The Uloliwe by Hennie Heymans, Nongqai Publications

THE ULOLIWE SOUTH AFRICA – SUID-AFRIKA A monthly railway historical and research publication ‘n Maandelikse spoorweg historiese en navorsing publikasie Vol 3 No 4 Un-official / Nie Amptelik - Gratis Everything to do with the former SA Railways: i.e. lighthouses, harbours, staff, photos, books, RMT, stations, tugs, SAR Police, SAA, catering, pipelines, stamps, models, rolling stock, armoured trains, diagrams, etc

Hennie Heymans, Pretoria, ZA heymanshb@gmail.com April 2012

Friends of the Rail: No 3664 in Steam on 24 Sept 2011 – Hennie Heymans

Contents Welcome ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 Front Cover – Voorblad: FOTR ................................................................................................................ 6 Editorial – Redaksioneel............................................................................................................................ 6 Stan Kantor.......................................................................................................................................... 7 Main Story ................................................................................................................................................... 8 1899 Zululand Railway: Sir James Liege Hulett: His Private Railway line to Zululand - Dr JC van der Walt............................................................................................................................................ 8 Filler: GL 2351 ........................................................................................................................................... 12 1940 Air-conditioned Dining Saloon for the Blue Train ..................................................................... 12 Jacque Wepener’s Perambulations ........................................................................................................ 17 Sebenza Weed Chem ........................................................................................................................... 19 Timber shunt Friedesheim .................................................................................................................. 22 Welgeleë, containers heading South ................................................................................................. 23 Bloemhof – 10E; 10-013 ........................................................................................................................ 25 Makwassie ............................................................................................................................................. 26 Railway History ....................................................................................................................................... 27 CGR – 1st Class..................................................................................................................................... 27 Filler: Car-train near Boughton, PMB - Jacobus Marais ................................................................. 27 CGR – Daniel Naylor: Transcript of Supreme Court Records ....................................................... 28 NGR ....................................................................................................................................................... 38 OVS Staatspoorwegen (OVSS) ............................................................................................................... 38 President MT Steyn’s Carriage ....................................................................................................... 38 NZASM - Vereniging........................................................................................................................... 38 2

Anglo Boer War – Imperial Military Railway .................................................................................. 39 Filler: Class 7 - 1011 Keetmanshoop - HBH .................................................................................. 39 1913 SAR Stations: Idutywa and Mooi River Natal ........................................................................ 40 1933 SAR Stations: Viljoensdrift, OFS. .............................................................................................. 41 1933 Van Reenen under snow ............................................................................................................ 42 1933 Wolwehoek, OFS ......................................................................................................................... 42 1933 Johannesburg and the Union Ltd ............................................................................................. 43 1933 Otavi, SWA .................................................................................................................................. 44 1933 SAR and the Farmer’s Economy: Omaruru............................................................................. 45 1933 SAR Dover, OFS .............................................................................................................................. 46 SAR Traction and Rolling Stock ............................................................................................................. 46 1933 Special Tourist Train from Durban to Victoria Falls .......................................................... 46 1933 Running Sheds: Mafeking ...................................................................................................... 47 1933 Johannesburg to Rhodesia ..................................................................................................... 47 1933 East London - 1st Locomotive Boiler ..................................................................................... 48 1933: Class 10C number 769 in Vivid Electric Blue – DF Holland ............................................ 49 1933: Class 16DA No 877 – DF Holland ........................................................................................ 50 1940 Grain Truck: FZ 15774 ............................................................................................................ 50 1984 SA Railways: Nkomati Accord – G Prinsloo, SADF Archive ............................................... 51 SAR –...................................................................................................................................................... 53 Transnet ..................................................................................................................................................... 53 5E 1101 - Jacobus Marais ................................................................................................................ 53 The car-train – Jacobus Marais ....................................................................................................... 55 3

Train filled with Anhydrous Ammonia near Cedara & photo of truck OXNLJ 33-100-683 – Jacobus Marais .................................................................................................................................. 56 What is anhydrous ammonia? ............................................................................................................... 57 Uses: ....................................................................................................................................................... 57 Fertilizer............................................................................................................................................. 57 Precursor to nitrogenous compounds ........................................................................................... 57 Cleaner ............................................................................................................................................... 57 Fermentation ..................................................................................................................................... 58 Antimicrobial agent for food products ......................................................................................... 58 Crane at Klipheuwel - Smittie v Zyl .................................................................................................. 62 SA Metro Rail............................................................................................................................................ 62 Oeps! Argyle Rd Bridge, Durban – Dave Baker .............................................................................. 63 Class 91: From the lens of – Hansie Sturgeon ...................................................................................... 64 More Durban Railway stations - Rudi Venter ................................................................................. 65 Bayhead ............................................................................................................................................. 65 Mast poles: Ennersdale - Danskraal – Rudi Venter ......................................................................... 67 “Lest we Forget” SAR & H “Roll of Honour”.................................................................................. 68 Old Free State mainline alignments – J Wepener & Bruno Martin ................................................... 69 Railway People – Spoorwegmense ........................................................................................................ 69 - 2011 Nathan Berelowitz – Friends of the Rail (FOTR).................................................................. 69 Previous issues ..................................................................................................................................... 69 - Mr JJ Prinsloo & Mr A Cross with Baby Austin trolley................................................................ 70 Book Shelf.................................................................................................................................................. 70 SA Panorama: Tortoise Rescue – Stan Kantor, Pretoria ..................................................................... 71 4

