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31 May Stainbank Nature Reserve

Posted at 09:43h in KZN Photo Record Blog

I completed a photo shoot at the Stainbank Nature Reserve in Yellowwood Park this week and met up with members of the Wilderness Leadership School based in the park. This organization does great work in teaching people the true meaning of ecology, and its objects...

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31 May Caversham Mill

Posted at 09:23h in KZN Photo Record Blog

I visited the Caversham Mill in the Natal Midlands yesterday to meet up with a very distant relative, Jack Mudd who grew up in Caversham, and whose Grandmother lived in one of the old wood & iron homes behind the Mill. The Mill, which was built...

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15 May Durban Gun Batteries

Posted at 09:39h in Military Sites

Whilst I am often on the beach front, I have often walked past the Natal Command façade but never noticed the two gun emplacement positions directly adjacent to Pirates Lifesaving club. These Batteries were two of many gun emplacements constructed during WWII to protect...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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16 Apr Durban Country Club

Posted at 15:41h in KZN Photo Record Blog

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,...

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09 Apr Kamberg Nature Reserve

Posted at 14:45h in KZN Photo Record Blog

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...

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26 Mar Russell High School – PMB

Posted at 17:22h in KZN Photo Record Blog

[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...

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17 Mar Durban High School

Posted at 12:54h in KZN Photo Record Blog

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...

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