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| Slave Bell, Botanic Gardens, Durban |
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| Plaque near Slave Bell |
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| Bill S Crowder and Co. Landing and Shipping Agents April 1877 'To Landing 77 liberated slaves on SS Natal', Phoenix Wharf, the Point, Port Natal. |
Monday, December 29, 2014
Slave Bell, Durban
Sunday, December 28, 2014
Vintage Swimwear: continuing the beach theme
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| The big cover-up ... |
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| Hmmm ...swimwear or Pierrot costume? |
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| There should be less than 5 inches of thigh visible .... says the inspector. |
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| Les Girls ... |
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| These chaps look pretty good despite the knitted costumes ... |
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| Started off all right then it just got silly ... |
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| Not very flattering those knitted one-piece male costumes .... |
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| No bikinis here ... |
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Beach entertainments Durban early 1900s
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| The Bathing Enclosure, Durban |
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| The Children's Bathing Pool, Durban |
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Monday, December 22, 2014
Saturday, December 20, 2014
The Hello Girls: Telephone Exchange, Durban
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| Hello Girls operating telephones at the exchange: among them was my Great Aunt Dorothy Moffatt nee Swires (below)  |
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| The Telephone Exchange, Durban circa 1915 |
Sunday, December 14, 2014
New book on SS Waratah
South African author Andrew
van Rensburg’s new volume Waratah
Revisited: The True Story of a Ship's Mysterious Disappearance is now available online through Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Waratah-Revisited-Andrew-Van-Rensburg/dp/3710319447
http://www.amazon.com/Waratah-Revisited-Andrew-Van-Rensburg/dp/3710319447
From the book jacket:
Waratah mystery solved!
'The crowds dispersed slowly
as the new ship
disappeared around a bend in
the river. For most,
this would be their last
view of a ship destined to
vanish into history'.
'Sawyer’s ticket was booked
through to Cape
Town, but nothing could
induce him stay on the
Waratah a moment longer'.
'Late into the night and
overwhelmed with
frustration McLaughlin
ranted about setting fire
to the Waratah'.
'There was no other
explanation for the
unyielding advance of the
large steamer'.
'Something of great
significance was unfolding
off the Wild Coast
'Circumstances on the
Waratah had taken a turn
for the worse within the
last few hours and the
great liner trembled and
rolled’
'The Waratah and her souls
were abandoned at
sea'.
The author gets right down
to the nitty-gritty offering various theories - including his own - for the
Waratah’s hitherto inexplicable disappearance. Contemporary material such as
the Board of Trade Inquiry as well as more recent data are presented and
compared.
If you are a Waratah Watcher
you can’t do better than buy a copy for Christmas.
Copies will also be on sale
soon at Adams bookstore, Durban
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