1969 Ster: Dr Chris Barnard at SAR Beaufort West – Koot Swanepoel (Joubertina) .................. 74 RMT: Soutpan – J & J Wepener .............................................................................................................. 76 RMT during the Bush war: Oshkosh - Annabelle Erasmus ............................................................... 78 South African Airways: Johannes Botha............................................................................................... 79 SAA at Palmietfontein – Johannes Botha.......................................................................................... 79 SAA Historic Flight: Johannes Botha ................................................................................................ 80 Suid Afrikaanse Lugdiens: Historiese Vliegtuie van die Suid Afrikaanse Lugdiens: Douglas DC-4 Skymaster, ZS-BMH, Lebombo................................................................................................ 81 Harbours.................................................................................................................................................... 86 Catering Division ..................................................................................................................................... 86 Rovos Rail - HBH ..................................................................................................................................... 86 South African Models .............................................................................................................................. 88 No 4434 Part Two - HBH ................................................................................................................ 88 From the Press .......................................................................................................................................... 91 Metrorail's email a veiled threat - Robin Carlisle ............................................................................ 91 Open Group: Face book .......................................................................................................................... 93 Outside South Africa: .............................................................................................................................. 93 Thailand – Bridge on the River Kwai. ............................................................................................... 93 Pandora’s Box ........................................................................................................................................... 99 Mail Bag ..................................................................................................................................................... 99 Ashley Peter - Durban ......................................................................................................................... 99 An update on Leith Paxton – Cape Town ...................................................................................... 101 Kobus van der Merwe – SAP Reserve............................................................................................. 101 Treine - Gawie Botha, Paarl .............................................................................................................. 102 5

Pastoor Koot Swanepoel - Joubertina.............................................................................................. 103 Stop Press ................................................................................................................................................ 104 Bridge in Germiston: Colleen Gray, Witwatersrand ..................................................................... 104 Photographs – Dave Fortune ................................................................................................................ 109 Indemnity / Vrywaring ......................................................................................................................... 112 Next Issue ................................................................................................................................................ 113

Welcome It is our honour and privilege to bid you welcome to this issue focussing mainly on our Southern African railway history but also a bit of the present operations. As a pensioner it has become my hobby to do research and to write about days gone by! We hope that you will find this magazine, interesting and to your liking! We find your visits, letters and your contributions stimulating and interesting. All of us have so much to share with one another! A wise chap once said we only own those items that we have given away! It does not make sense; but it works for me. The more we help other people the more we help ourselves!

Front Cover – Voorblad: FOTR Where steam, dreams in Hermanstad. A shot of class 24 number 3664 at Friends of the Rail, Pretoria, before departure on 24 November 2011.

Editorial – Redaksioneel Please tell your friends about this magazine. One little problem that we experience is that we have so much to publish, but we don’t have enough readers! We receive many photographs, letters and articles but, alas, nobody to enjoy all the contributions we receive. One positive thing aspect is, it remains there for posterity. Please tell your “railway” friends about The Uloliwe.

As a rule we post large colour photographs for the enjoyment of our readers. Rather one large picture than six small pictures ones per page. So after all the magazine is not really more than 50 pages. When sending us railway photographs, please send your own photographs. Are you travelling my way? Travel the railway! The price of petrol is for ever increasing and we are faced by heavy tolls. Foreign trucks are destroying our new highways â&#x20AC;&#x201C; why are they not forced to rail their trucks from the border to our harbours?

Stan Kantor of Pretoria shares with us the following cartoon by Bob Connoly:

Sadly no more!

Main Story 1899 Zululand Railway: Sir James Liege Hulett: His Private Railway line to Zululand - Dr JC van der Walt Mr David Brown was a gold prospector down on his luck. In 1892 he decided to walk from Zululand to the Barberton gold fields to try his luck. On his way he enjoyed the hospitality of Zulu inKosi Somkhele kaMalanda (1839 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1907), the man with the largest herds of cattle in Zululand. Somkhele lived west of Mtubatuba some 65 kilometres north of Richards Bay on todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s road to the Umfolozi Game Reserve. Here Brown noticed an outcrop of coal. He promptly walked to Durban and informed James Liege Hulett (photo left) of his find. Hulett was the most influential businessman in Natal. He had his eyes on the development of sugar farming in Zululand as well as the development of a harbour at Richards Bay. The Natal Government had no money for such projects. The railway line north of Durban stopped at Verulam. The line was profitable because of the high volume of sugar cane transported. In 1884 the Natal Government passed a bill for the lengthening of the line from Verulam to the Thukela River, the boundary with Zululand. In 1895 the Government granted a concession for its construction to Hulett & Sons. In 1893 a Government diamond drill confirmed the deposit of coal at Somkhele. Soon fantastic stories started to circulate about the largest coal find in the world. The Government geologists remained sceptical about the quality and quantity of the coal deposit at Somkhele. However, Hulett, Brown and Reynolds immediately formed the Zululand Collieries Company (ZCCO). Prospector Brown now was a director of companies. Hulett was now in a position to lengthen the private railway line from the Thukela River to the Somkhele coal deposit with Government guarantees. 8

