Thursday, June 23, 2016

Port Office, the Point, Durban


Port Office, the Point Beach, Durban ca 1870


It doesn't look a hive of activity but the Port Office was central to all Harbour activities, reports being kept of all vessels entering or departing, or using the slipway; masters of ships came to see the Port Captain here, etc. (Captain William Bell died in 1869.)





Natal Almanac 1897

https://archive.org/stream/natalalmanacdire00pietuoft#page/552/mode/2up/search/Port+Office































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