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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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im, and the two factions met on thebanks of the Tugela in December, 1856, when a terrible massacre ensued,Cetshwayo being completely victorious. Umbulazi with five other sons ofMpande were killed in the battle in addition to some thousands of hisunfortunate followers. In 1857 it was resolved that Mpande, who was unableto move about, should retire from the management of affairs, and thatCetshwayo should be the actual ruler. The year 1860 was that in which Indians were first introduced intoNatal as indentured labourers to work on the plantations. The growingindustries of the coast lands such as sugar, coffee, cotton and arrowrootdemanded a surer supply of labour than could be obtained among the nativesof the colony. The importation of these labourers has continued since thatyear ; probably not more than half of them returned to their native land oncompletion of their indentures, the remainder settling in the colony as freeIndians and being employed as market gardeners, servants, etc. 15
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Group taken at Government House about 1865 k row I.from left to right): J. Ayliff, unknown, J. C. Boshoff, J. Millar. J N. Boshoff, Ccl. Sir J. J. Bisset f Administrator > J. R. Saunders, T. Shepstone. Middle row : J. Walter, D. Erskine (Col. See.), J. Robinson, Front row: J. W. Akerman, Robert Mellersh, 16The First Railway in South Africa The line of railway opened from the Point to Durban in 1860 andafterwards continued to Umgeni was the first railway work in South Africa. It was in this year that Prince Alfred (afterwards the Duke of Edin-burgh) visited South Africa and, accompanied by Sir George Grey, made a touroverland from Capetown to Natal rejoining at Durban the frigate Euryalus onwhich he was then serving as a midshipman. The first line of telegraph erected in the colony, viz., that betweenDurban and Pietermaritzburg, was completed in 1865. The discovery, in 1867, of diamonds at the Vaal River marks animportant era in the history of South Africa, as it brought much wealth

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