During 1894 the Government granted ZCCO a 50-year lease on 4000 acres of land at Somkhele and Hulettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other business, Zululand Railway Company, was authorised to construct a private railway line to Somkhele. In 1896 Zululand was struck by a severe drought and, to make matters worse, the cattle disease rinderpest swept the land forcing the Natal Government to close the border at the Thukela River to prevent the spread of the disease by animal drawn wagons. The new railway line would prevent the spread of cattle disease as well. Rinderpest1 wiped out 85% of all the cattle in Zululand. To assist the hungry people in Zululand, the Government delivered American maize by means of a coastal steam ship Gertie. Gertie off loaded American maize at Port Durnford south of Richard Bay where the maize was stored in sheds on the beach. The Government also delivered maize to the store of Mr. Stephen Bond at the drift on the Thukela River, who then delivered the maize to the starving people at cost price. There was no question about the necessity of a railway line to Zululand. It was also argued that the railway line and the new bridge across the Thukela River would bring about real political union between Natal and Zululand. Others argued that it was simply another scheme to enrich one individual, James Liege Hulett. He provided the money and the Government undertook to supervise the construction of the railway line. The Government retained 59% of the gross income from the private line to serve interest payments to Hulett. The bridge across the Thukela River was constructed using 16 steel spans imported from the United States of America. The new bridge was opened on 18 July 1902. The railway line reached uMhlathuze halt in 1902 and the Empangeni station on 16 January 1903. Hulett, a man who arrived in Durban in 1857 on board the brig Lady Selbourne with only 5 pounds in his pocket, which has been financed by his uncle, became a very wealthy man. His wealth was based on tea and sugar cultivation. During the coronation of King Edward the Seventh, Hulett was knighted. He became Sir Liege Hulett.

Rinderpest (also cattle plague or steppe murrain) was an infectious viral disease of cattle, domestic buffalo, and some other species of even-toed ungulates, including buffaloes, large antelopes and deer, giraffes, wildebeests and warthogs. The term Rinderpest is taken from German, and means cattle-plague â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wikipedia.

Empangeni Station The Governor of Natal Sir Henry McCallum officially opened Somkhele railway station by personally driving the locomotive into the station on 17 September1903. The new railway line connected Zululand with Durban and this service accelerated the settlement of white farmers, storekeepers and industrialists in Zululand. On 18 October 1904 the Report by the Joint Imperial and Colonial Commissioners of the Zululand Lands Delimitation Commission set aside 3 887 000 acres of land for the Zulu people. The delimitation excluded 2 613 000 acres (40%) for white occupation. This land soon turned into productive sugar, wattle and Saligna gum tree farms. The Land Board allocated crown land to settlers with capital of 500 pounds to cultivate at least 5% of the allocated land within 5 years. The lease amount in Zululand was two shillings per acre per year. The price of a bottle of whiskey was 7 shillings. The farms produced thirty tons of sugar cane per acre. The settlers were required to sell their sugar cane to the JL Hulett sugar mills in aMatikulu (1908) and in Felixton (1911) on the Mhlathuze River. However, sugar cane farming was not easy. Farm labour was scarce. Malaria killed many labourers, farmers and their families. East coast fever wiped out the oxen, donkeys and mules. The farmers had to hire steam ploughs from the Government and their children had to live elsewhere. The new railway line financed and constructed by Hulett turned the dreams of a harbour and industrial development at Richards Bay into reality. Who was Sir Liege Hulett really? 10

