Nongqai Vol 15 Vol 2 - Fotoalbum vir Februarie 2024

CAPE TOWN: PRISON AND CUSTOM HOUSE

Naomi Keyter

FORT NONGQAI: ESHOWE

• Fort Nongqayi

Fort Nongqayi near Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal, was built to house the barefoot Zulu police force known as the Nongqayi.[1]

Their aim was to force the British authority after the Anglo-Zulu War and to protect the resident commissioner, Sir Melmoth Osborn. The fort was built in 1883 about 2 kilometres from the town centre on a high point that offers a view in all directions. This police unit was based here until 1904 and then disbanded but was called back in 1906 to help the authorities suppress the Bambatha Rebellion. After that it was finally dissolved.[2]

The building has three towers and a spacious courtyard. Bullet holes were built into the walls to repel possible attackers.

Since 1961, the village museum has been established in and around the fort. It pays particular attention to the military, cultural and missionary history of the region.

References

^ "Battlefields Route". 31 January 2013.

^ "Fort Nongqayi" Eshowe.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Nongqayi accessed on 12 February 2024.

Zululand Native Police Nongqai (sic) circa 1898 – OC Inspector C Fairlie, Natal Police – Natal Past & Present by Maj AA Wood

• The Police in both Afrikaans and English use the name Nongqai.

THE ADMIRALTY CONSTABULARY (UK)

Francois Gunter

• Admiralty Constabulary

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Admiralty Constabulary

Department overview

Formed 1949

Dissolved 1971

Superseding agency Ministry of Defence Police

Jurisdiction Government of the United Kingdom

Headquarters Admiralty Building Whitehall London

Department executive Chief Constable, Admiralty Constabulary

Parent Department Admiralty, Navy Department (Ministry of Defence)

The Admiralty Constabulary[1] was a police force in the United Kingdom formed under the Special Constables Act 1923. It was formed on 1 October 1949 by merging the Royal Marine Police and

the Royal Marine Police Special Reserve (both policing dockyards since 1923) and the Admiralty Civil Police (previously policing naval hospitals).[2] That Admiralty Constabulary was in turn amalgamated with the Army Department Constabulary and the Air Force Department Constabulary in 1971 to form the Ministry of Defence Police.[3]

Precursors

The constabulary can trace its history back to 1686 when the Royal Navy needed an organisation to prevent dockyard crime. So, the Secretary to the Admiralty – Samuel Pepys, the diarist –formed a force of 'porters, rounders, warders and watchmen' to guard the naval yards. Porters identified and escorted visitors, rounders patrolled the yard, warders were responsible for the keys and backed up the porters at the gates, and the part-time watchmen guarded buildings and areas by night.[4]

In 1834 this force became the first dockyard police, with full police powers within the dockyards, and acting as policemen over offences committed by employees and naval personnel within a radius of five miles of the yard. Rewards for obtaining convictions quickly led to corruption, so the force was 'cleaned up' and then abolished. In 1860 dockyard divisions of the Metropolitan Police took over and senior naval officers became magistrates. From 1923 onwards the Metropolitan Police presence began to be replaced by Royal Marines appointed as special constables under the Special Constables Act 1923. No. 3 (Devonport) Division was the last of these six divisions to be pulled out, leaving in 1934, the year which also saw the formal formation of the Royal Marine Police.

BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA POLICE (BSAP) RHODESIA

• Umtali Police Station – Frans Erasmus

BSAP - Postcard. Rhodesia. Umtali Police Station. Postmarked 1968.

RHODESIAN BUSH WAR: RHODESIAN RAILWAYS

ABSTRACT: A photo of a Rhodesia Railways security unit with converted “Kudu” Armoured vehicle adapted for rail traffic

KEYWORDS:

“Kudu” armoured vehicle, Rhodesian Bush War & Rhodesia Railways

AUTHOR: “Rhodesian History Remembered” on Facebook

Photo via John Pfaff - BSAP Facebook

Rhodesia Railways security unit by their converted Kudu on rails. In remembrance of Boet du Plessis, pictured far right.

BAROTSELAND NATIVE POLICE

Ray Ellis (Australia)

The official opening of the Victoria Falls Bridge took place on 12th September 1905. Although the British Association visitors and the official train approached from Victoria Falls, this did not stop the residents, officials, and Barotse Native Police of Northwestern Rhodesia from playing their part in the pomp and ceremony.

In the photo above, it has to be asked, what the gentleman in the foreground with the butterfly net is doing, and that’s anybody’s guess!!

DURBAN BOROUGH POLICE (DBP)

Darryn Newcombe

DBP Main Police Station – West Street

DBP Point Police Station

Above: Point Water Police Station – Next to the Alexandra Hotel.

Below: Visit of Field Marshall Lord Roberts to Durban c1902. White helmeted police mounted and on foot are visible.

