed with thatching grass, found nearby. |
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| John Clark Collection |
Amahlongwe, Natal |
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| John Clark Collection |
Early sketch of Zulu Village : Zulu Kraal near Umlazi, Natal', 1849. Plate 27 from The Kafirs Illustrated, 1849. Artist George French Angas. |
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| John Clark Collection |
J Moreland with a beard |
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| John Clark Collection |
Corner of Loop Street and Boshoff Street. Pietermaritzburg. 1879 |
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| John Clark Collection |
A rough sketch of the sloop Julia, owned by Farewell, labouring in a storm off the Natal coast. The picture was drawn by J. P. Hoffman, a member of the original party and later the first president of the Orange Free State. |
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| John Clark Collection |
Durban, embowered in natural bush, as seen by the artist James B. West in 1851. Note how thickly covered the Point and the Bluff. The road in the foreground is the beginning of the Berea. |
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| John Clark Collection |
E.P. Lamport |
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| John Clark Collection |
Malay Quarter- Cape Town |
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| John Clark Collection |
Anglo-Boer War II General D.J. Joubert led the Boer invasion of Natal. |
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| John Clark Collection |
Site of Farewell's camp- Durban centre This aerial photograph shows Farewell's campsite as it is today, embedded in the business centre of Durban. |
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| John Clark Collection |
A famous picture by Thomas Baines shows the schooner Conch running gently before the wind as she enters the Bluff channel at Port Natal. With all sails set she tows behind her five or six boats crammed with soldiers of the 27th Regiment. The occasion is of course the relief of Captain T.C. |
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| John Clark Collection |
Longmarket - Commercial Streets- Pietermaritzburg |
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| John Clark Collection |
UnIdentified sketch |
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| John Clark Collection |
A painting by James B. West, an early Natal artist, shows Durban as it was in 1852. The view is taken from the approach on the road to Pietermaritzburg. The whole area is embowered in the, as yet, unspoiled bush |
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| John Clark Collection |
Corner of NTCollege. Pietermaritzburg |
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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 |
View from the tennis courts. All the buildings in this picture are part of the College. |
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| John Clark Collection |
Richmond |
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| John Clark Collection |
Left: Mr. Alex Smith. Right: Mr. William Smith |