John Clark
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| John Clark Collection |
Jonas Bengtheil, First promoter of European land settlement in Natal |
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| John Clark Collection |
A tea plantation showing indian women picking the leaves from the bushes. About 50 women are shown in the picture. |
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| John Clark Collection |
Field House as it today, a private residence. Moreland taught here |
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An interior news of E.P. Lamporat sugar mill at Merebank in the 1860s. The sketch shows the advances made in sugar-milling since Edmund Morewood's prior primitive machinery of 1852. |
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MK Gandhi with his staff |
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| John Clark Collection |
Durnford's grave |
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This fine Victorian Clock and Fountain Memorial was erected in 1898 on the occassion of the 400th anniversary of Vasco da Gama's discovery and naming of Natal. The actual date was Christmas Day, 1497. |
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Another West street view. Note the development of verandas and shade trees. Also the absence of any fast traffic whatsoever. |
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The West Street cemetery which when first laid out was regarded as being on the far outskirts of the town. It was a lonely spot with sandy hummocks, scattered bush, and only a few solitary graves. |
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View from the Nicol Square parking garage of the West Street cemetery where most of the early Durban colonists-except those killed in battle with the Zulus or who died of up-country fever or were drowned at sea-are buried. |
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The centre of Durban about 1879, showing St Paul's Church and the public library. Note behind the church the Natal Government Railway sheds and some rolling stock. |
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The present Durban post office opposite Farewell's original camp site in 1824. Behind it can be seen the roof towers of the railway station. |
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Another view of West Street with loaded ox-wagons. Note the shop fronts on the opposite side. The facades helped to create an illusion of large solid buildings. |
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An 1862 photograph of a row of early Natal buildings all of which have vanisged. Starting from the left is the 2-storied building of messr. Middleton and Wirsing merchants, built in 1850. |
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Reprinted death was Mary Queen of Scots |
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Killie Campbell photo by John Clark |
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Sir John Robinson (17 March 1839 – 5 November 1903), born in England, was a journalist and politician. He was the first prime minister of Natal (now part of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa)
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John Bird |
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Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Matthew Nathan (3 January 1862 – 18 April 1939) was a British soldier and colonial administrator, who variously served as the Governor of Sierra Leone, Gold Coast, Hong Kong, Natal, and Queensland. He served as Governor of Natal from 1907-1909. |