DURBAN CITY POLICE

Darryn Newcombe

Photo: Robert Suberg

1949 Durban City Police escort the last tram in Durban.

Between 1904 and 1910, over 63,000 contracted miners were brought in to work the mines of the Witwatersrand. Most of these contractors were recruited from the Chinese provinces of Zhili, Shandong and Henan.[5]: 105  They were repatriated after 1910, because of strong White opposition to their presence, It is a myth that the contracted miners brought into South Africa at this time are the forefathers of much of South Africa's Chinese population today –https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_South_Africans

The Central Police Station of the Pietermaritzburg Borough Police – credit Mark Jospeh via Facebook

Constable on Beat

Filler: Loop Street Police Offices

1848: PIETERMARITZBURG BOROUGH POLICE

From the Nongqai March 1927

1899

THE LANDDROST (MAGISTRATE) PM BESTER AND STAFF VRYHEID, ZAR

ABSTRACT: A photo of the magistrate and staff at Vryheid in front of his office,

KEYWORDS: Bester, PM. Emmett, Chere, General. Landdrost, Vryheid – ZAR, Moolman, N.

AUTHOR: Nico Moolman (Emmet Album)

Landdros Paul Bester en sy staf voor Vryheid se Magistraat kantoor...Januarie 1900. Met genl Emmett heel regs, dienende as Sheriff. (Nico Moolman - eie versameling uit die Emmett-album )

UNION DEFENCE FORCE (UDF) \ UNIE VERDEDIGINGSMAG (UVM)

Second World War: El Alamein Railway Station

Source: LIFE Magazine Archives - Bob Landry Photographer via FB’s World War Pictures

Original colour picture of the famous El Alamein Train Station in Egypt - 1942 The Second Battle of El Alamein (October 23 - November 11, 1942) would commence near this train station.

• 1940: SA Field Artillery

Press Photo. South African Army Field Artillery. Dated 1940. (Frans Erasmus)

Press Photo. South African Armoured Cars Enter Bengasi. Dated 1942 (Frans Erasmus.)

SASAA: KUSHENGEL: NASIONALE KAMPIOENSKAPPE: HOOF MEESTERS

Kaptein Petrus Mongie

Ons W.P. A-span het vanaf 12 tot 17 November 2023 aan die nasionale kushengel kampioenskappe in Mosselbaai deel geneem. Ons W.P. A-span het die toernooi vir 2023 gewen en is die nasionale kampioenspan. Mike Bailey is ook aan gewys as die kampioen-hengelaar vir 2023. Mike was ook die kaptein van die span.

Press Photo. South African Machine Gun Crew. Libya. Dated 1942. - Frans Erasmus.

Op die foto staan kaptein Petrus Mongie die spanbestuurder (hy het S.A. Presidentskleure vir kushengel), Willem de Jongh, Pietie May (gids), Mike Bailey en Sakkie Janse van Rensburg. Dit is die eerste keer dat ons WP-span die toernooi gewen het. ‘n Span bestaan uit drie hengelaars, ‘n gids, en ‘n spanbestuurder

“Ek hengel vandat ek ‘n A/O in die Polisie was en behoort reeds 30 jaar aan die W.P. Polisiediens se kushengelklub. Ek het afgetree as ‘n kaptein. Nou geniet ek my hengel”

Groete

Petrus Mongie

SAP MOUNTAIN RISE: PIETERMARITZBURG

Col Logan Govender

1 Colour photo

2 Front elevation

3 Rear and side elevation

4 Outbuilding occupied by the CID and Dog Unit

5 View from the right side of front

FIRST INDIAN STATION COMMANDER SA POLICE, MOUNTAIN RISE

Col Logan Govender

Brig Mulder van Eyk and Capt Sewpersad.

Captain Bob Sewpersad, First Commissioned Officer in the South African Police of Indian descent in Pietermaritzburg and Natal Midlands Region during 1978. First appointed Station Commander of Indian descent SA Police, Mountain Rise, Pietermaritzburg during 1980. Presently 87 years of age. This photograph was kindly restored by Ms Jenny Bosch. Thank you, Jenny, appreciated.

Andre Grobler

Comments by Hennie

Heymans

I found the following snippet in the December 1958 Nongqai on page 51: “H/Const. Paul M. Maritz for many years the Station Commander, Umbilo, is on the move. He is taking over the reins as Station Commander, Durban Central, from H/Const. J. H. Grobler who will be retiring early next year” . (Mr Maritz took over from Head Const Grobler during February 1959)

Another snippet above from the Nongqai dated April 1959 page 48.

SA POLISIE | SA POLICE

1963: No 41434 FJN “Tubby” Myburgh: SAP-kollege: Troep 4 eerste semester

• Aanstellingsertifikaat No 41434 AO FJN Myburgh

(Geteken deur genl-maj CM van Onselen)

EERSTE VROUE-POLISIE IN MIDDELBURG (OOS-TRANSVAAL)

Kol Rudi van Wyk

Middelburg (MP) se eerste polisievroue. Berig in die Middelburg Observer van Julie 1974 – Kol Rudi van Wyk

RECOVERY OF SAP CHOPPER IN RHODESIA

Adrian Hagget

Greetings Hennie

This is an SAP chopper (G-car troop carrier) that hit trees with its tail rota, in the Wankie area, 1973. The guys in the photo look as though they might be Rhodesian Air Force (recovery team, perhaps?)

