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Title: Natal province : descriptive guide and official hand-book
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Tatlow, A.H South African Railways. Publicity Dept
Subjects: Railroads
Publisher: Durban, Natal : South African Railways Printing Works
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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all, hockey, tennis,etc., are indulged in. The sports ground is also placed in King Edwards Park,and here the old-established Dundee Annual Sports are held. The inhabitants of the Borough number about 3,000, of which about1,500 are Europeans, and the remainder Natives and Indians. There are three first-class hotels in the Borough, with the usualcomplement of conveniencies for travellers such as carriages, horses, etc. The Town also contains some very handsome shops, whose windowsdisplay all the most up-to-date assortment of goods, and the streets are lit upwith electric light. Dundee is also fortunate in having two hospitals, one for Europeans andanother for natives, and it is a regretable fact that chiefly owing to theapproximity of the mines they are kept well employed. Several denominational churches exist, whose buildings in most instancesare handsome structures. The Anglican Church contains some handsomemurial tablets, notably a large brass one, on which is recorded the names 312
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of those brave men who died in this sub-distrid of Dun liner War. General Sir Penn Symons and other ofi ire also in St. James churchyard, and in the Borough I emetery and thai ol Talana t he Swedish Mr/,inn, other military - to be n. the Borough is wellboys and pplied with schools, public and pri Sever,il coal mimic, are 111 lull work close to Hie town, ai ./ of aci either hy rail or carriage, arc often visited by tourit persons who are interested in such matters. TALANA (Coalfields) is contiguous to, and lies a little below Dundee. Hi - 4044feet, i- the various mines are situated, and the debris piled hill r Altitude Distance - 239 mil high testifies to the activity of the workings. The Dundeedistrict is perhaps the finest coal-producing area in South Africa, both inextent and quality. An enormous tract of coal country is still untouched ;indeed, the deposits seem to be almost inexhaustible. The railway line afterleaving Talana station passes over Smiths Nek towards the Buffalo River

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