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Identifier: natalprovincedes00tatl (find matches)
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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ation, and while the train is slowly ascending the vantage pointat Harts Hill the traveller has ample opportunity of surveying the country inits vicinity. It may be said with some degree of accuracy that there wasmore fighting in this strip of country than in any other part of Africa duringthe South African campaign. A few hundred yards further on, on the Colenso side, is the site of theBoer Railway-Sleeper Bridge, and about the same distance on the Ladysmithside of the celebrated Tugela Falls was constructed a second pontoon bridgeover which the British forces passed to Pieters Heights. The line skirts the famous hill (Harts) at the foot of which stands theHarts Hill Halt, near which is a monument at the head of a long stone wallgrave which marks the resting place of some of the Irish Brigade. To theright of Harts Hill is Railway Hill, and on the opposite side of the line is thelast conquered hill of all Pieters. In passing onwards an exquisite view of the valley of the Tugela, along
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182 which the forces worked, opens out. The track which the army had taken isapparent by the graves and monuments on the hills over which the forceshad travelled. As the train nears the crest the grave of Colonel WilliamMCarthy OLeary, commanding the South Lancashire Regiment, with four ofhis men lying on either side of him- one sergeant and three privates- may beseen alongside the railway line. P1ETERS. It is a favourite method of tourists to take the tram from Lady-smith to this place and then walk over the battlefieldsto Colenso, returning from either station as may best Altitude Distance 3339 feet.180 miles. AltitudeDistance - 3230 feet. - 184 miles. suit their convenience. Having climbed one of the many grades so peculiarto the Natal line the train pursues its journey on a falling grade towardsUmbulwana. The Tugela Heights are quickly left behind, and in the distancewill be detected some of the imposing promontories of the Biggarsberg. UMBULWANA is a name familiar to many others

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