Hulett was 19 years of age when he arrived from England on board the 200-ton brig Lady Selbourne on 29 May 1857. His first job was with a chemist Mr. Burgess. His salary was 30 pounds per year. He bought land at Verulam for which he paid one pound per acre. He planted mealies, coffee, arrowroot and cotton. Two years after his arrival he had enough money to bring out his parents and three sisters. His farming venture failed and he took up a position as a farm manager at Compensation. His salary was 80 pounds per year. In 1860 he noticed a young lady riding an ox instead of a horse. He married Mary Balcomb the next year. The cotton venture failed as well. Hulett managed to raise enough money to buy the farm. He then planted new crops such as sweet potatoes and mealies that he sold to the natives. He prospered and formed a partnership with his father-in-law to buy land north of the Umvoti River. Part of this land was named Kearsney after Kearsney Abbey near Sheffield, England, his place of birth. Here Hullet experimented with new crops and he established fruit orchards and a jam factory. Later he built a lovely home known as Kearsney House. It was an imposing 22- room mansion. In 1884 he had 200 acres under tea cultivation and a factory. This factory burnt down in 1887. He promptly rebuilt the factory and tea became a flourishing industry. Hulett produced more than one million pounds of tea in 1812. It is on tea that Hulett founded his fortune. He encouraged small farmers to cultivate tea in the vicinity of Kearsney. During this period he was elected to the Natal Legislative Council. Liege Hulett entered the sugar industry in 1891. In 1892 he formed “JL Hulett and Sons, Ltd.” In 1885 Germany wanted to infiltrate Zululand through St Lucia Bay and Hulett pleaded with the Government to annex Zululand. In the mean time the civil war in Zululand has led to anarchy, bloodshed and famine. Zululand was annexed in 1887 and incorporated into Natal in 1897. When the Government had no money to extend the railway line towards Zululand, Hulett declared: “I will find the money if you would find the interest.” He went to London where he raised sufficient capital. His private railway line was extended from Stanger to Kearsney and in 1903 the railway from Verulam reached the coal mine at Somkhele, north-west of Mtubatuba. Hulett opened his first sugar mill at Tinley Manor in 1901. In 1904 he built his first sugar mill in Zululand at aMatikulu. The mill started crushing in 1908. He constructed the second sugar mill in Zululand at Felixton named after the Governor-General, Lord Felix Gladstone. 11

In 1904 Hulett moved from Kearsney to his new mansion “Manor House” on the Berea in Durban. Here he gathered art treasures including two nude sculptures. His two aunts used to drape the nudes in sheets to hide them from view. In 1911 he opened a huge sugar refinery at Rossburgh, south of Durban. In 1920 Kearsney House became a school for boys under the jurisdiction of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. (Later it became Kearsney College). Hulett was a deeply religious man. He was a lay preacher and for many years conducted two church services every Sunday. Sir Liege Hulett died in June 1928 at the age of 90 years. He was buried under the beautiful trees that he planted himself at Kearsney Manor. Photographs 1) Sir James Liege Hulett, the father of the Zululand sugar industry at the age of 90 years. 2) The private railway to Somkhele coal mine in 1903 SOURCE: Van der Walt JC, “Zululand true Stories 1780-1978 and Child Slavery in South Africa 1837 to 1877”, 5th Edition, 2012”. •

Thank you Dr Jay-Cee! When can we expect another “Zululand railway” article? – HBH

Filler: GL 2351

1940 Air-conditioned Dining Saloon for the Blue Train The last word in travel comfort… The South African Railways and Harbours Magazine, of September 1940, that is about 73 years ago, on pages 1152 and 1153 proudly announced the arrival of the “new” air conditioned dining saloon and kitchen–staff car that completed the air-conditioned stock for the Blue Train.

Orange No 230 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Photo SAR Museum, Mr Eric Conradie.

Zambezi No 231â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Photo SAR Museum, Mr Eric Conradie. Unfortunately we do not have diagrams of class A-33 Dining Cars. Below: One day I was on a visit to Middelburg, Tvl, when dining car, Zambezi - No 231, was moved from a local shopping mall to Rovos Rail in Pretoria. Below the photos that Chris Deeflets took for us:

Jacque Wepenerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Perambulations Dear Readers, I mentioned the decrease in traffic lately, have a look at the line between Wesselsbron and Erfdeel. Doesn't look like a train has passed over these tracks for a couple of days... Hopefully traffic will pick up when harvest season starts. Last year the branch operated 24/7 during harvest time and we were treated to triple headed 34's on 60 truck mielie block loads superb!! The other picture is a load of northbound Lime at Drie Ruiters. Cheers. Jacque & John.

Wesselsbron - Erfdeel [What an interesting shot! Well-done Mr Wepener!]

Wesselsbron and Erfdeel

Drie Ruiters

Sebenza Weed Chem Dear Readers We got this train today returning from Bothaville, the first photos are at Ancona/Rooiblom. The last are close to Allanridge. These weed killer trains travel at 30Km/h whilst spraying. SWC stands for Sebenza Weed Chem. It is the first time this company is in our area, normally it is Agricura and the train is green not dark blue as here. Cheers. Jacque & John.

In the interest of our readers and the railway hobby in general, we place at at our discretion railway related advertisements at no cost.

Filler: Wine tankers pictured at Worcester from a moving train HBH

Timber shunt Friedesheim

WelgeleĂŤ, containers heading South

Hi Readers, Got the car train heading towards Kroonstad this afternoon, for once basically right time? The photo is just past the Sand River Bridge. The other picture is at old Erfdeel 4 shaft, Sheltam's 31 class heading towards the exchange yards with Harmony Surface Rail, on a load of ore from 5 shaft. Cheers. J & J.

