South Africa
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| John Clark Collection |
Robert Russell (1843-1910) Third superintendent of Natal Education. A general conscientious Scotsman who in his travels as inspector and superintendent gained a grassroots acquaintance with the small schools of Natal. |
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| John Clark Collection |
This building housed the first Government Hospital in Durban. It was later used for the Boys' Model School on the Esplanade. |
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| John Clark Collection |
A sketch of the murder of Piet Retief and his men. |
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Articles on workers strikes | |
| John Clark Collection |
Brig on the waters. A very early photograph (1856) of the type of ship used for the transport of settlers to the U.S.A., Australia, and Natal.- |
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| John Clark Collection |
Lusitania -torpedoed off old Kinsale Head, Ireland, World War I |
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| John Clark Collection |
Tinker camp Tarbert Argyll |
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| John Clark Collection |
The main building, Maritzburg College, was photographed on a hot day in December 1888. The picture, taken with a plate camera, shows 15 boys and two masters all standing in petrified positions. This high school was founded in 1863 and is now (1979) 116 years old. |
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| John Clark Collection |
Pearl Divers of Ceylon The pearl fishery of Ceylon was a lucrative source of pearls as well as a theatre of colonial power. |
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| John Clark Collection |
This mural in the Voortrekker Monument, Pretoria, is an impression of the signing of the treaty between Dingane and Piet Retief. The two youths on the right may represent Thomas Halstead and one of the 14-year-old Voortrekker boys. |
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| John Clark Collection |
New London Bridge, opened August 1st, 1831. |
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| John Clark Collection |
This picture portrays the handing over of a bible to the Uys family prior to their departure. It was a gift from 1820 settlers and is preserved to this day in the Voortrekker Museum, Pretoria. |
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| John Clark Collection |
J.C. Klopper. Friend of Spies and a founder inhabitant of Utrecht. |
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| John Clark Collection |
Sarel Cilliers (1801-71) was an important Voortrekker leader who brought his own party of emigrant farmers on the Trek. He had a distinguished military career and in October 1836 fought a successful action at Vegkop against overwhelming numbers of the Matabele. |
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Press cuttings on Workers from different industries | |
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The mine workers in 1946 | |
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The compound system | |
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THE 1946 MINERS STRIKE | |
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Newspaper cuttings on striking motor and transport industries | |
| John Clark Collection |
"Vechtkop" at the Blood River where the famous battle took place |