Sunday, November 14, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Bettie Cilliers Barnard 21
Well known South African artist.
http://www.news24.com/Entertainment/SouthAfrica/Well-known-SA-artist-dies-20100916
http://www.news24.com/Entertainment/SouthAfrica/Well-known-SA-artist-dies-20100916
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Dr Love 20
Lovedale was a mission station and educational institute in the Victoria East division of the Cape Province, South Africa (now in Eastern Cape Province). It lies 1720 feet above sea level on the banks of the Tyhume (Chumie) tributary of the Keiskama river, some 2 miles north of Alice.
Foundation
The station was founded in 1824 by the Glasgow Missionary Society and was named after Dr John Love, one of the leading members of, and at the time secretary to, the society. The site first chosen was in the Ncera valley, but in 1834 the mission buildings were destroyed by natives. On rebuilding, the station was removed somewhat farther north to the banks of the Tyumhe. In 1846 the work at Lovedale was again interrupted, this time by the War of the Axe. On this occasion the buildings were converted into a fort and garrisoned by regular troops. Once more, in 1850, the natives threatened Lovedale and made an attack on the neighbouring Fort Hare, built during the previous war.
Until 1841 the missionaries had devoted themselves almost entirely to evangelistic work; in that year the Lovedale Missionary Institute was founded by Edward Govan, who, save for brief intervals, continued at its head until 1870. He was then succeeded by the Rev. James Stewart (1831-1905), who had joined the mission in 1867, having previously (1861-1863), and partly in company with David Livingstone, explored the Zambezi regions.
Foundation
The station was founded in 1824 by the Glasgow Missionary Society and was named after Dr John Love, one of the leading members of, and at the time secretary to, the society. The site first chosen was in the Ncera valley, but in 1834 the mission buildings were destroyed by natives. On rebuilding, the station was removed somewhat farther north to the banks of the Tyumhe. In 1846 the work at Lovedale was again interrupted, this time by the War of the Axe. On this occasion the buildings were converted into a fort and garrisoned by regular troops. Once more, in 1850, the natives threatened Lovedale and made an attack on the neighbouring Fort Hare, built during the previous war.
Until 1841 the missionaries had devoted themselves almost entirely to evangelistic work; in that year the Lovedale Missionary Institute was founded by Edward Govan, who, save for brief intervals, continued at its head until 1870. He was then succeeded by the Rev. James Stewart (1831-1905), who had joined the mission in 1867, having previously (1861-1863), and partly in company with David Livingstone, explored the Zambezi regions.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Jemmy Squaretoes 19
The title of the book is wrong: the correct title is SOUTH Africa A planned tour by AW Wells 1939. On p248 is George Russel's description of the public hanging of "a Hottentot woman named Flatta and three natives" for the murder of Jemmy Squaretoes in Durban in the 1850's.
http://books.google.co.za/books?id=LDfXTZsQvwsC&pg=PA378&lpg=PA378&dq=%22jemmy+Squaretoes%22&source=bl&ots=jMfctKMSb5&sig=K9uCmu1iSPj_h8F04mnFnrXafuw&hl=en&ei=NGukS6yUO4H0-QbptaXgBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CAkQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22jemmy%20Squaretoes%22&f=false
The intention of Byrne's scheme was to settle immigrants in rural areas, e.g. Richmond and the Byrne valley near Pietermaritzburg. John Clark was entitled to an allocation of eighty acres of land in the Richmond District, but did not claim those rights: eventually, in 1863, he transferred the property to a David Taylor.8 Instead, John settled in Durban, and by 1852 he was established as a carpenter, wheelwright and wagonmaker at premises at "5 Block E Pine Terrace" - now known as Pine Street.9 His brother in law, Thomas Cooper, carried on the business of a joiner, cabinetmaker, and carpenter at the same address. A note found in the Killie Campbell Museum states, that "Mr. John Clark it was who put up the first gallows for the hanging of Jimmy (sic) Squaretoes".10 The note is obviously not entirely accurate, since Squaretoes was the victim, not the perpetrator, of the murder. However since the hanging of Jemmy Squaretoes' five murderers was indeed the first in Durban, and the gallows used were therefore the first to be constructed in the town, the note is probably correct in all other respects. A description of the circumstances surrounding the murder, and of the hanging, appears in George Russell's "A History of Durban", but no mention is made of the identity of the constructor of the gallows.11 The editions of "The Natal Mercury" which reported the trial and the hanging make no mention of the carpenter's identity either! In view of the number of Clark offspring, albeit the offspring of his brother William, who subsequently became involved in the legal profession in Durban, the early involvement of a Clark in the administration of justice might perhaps be regarded as something of an omen!