Bloemhof – 10E; 10-013

Filler: Guards van No 21014 pictured at Culemborg in the “previous” livery - HBH

Makwassie

All photos by J & J Wepener carry their sopyright. Filler: 8M pictured at Cape Town station - HBH

Railway History CGR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1st Class

Filler: Car-train near Boughton, PMB - Jacobus Marais

CGR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Daniel Naylor: Transcript of Supreme Court Records

Page 1: 25 / 1885 Hearing on Monday 2nd February 1885 Myburgh – Appellant And Naylor - Respondent In appeal from RM2 Richmond Appellant’s Counsel – Mr Dunes(?) Appellant’s Attorneys – Messrs (?) Van Zyl & Co. [Right Margin Note: Johannes Myburg vs Daniel Naylor 1885, illiquid case KAB CSC 25] Page 2: In the Periodical Court of the Resident Magistrate of Richmond held at Britstown on 29th November 1884. Myburg Vs Naylor Claim for £18 for the value 0f the carcasses of two oxen, the property of the Plaintiff, said oxen been killed by a Railway Train at or near Fort (?) Put (?) in the division of Richmond, which carcasses …(?) unlawfully apportioned, … (?) and sold for his own benefit in or about August last. Plaintiff by J. E.(?) van Zyl. Defendant in person.

RM = Resident Magistrate

Defendant admits that Plaintiff’s two oxen were injured by the train, that one died, and that one was subsequently killed by his orders, but denies liability for the amount claimed. William (spelt in English) Johannes Myburg sworn states, I am a farmer residing at “De Put”. I had two oxen which I missed in August last from my farm “De Put” and on the following day I discovered that they were – (Here Defendant admits that he had the oxen removed from the line) – I did not ???????. Defendant personally offered me £8, Defendant told me that it was better for me to accept the £8 as the cattle had no business on the line, and he would kill as many as he liked. I would not accept the £8; afterwards I went to look for Page 3: the Defendant to speak about the matter but I could not find him…by the ??? ( ??? ….I would not have accepted the £8 if I had found him. Defendant admits the sale of the flesh of the two oxen at 2d per lb?? Cornelius Willem Lewis sworn states: I was station master at De Aar in August last. I know the Plaintiff and have seen (the) Defendant before. I known that two oxen were killed by the train in August last, that they were subsequently removed (to) the station at De Aar and then carcasses then sold. Defendant holds the position of Inspector of the Permanent Way. I sold the carcasses by his instruction of ???????? Traffic Inspector. The carcasses of the oxen were brought to the station and sold by the quarter – I have been several years in the Cape Railway Department, I have never known animals killed by the train to be brought to the station by the Inspector. I have known of animals being run over by the train, but I don’t know what was done with the carcasses – I known that it is the duty of the Inspector to remove obstructions from the line. Defendant has no questions. Page 4: By the Court. Inspector of the Permanent Way have books of rules under which they work. Daniel Naylor duly sworn states, I am defendant in the case and am Inspector of the Permanent way between De Aar and the 41st mile ???? towards Cape Town. The line was obstructed by the two oxen in question to the danger of passengers travelling by train – I was responsible for the line being kept free from obstructions within the limits I have stated. I had the oxen slaughtered and removed they could not be ??????? as they ?????? I sent 30

them to Lewis to be disposed of to the best advantage. I have never had ??????? of this kind before during my time in office. I did not know to whom the cattle belonged, there was no herd in charge of them. I don’t know what became of the proceeds. The spot where the oxen were run over and killed was about four miles from De Aar station – I acted as I did because I thought it was for the best – I had no instructions either to leave the oxen there or to move… Page 5: them – I handed them over to Lucas as station master, I had no instructions. I can’t say what became of the proceeds. The Engineer did not himself guarantee the expenses of my journey to Britstown. I heard something about this being likely to be paid from another party. The court holds that the Defendant is not the person from whom compensation for loss of oxen killed by a Railway Train should be claimed. Judgement – Absolution from the instance with costs ???? I H. F Burton Resident Magistrate for the District of Richmond and hereby certify and declare that the above as the true proceedings in the case W. J Myburg against Daniel Naylor, and that the said proceedings contains the notes of all evidence received by the said Court ????? to or offered by either party and ???? by the said Court???? on the hearing of the case. Richmond

(signature H. F. Barton)

27 January 1885 Page 6: Notes: An employee of the Railway Department is not as far as I know an official who can be sued for any claim against the Railway Department, nor could he sue for any claim of that Department. A ???? Commissioner can neither sue for money due to the Government nor can he be sued for money owing to the Government. If Plaintiff be entitled to compensation for loss of his oxen his remedy is against the Government

and not against an employee in the Government

Railway Department. There is nothing to show that the meat sold was not thus disposed of in

order that the Government might be recovered??? to however small an extent? for the amount of the ????? in compensating Plaintiff for loss of his oxen. (signed H.F. Burton) 27/1/85 Page 7: [Stamp: “Registrar of the Supreme Court” dated 31 Jan 85] In the Supreme Court of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope Between Willem Johannes Myburg Appellant and Daniel Naylor Respondent Sir, Be pleased to take notice that the appeal entered in the above matter in the Periodical Court of Britstown against the decision of the Resident Magistrate of Richmond given on the 19th November 1884 has been set down into the Register of this periodic Court for argument on the 1st day of February 1885 at 10 o’clock in the ?????????? thereafter as Counsel can be heard. Dated at Cape Town this 10th day of January 1885 (signed Van Zyl ….) Attorneys for the above Appellant Plaintiff in the Court below To Daniel Naylor 32

De Aar Div of Richmond The above respondent, Defendant In the Court below [Note in left margin: “This is the notice referred to in the????? affidavit as annexure thereto marked A.

