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05 May Rietfontein Farm – Ladysmith – 24 October 1899

Posted at 12:46h in Military Sites

A visit to this site on the farm Rietfontein,near Nicholson's Nek, brings one into contact with John Hawkesbury, the owner of the farm and an ex Military man (Kings Own Border Regiment & U.S.M.C.R).John kindly gave me some background and then allowed me to photograph...

05 May Tchrengula – Ladysmith

Posted at 12:30h in Military Sites

A visit to this site which is on private property, provides an opportunity to stretch the legs up a fairly steep and overgrown kopje. Like the Brits in October 1899, I lost the path which ended in a full frontal ascent to the top, collecting...

05 May Laing’s Nek – near Majuba & Schuinshoogte (Ingogo)

Posted at 12:17h in Military Sites

The site of the battle at Laing's Nek where the British were defeated on 28th January 1881 is totally overgrown with wattle and the cairns have been destroyed. In contrast the battle site at Schuinshoogte (Ingogo) is well maintained and easily accessible. This battle took...

16 Apr Durban Country Club

Posted at 15:41h in Uncategorized

Thanks to Alan Lukan,Sales manager at the Club for giving me the go ahead to photograph at Beachwood and DCC. I have been there yesterday and today and the courses are looking great. The assignment forced me to step back and look at the DCC facilities,...

09 Apr Kamberg Nature Reserve

Posted at 14:45h in Uncategorized

The Kamberg area is the jewel of the Midlands. The small chalets at Kamberg Nature Reserve,run by Ezemvelo are clean and comfortable and give you a great early morning starting point for a number of varied hikes. The trout dams are still stocked but the...

26 Mar Russell High School – PMB

Posted at 17:22h in Uncategorized

[caption id="attachment_95504" align="alignnone" width="213"] Russell High School - Hallway[/caption] [caption id="attachment_95505" align="alignnone" width="200"] Russell Hugh School - Stairs[/caption] [caption id="attachment_95506" align="alignnone" width="224"] Russell High School - Dome[/caption] [caption id="attachment_95507" align="alignnone" width="300"] Russell High School - Main original building[/caption] I visited Russell High School in PMB today and was permitted...

17 Mar Durban High School

Posted at 12:54h in Uncategorized

A visit to DHS was facilitated by Sharon Drew and then a meeting with The Headmaster, Leon Erasmus who gave of his time to show me around the various points of interest at the school. The school is looking in great shape and it was...

13 Mar Point and Royal Natal Yacht Clubs

Posted at 10:07h in Uncategorized

The two main Durban based yacht clubs based on the Esplanade have a rich history with masses of memorabilia in their respective club houses. Thanks to Percy at PYC and also to Liz Coxen (RNYC) for their assistance and information. RNYC for the History addicts,has a...

13 Mar Glenwood High School

Posted at 09:56h in Uncategorized

A big thank you again to Kevin Jordan of Glenwood High for the tour of the school and for allowing me to get on and take a comprehensive "shoot" of the school. The historical memorabilia and the care that is taken to display and preserve...

05 Mar Glenwood High School Military Project

Posted at 08:14h in Military Sites

I have recently been in contact with Kevin Jordan, a teacher at Glenwood High Scholl who along with his pupils is doing a project to research more information on the South Africans whose names appear on the many monuments in KZN, in particular WWI. It's a...