http://www.theclarksofclarkroad.com/papers_book9.html
THE FIRST SOUTH AFRICAN DETECTIVES - HATTERSLEY, Alan F... Durban's First Policeman; The Jemmy Squaretoes Muder; The First Detective Department, etc. Index. Hardcover First Edition 1960 Cape Town Howard Timmins.
http://books.google.co.za/books?id=LDfXTZsQvwsC&pg=PA378&lpg=PA378&dq=%22jemmy+Squaretoes%22&source=bl&ots=jMfctKMSb5&sig=K9uCmu1iSPj_h8F04mnFnrXafuw&hl=en&ei=NGukS6yUO4H0-QbptaXgBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CAkQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22jemmy%20Squaretoes%22&f=false
The intention of Byrne's scheme was to settle immigrants in rural areas, e.g. Richmond and the Byrne valley near Pietermaritzburg. John Clark was entitled to an allocation of eighty acres of land in the Richmond District, but did not claim those rights: eventually, in 1863, he transferred the property to a David Taylor.8 Instead, John settled in Durban, and by 1852 he was established as a carpenter, wheelwright and wagonmaker at premises at "5 Block E Pine Terrace" - now known as Pine Street.9 His brother in law, Thomas Cooper, carried on the business of a joiner, cabinetmaker, and carpenter at the same address. A note found in the Killie Campbell Museum states, that "Mr. John Clark it was who put up the first gallows for the hanging of Jimmy (sic) Squaretoes".10 The note is obviously not entirely accurate, since Squaretoes was the victim, not the perpetrator, of the murder. However since the hanging of Jemmy Squaretoes' five murderers was indeed the first in Durban, and the gallows used were therefore the first to be constructed in the town, the note is probably correct in all other respects. A description of the circumstances surrounding the murder, and of the hanging, appears in George Russell's "A History of Durban", but no mention is made of the identity of the constructor of the gallows.11 The editions of "The Natal Mercury" which reported the trial and the hanging make no mention of the carpenter's identity either! In view of the number of Clark offspring, albeit the offspring of his brother William, who subsequently became involved in the legal profession in Durban, the early involvement of a Clark in the administration of justice might perhaps be regarded as something of an omen!
http://www.theclarksofclarkroad.com/papers_book9.html
THE FIRST SOUTH AFRICAN DETECTIVES - HATTERSLEY, Alan F... Durban's First Policeman; The Jemmy Squaretoes Muder; The First Detective Department, etc. Index. Hardcover First Edition 1960 Cape Town Howard Timmins.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Tippoo Tib 16
Tippu Tip or Tib (1837 - June 14, 1905), real name Hamad bin Muḥammad bin Jumah bin Rajab bin Muḥammad bin Sa‘īd al-Murgabī, was a Swahili-Zanzibari trader, notorious slaver, plantation owner and governor. Working for a succession of sultans of Zanzibar, he led many trading expeditions into east-central Africa, sometimes involving the slave trade and ivory. He constructed profitable trading posts that reached deep into Central Africa.
"It is said that even the notorious slave-dealer Tippoo Tib paid him deference and suspended his operations whenever Livingstone was in his neighbourhood. (South Africa, A.W Wells, 1939, p112)
"It is said that even the notorious slave-dealer Tippoo Tib paid him deference and suspended his operations whenever Livingstone was in his neighbourhood. (South Africa, A.W Wells, 1939, p112)
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