Initials “J.P.”]

Page 8: In the Supreme Court of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope Between Willem Johannes Myburg Appellant and Daniel Naylor Respondent I, Johannes Willem Jacobus Van Zyl of De Aar make oath and say that I duly served the above named respondent with a true copy of the notice hereto annexed marked A by delivering the same to and leaving it with him at his residence at “Kleinpaardvlei” on Friday the 16th day of January 1885 (Signed J van Zyl) Sworn before me at De Aar this 17th day of January 1885 (Signed: ?????) [Court stamp “Registrar of the Supreme Court” and revenue stamp] Page 9:

[Court stamp: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Registrar of the supreme Courtâ&#x20AC;? dated 30 Jan 85] Office of the Civil Commissioner Resident Magistrate Of Richmond 27th January 1885 W.J. Myburg vs Daniel Naylor Sir, I beg to forwards herewith copy of the proceedings in the above case, the deic0osn in which has been appealed against and is set down for hearing in the Supreme Court of the ???????. I have the honour to be Sir Your obedient servant (Signed ???) RM The Registrar of the Supreme Court, Cape Town Page 10: [W???2] In the Supreme Court I Willem Johannes Myburg of De Put in the Division of Richmond do hereby ordain, nominate, and appoint Messrs Van Zyl ???? & ?????? to be my lawful Attorney and Agent, for me in my name to take? proceedings of Claim and Demand appeal from? the judgement of the Resident Magistrate of Richmond in the matter of myself vs Naylor tried before him at the Periodical Court held at Britstown on the 19th November 1884 according to law, and to proceed to the final end and determination thereof, by virtue of these

presents, with power of substitution, promising to approve of any legal steps he may take in the premises on my behalf. Given under my hand at Britstown this tenth day of December in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hindered and Eighty Four. (signed: ???) Witness: (Signed: Thomas ?????) Filed of record, this

Day of

[Two five Shilling Cape of Good Hope Postage/revenue Stamps] Summons Returnable the

Day of

???? J. ????, Printer, Cape Town Page 11: [Court stamp: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Registrar of the Supreme Courtâ&#x20AC;?, dated 31 Jan 85] In the Supreme Court of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope Between William Johannes Myburg Appellant Plaintiff and Daniel Naylor Respondent Defendant --------------------------------------Sir, Be pleased to set down the above Cause and Trial and Argument for Monday the second day of February 1885 35

Dated at Cape Town, this 31st day of Johannesburg 1885 Yours obediently, (signed “Van Zyl, ?????) Plaintiff’s Attorney To the registrar of the Supreme Court [Five shilling Postage/revenue stamp] Page 12: 1884 30 ???

Record received from RM Richmond

Appellants warrant filed

Set down for hearing on Monday 2nd February ‘85

In the Supreme Court (Unreadable) Appellant by the ???? Respondent in ?????? Appeal dismissed with costs By ???? JCB ?????? Registrar??? (Unreadable note) Page 13: [Court stamp: “Registrar of the Supreme Court”, dated 30 Jan 85] Periodical Court of the Resident Magistrate for Richmond held at Britstown 36

Messenger of the Court Summon Daniel Naylor hereinafter styled the defendant, of De Aar in the Division

Richmond that he appear before the Court of the resident Magistrate of the district, to be holden at Britstown on ???? the 19th day of November 1884, at 10 o’clock in the Forenoon, with his Witness (if he have any) to show why he had not paid to William Johannes hereinafter styled the Plaintiff of “De Put” in the Division of Richmond. the Sum of £18. 0. 0 with interest from which the said Plaintiff complains that he owes him for the carcasses of certain two oxen the property of the said Plaintiff. The said oxen having been injured (?) or killed by a Railway Train at or near the farm “De Put” and which said carcasses the said defendant wrongfully and unlawfully appropriated, removed, and sold to his benefit in or about the month of august last and which sum the said defendant objects and refuses to pay and the said Plaintiff prays that he may be adjudged to pay the same together with costs of trial (?) And serve on the said Defendant a Copy of this Summons, and account and return you on that Day, to the said Court, what you have done on this Summons. (Signed D.H. Viljoen?) Clerk of the Court Issuer of Process? Filler: Tsumis Park, Namibia HBH

NGR

OVS Staatspoorwegen (OVSS) President MT Steyn’s Carriage No new information yet – we have spoken to descendants of Pres MT Steyn. We are still looking for information on this subject.

NZASM - Vereniging

Anglo Boer War â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Imperial Military Railway

abandoned

bridge

near

IMR Irene.

Somebody has taken a few pot shots at the inscription. Photo Ric Searle.

