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To the memory of 22 officers and 590 N.C. officers and men of the 1st and 2nd battalions 24th regiment who fell in action on the field of Isandhlwana on the 22nd January 1879 and in the defence of Rorkes Drift on the 22nd and 23rd January 1879.
Erected by their comrades past and present and by old friends of the regiment. Anno Domini 1913.
Erected by their comrades past and present and by old friends of the regiment. Anno Domini 1913.
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Tsiamelo
This monument was erected by the people of Howick to commemorate the site of arrest of President Nelson Mandela on 5 August 1962. The plaque was unveiled by the President of the Republic of South Africa on occasion of receiving honorary citinship on 12 December 1996.
This monument was erected by the people of Howick to commemorate the site of arrest of President Nelson Mandela on 5 August 1962. The plaque was unveiled by the President of the Republic of South Africa on occasion of receiving honorary citinship on 12 December 1996.
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This monument is erected by the 45th Regiment in memory of their comrades who died during the station of the regiment in the colony of Natal from July 1843 to April 1859.
Font Parents, Sisters and Brothers weep for many noble hearts that sleep around this simple stone. But faith and hope shall dry the tear and point to that undaunted place where parting is unknown.
Font Parents, Sisters and Brothers weep for many noble hearts that sleep around this simple stone. But faith and hope shall dry the tear and point to that undaunted place where parting is unknown.
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Otter Trail Silver Jubilee 1968-1993
This plaque commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Otter Trail was unveiled on the 11 December 1993.
This plaque commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Otter Trail was unveiled on the 11 December 1993.
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Lighthouse Cape L'Agulhas
This lighthouse sited on the most dangerous part of the South African coast was completed in 1849 at an approximate cost of £12,000. It is the second oldest lighthouse in South Africa.
This lighthouse sited on the most dangerous part of the South African coast was completed in 1849 at an approximate cost of £12,000. It is the second oldest lighthouse in South Africa.
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Kassiesbaai
A fishing community had probably already been settled here on crown land by 1820, five years after the shipwreck of the Arniston. After passing into the successive ownership of the Swart and Pratt families, the settlement and ten morgen of land were transferred to the Waenhuiskrans Fishermen's Union in 1937. In 1970, when threatened by the Group Areas Act, the village was saved and subsequently restored by the Preserve Arniston Committee. Kassiesbaai is one of the few remaining traditional fishing villages in the vernacular style once prevalent in the South Western Cape.
A fishing community had probably already been settled here on crown land by 1820, five years after the shipwreck of the Arniston. After passing into the successive ownership of the Swart and Pratt families, the settlement and ten morgen of land were transferred to the Waenhuiskrans Fishermen's Union in 1937. In 1970, when threatened by the Group Areas Act, the village was saved and subsequently restored by the Preserve Arniston Committee. Kassiesbaai is one of the few remaining traditional fishing villages in the vernacular style once prevalent in the South Western Cape.
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J.N. Von Dessin
dwelt on this site from 1756 to 1761 whose book collection became by his bequest the first public library in South Africa
dwelt on this site from 1756 to 1761 whose book collection became by his bequest the first public library in South Africa
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The Rorke's of Rorke's Drift
Rorke's Drift was named after James Rorke who settled here with his wife Sarah in 1849 to farm and trade. During the 26 years James spent here until his death in 1875, he became actively involved within the community. He was the Government Border Agent, Justice of the Peace and First Lieutenant in the Buffalo Border Guard.
He became well known amongst the Zulu. They called this place "Kwa Jimu" (Jim's Place). Rorke broke down the steep banks of the Mzinyathi (Buffalo) River, where it was easiest to cross, to improve travel between Natal and Zululand.
This became known as Rorke's Drift.
Rorke's Drift was named after James Rorke who settled here with his wife Sarah in 1849 to farm and trade. During the 26 years James spent here until his death in 1875, he became actively involved within the community. He was the Government Border Agent, Justice of the Peace and First Lieutenant in the Buffalo Border Guard.
He became well known amongst the Zulu. They called this place "Kwa Jimu" (Jim's Place). Rorke broke down the steep banks of the Mzinyathi (Buffalo) River, where it was easiest to cross, to improve travel between Natal and Zululand.
This became known as Rorke's Drift.
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Isandhlwana 22nd January 1879
Around this hill a British force under the immediate command of Lieut. Col. A.W. Durnford and Brevet Lieut. Col. H.B. Pulleine was annihilated by a zulu impy of between 20,000 and 25,000 under the command of Ntshingwaye Ka Mahole Khoza. 53 officers, 806 non-commissioned officers and men, as also 471 native troops and non-combatants lost their lives. This led directly to the heroic defence of Rorke's Drift which lies ten miles to the west.
Erected by the Historical Monuments Commission.
Around this hill a British force under the immediate command of Lieut. Col. A.W. Durnford and Brevet Lieut. Col. H.B. Pulleine was annihilated by a zulu impy of between 20,000 and 25,000 under the command of Ntshingwaye Ka Mahole Khoza. 53 officers, 806 non-commissioned officers and men, as also 471 native troops and non-combatants lost their lives. This led directly to the heroic defence of Rorke's Drift which lies ten miles to the west.
Erected by the Historical Monuments Commission.