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Gladstone Street 1898
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The Founders of Dundee

THOMAS AND PETER SMITH Thomas and Peter, were the sons of Thomas Smith and Mary Paterson. They lived on Hole Mill farm in Forfarshire, near Dundee, Scotland. Thomas Smith left home in the 1850’s and headed for the Australian gold…

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Talana Hill Victoria Street
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The Start of Dundee

Coal mining began in this area in the early 1860’s. Peter Smith had found coal on his farm “Dundee” in 1864 and his neighbour, E. Howe Pascoe, had also begun mining operations on “Coalfields”. Many people were attracted to the…

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ABW Indian Stretcher Bearers.Ghandi and men of Ambulance Brigade
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The Mahatma Gandhi Story

“My life is my story” Mohandas Gandhi was born on 2 October 1869 in Porbander, India. In 1886 he went to England to study law. Having trained as a lawyer in London, he returned to India but found that it…

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By Product Plant Dundee Coal Co Wasbank Built in 1922
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Coal Industry in Natal and South Africa

The existence of coal had been known in Northern Natal since the mid 1830’s, but the industry only began to develop as a business, when the railway lines reached the coalfields from the port of Durban in 1888. The Dundee…

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    • 10 Reasons to visit Talana Museum
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    • Battle of Talana
    • Battles of the Area
      • Isandlwana
      • Rorkes Drift
      • Helpmekaar
      • Blood River / Ncome
      • Elandslaagte
      • Prince Imperial
    • The Cannibals of KwaZulu-Natal
    • School Project Information
    • Talana Museum Archives
    • Dundee Heritage Trail
    • Interesting Reads
    • Digital Magazine
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    • Fort Mistake
    • Fort Pine
    • Rock Art Sites
    • Maria Ratschitz
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