Filler: Class 7 - 1011 Keetmanshoop - HBH

1913 SAR Stations: Idutywa and Mooi River Natal

1933 SAR Stations: Viljoensdrift, OFS. These photos were taken during the 1933 depression. We had many poor-whites. Instead of welfare grants the Afrikaner orientated government had the poor-whites employed as general labourers at a nominal wage of about 2/6- (25 cents) a day. Six days a week. These poor whites joined the SAR and they also built dams – mostly by manual labour. There is a lesson to learn in this exercise! It must be remembered that the Boers suffered after Kichener’s “scorched earth” policy. Before the war there was rinderpest. After the Anglo-Boer War there was a drought. The government’s form of benevolence was work!3 Arbeid Adel!

Its depression time and many “European” labourers are employed. [SAR staff seldom sport dogs in their pictures, unlike the old Police and Defence Force photos. With apology to Noel Coward, there is, on the railways: No “Mad Dogs and Englishmen (that) go out in the midday sun”.]

After the AB-war both my grandparents of the Heymans and Faure-families who were Free Staters, grew up as orphans in the

concentration camps. After the war they were so poor; they used paraffin boxes as bedroom furniture. The British had burnt everything! Oupa Heymans wanted to work on the SAR but was turned down. He became business man at Van Reenen and died a rich man in his later life. He was always thankful towards the SAR for turning him down! - HBH

1933 Van Reenen under snow

During winter, snow was always visible on the Malutiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s - HBH

1933 Wolwehoek, OFS

1933 Johannesburg and the Union Ltd

1933 Otavi, SWA

Filler: 10th Class at Roodepoort â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Johannes Botha

1933 SAR and the Farmer’s Economy: Omaruru Omaruru:

During

1933

there

was

serious

depression in South Africa. Not only industrialists, but also farmers, struggled to keep their heads above water. Here at Omaruru in South West Africa one can clearly see that the SAR is playing their part in supporting the farmers and local industry giving impetus to the economy. The pictures feature the creamery, cream truck and a lorry loaded with plank to make butter boxes. As far as farmers were concerned cream was a cash crop. While doing genealogical research in the Kalahari farmers lauded the SAR RMT for collecting their cans of cream at their farms in the Kuruman District at Black Rock, Hotazell and Van Zyl’s Rust areas during the depression. The

farmers

and

their

dependants

survived

financially because they could sell their cream and with that money send their children to school and buy some necessities like coffee and sugar.

Patron: Our patron is Les Pivnic. He is one of the experts on the SA Railways. He is a renowned railway photographer and author. His book on SAR Dining Cars is a classic book and by now Africana. He was assistant- curator at the old SAR museum in Johannesburg. Technical Advisor: Bruce Jones, or the Scotsman; as I call him. He speaks in “Scots” to me. Bruce is a retired scientist. With his mathematical and science background is our technical advisor.

1933 SAR Dover, OFS

Below: What is the purpose of the DZ-type truck behind the locomotive? - HBH.

SAR Traction and Rolling Stock 1933 Special Tourist Train from Durban to Victoria Falls

1933 Running Sheds: Mafeking

1933 Johannesburg to Rhodesia

1933 East London - 1st Locomotive Boiler

1933: Class 10C number 769 in Vivid Electric Blue – DF Holland •

The

SAR

Magazine of 1933 did not credit DF Holland with this photo. •

See photo below – from the “Railway Circle”. Here one can see that the loco was

finished

another colour but black.

1933: Class 16DA No 877 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; DF Holland

1940 Grain Truck: FZ 15774

Vuller â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Putsonderwater: Is dit put sonder water? Of is dit dalk puts onder die water? HBH

1984 SA Railways: Nkomati Accord â&#x20AC;&#x201C; G Prinsloo, SADF Archive

Mozambique Security and armed forces.

SA Medical Services.

Ready for Pres Samora Machell and Pres PW Botha.

SA Medical Services (SADF).

The Nkomati Accord was a non-aggression pact signed on 16 March 1984 between the government of the People's Republic of Mozambique and the government of the Republic of 52

South Africa. The event took place at the South African town of Komatipoort with the signatories being Samora Machel and PW Botha. Despite repeated pleas from Machel for leaders of other SADCC nations to attend, the complete absence of any such heads of state demonstrated the derision the accord was viewed with from these nations. The treaty's stated focus was on preventing Mozambique from supporting the African National Congress on the one hand, and South Africa from supplying the RENAMO on the other. However, Machel only partially honoured commitments to expel various ANC members from his territory, and the South African government continued to funnel arms and other supplies to RENAMO, allowing their destabilization of Mozambique to continue apace. A permanent peace accord, the Rome General Peace Accords, finally ended the Mozambican Civil War in 1992 and was supervised by the United Nations' ONUMOZ force until 1994.4 SAR – -

Transnet 5E 1101 - Jacobus Marais

5E 1101 with a “university on wheels” and above depicts the controls.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nkomati_Accord

The set on which staffs learns the various routes. (Would like to build a model like this! â&#x20AC;&#x201C; HBH) Interior view.

The car-train â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jacobus Marais

A striking and interesting shot by Jacobus Marais near Boughton. Mooi Man!! - HBH

Car train snaking around the balloon at Boughton â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jacobus Marais.