I don't have any more information.

Best regards

Adrian Hagget

Morning Hennie

The chopper is SAP, but the guys are Rhodesian Air force (regulars and territorials) who comprised the recovery team.

Regards

Adrian

Lt.genl. Wietze Hermanus Steyn (Colin): 23 Maart 1937 – 29 Januarie 2024

Dit is met leedwese dat ons die afsterwe van ons kollega, lt-genl WH “Colin” Steyn, onder u aandag bring. Hy was Adj.-Streek-kommissaris in die Vrystaat en eerste luit-genl (van al drie die voormalige afdelings) in Natal.

FIRE BRIGADE

• Point Rd: Durban

Point road Fire Station and Fire-Brigade

• Worcester, Cape

Left an 1877 model of the Fire Brigade at Worcester, Cape.

Postcard. Worcester Fire Brigade. Postmarked 1961 – Frans Erasmus

• 1905 Fireman's bicycle

SOUTH AFRICAN CONSTABULARY

ABSTRACT: Photograph of two Members of the SA Constabulary, D Botes and C Willemse who were stationed in Pretoria

KEYWORDS: Botes, D. Police History - South Africa, South African Constabulary - Pretoria, Willemse, C.

PHOTOGRAPHER: Colourised by Jennifer Bosch

AUTHOR: Will Endley is the owner of the colourised photo.

SOUTH AFRICAN CONSTABULARY

Will Endley & Jennifer Bosch

Another colourised photo for Will Endley's publication on the South African Constabulary. Permission to publish received from Will Endley.

1941: SA RAILWAYS POLICE (DURBAN HARBOUR)

Les Pivnic

ABSTRACT: During 1941 the then King of Greece came to live in South Africa for some time. The SA Railways Police were then in attendance.

KEYWORDS:

Durban Harbour, King of Greece, Wartime, Les Pivnic, SAR Chef Spiros Metaxsis, SS Nieuw Amsterdam,

AUTHOR: Mr Les Pivnic

In 1941, Durban had a distinguished visitor: the graceful Dutch Trans-Atlantic liner Nieuw Amsterdam in war-time austerity paint, seen here being assisted to her berth by SAR tugs.

She brought the King of Greece to South Africa.

Note the Railway Policemen in their smart black uniforms with white pith helmets and gloves.

Apparently, the King was conveyed by rail in a private saloon to Pretoria and the SAR Chef allocated to serve the King was none other than Spiros Metaxsis who six years later, was Head Chef on the 1947 Royal Train.

• (With permission from Mr Les Pivnic – e-mail dated 21 Dec 2023)

• 1949: SA RAILWAYS POLICE (DURBAN HARBOUR)

The Water Police in Durban Harbour.

Photo: SAR Publicity Dept

J & J Wepener (Welkom)

Hi Hennie,

Ons besig om Museum skoon te maak, laaste besoeker verlede jaar, vol spinnerakke en stof. Neem lank en ook interessant om ou goed te herontdek/lees.

Boek verwys:-

Inskrywing voorste blad.

Lys van Vry Diens Passe 1st - 2de klas uit gereik aan S.A.S-Polisie. Let op een vermis. Saak geopen. Verwysing gegee.

Die merk langs alle inskrywings die van Oudit-amptenaar. Sy handtekening verskyn ook op blad.

Tweede blad..

Begin van nuwe rekord boek toon aan besonderhede van uitreikings- en inhandigings wanneer Dienspas nie meer nodig is nie. Geskat aan die dikte van die boek sou dit dekades lank geneem om vol te kry. "Die goeie ou dae van ons Administrasie. Alles is deeglik beheer met honderde vorms/boeke ens. wat daagliks gebalanseer moes was".

Die gekrap* en Stasie datum stempel deur John aangebring toe die voorraad dienspasse ingehandig is toe S.A.S.P. die S.A.P. ingelyf het. Tot 1988 het S.A.S.P. nog treindienste behartig. Het ligte bruin uniforms gedra. Daarna sekerheidpersoneel aangestel. Later deur privaat instansies oorgeneem. TOE HET DIE "GROOT HANDEL" OMKOOPERY/KORRUPSIE/DIEFSTAL/STEEL BEGIN.

*Met my aankoms in Worcester in 1974. Was dit tussen vele ander opdragte, my plig om alle V.K.O.'s/ P.T.O.'s goed te keur. Ek moes my handtekening verander om vinnig alle reis konsessies en ander dokumente te onderteken. Die "strepe" was die maklikste en vinniger manier om alles te teken. Gebruik dit nog vandag. Baie het gesê "Weppie" krap alles dood.

Spoorwegpolisie groete,

John en Jacque.

FIRST CLASS FREE PASS (SA RAILWAYS POLICE)

J & J Wepener (Welkom)

EQUIPMENT SHEET: SAR POLICE WELKOM

J & J Wepener (Private Railway Museum: Welkom)

SA Vloot | SA Navy

Postcard. South African Navy Hydrographic Survey Vessel SAS Protea. Dated 1972. Frans Erasmus

F150 SAS President Kruger