Train filled with Anhydrous Ammonia near Cedara & photo of truck OXNLJ 33100-683 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jacobus Marais

What is anhydrous ammonia? Ammonia or azane is a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula NH3. It is a colourless gas with a characteristic pungent odour. Ammonia contributes significantly to the nutritional needs of terrestrial organisms by serving as a precursor to food and fertilizers. Ammonia, either directly or indirectly, is also a building-block for the synthesis of many pharmaceuticals and is used in many commercial cleaning products. Although in wide use, ammonia is both caustic and hazardous. In 2006, worldwide production was estimated at 146.5 million tonnes. Ammonia, as used commercially, is often called anhydrous ammonia. This term emphasizes the absence of water in the material. Because NH3 boils at −33.34 °C (−28.012 °F) at a pressure of 1 atmosphere, the liquid must be stored under high pressure or at low temperature. “Household ammonia” or “ammonium hydroxide” is a solution of NH3 in water. The concentration of such solutions is measured in units of the Baumé scale (density), with 26 degrees baumé (about 30% w/w ammonia at 15.5 °C) being the typical high-concentration commercial product. Household ammonia ranges in concentration from 5 to 10 weight percent ammonia.

Uses: Fertilizer Approximately 83% (as of 2004) of ammonia is used as fertilizers either as its salts or as solutions. When applied to soil, it helps provide increased yields of crops such as corn and wheat. Consuming more than 1% of all man-made power, the production of ammonia is a significant component of the world energy budget.

Precursor to nitrogenous compounds Ammonia is directly or indirectly the precursor to most nitrogen-containing compounds. Virtually all synthetic nitrogen compounds are derived from ammonia. An important derivative is nitric acid. This key material is generated via the Ostwald process by oxidation of ammonia with air over a platinum catalyst at 700–850 °C, ~9 atm. Nitric oxide is an intermediate in this conversion: NH3 + 2 O2 → HNO3 + H2O Nitric acid is used for the production of fertilizers, explosives, and many organ nitrogen compounds.

Cleaner Household ammonia is a solution of NH3 in water (i.e., ammonium hydroxide) used as a general purpose cleaner for many surfaces. Because ammonia results in a relatively streak-free 57

shine, one of its most common uses is to clean glass, porcelain and stainless steel. It is also frequently used for cleaning ovens and soaking items to loosen baked-on grime. Household ammonia ranges in concentration from 5 to 10 weight percent ammonia.

Fermentation Solutions of ammonia ranging from 16% to 25% are used in the fermentation industry as a source of nitrogen for microorganisms and to adjust pH during fermentation.

Antimicrobial agent for food products As early as in 1895, it was known that ammonia was â&#x20AC;&#x153;strongly antiseptic .. it requires 1.4 grams per litre to preserve beef tea.â&#x20AC;? Anhydrous ammonia has been shown effective as an antimicrobial agent for animal feed and is currently used commercially to reduce or eliminate microbial contamination of beef. The New York Times reported in October, 2009 on an American company, Beef Products Inc., which turns fatty beef trimmings, averaging between 50 and 70 percent fat, into seven million pounds per week of lean finely textured beef by removing the fat using heat and centrifugation, then disinfecting the lean product with ammonia; the process was rated by the US Department of Agriculture as effective and safe on the basis of a study (financed by Beef Products) that found that the treatment reduces E. coli to undetectable levels. Further investigation by The New York Times published in December, 2009 revealed safety concerns about the process as well as consumer complaints about the taste and smell of beef treated at optimal levels of ammonia.[45]The following week, the newspaper published an editorial, "More Perils of Ground Meat," reiterating the concerns posed in the news article. Several days later, the editorial was appended with a retraction, stating that it had incorrectly claimed there had been two recalls of ground meat because of this process, and that "No meat produced by Beef Products Inc. has been linked to any illnesses or outbreaks."

Minor and emerging uses

Refrigeration â&#x20AC;&#x201C; R717 Because of its favourable vaporization properties, ammonia is an attractive refrigerant. It was commonly used prior to the popularisation of chlorofluorocarbons (Freons). Anhydrous ammonia is widely used in industrial refrigeration applications and hockey rinks because of its high energy efficiency and low cost. The Kalina cycle, which is of growing importance to geothermal power plants, depends on the wide boiling range of the ammonia-water mixture. Ammonia is used less frequently in commercial applications, such as in grocery store freezer cases and refrigerated displays due to its toxicity.

For remediation of gaseous emissions Ammonia is used to scrub SO2 from the burning of fossil fuels, and the resulting product is converted to ammonium sulfate for use as fertilizer. Ammonia neutralizes the nitrogen oxides (NOx) pollutants emitted by diesel engines. This technology, called SCR (selective catalytic reduction), relies on a vanadia-based catalyst.

As a fuel

Drawing of an Ammoniacal Gas Engine Streetcar in New Orleans (1871) by Alfred Rudolph Waud

The X-15 aircraft used ammonia as one component fuel of its rocket engine Ammonia was used during World War II to power buses in Belgium, and in engine and solar energy applications prior to 1900. Liquid ammonia was used as the fuel of the rocket airplane, the X-15. Although not as powerful as other fuels, it left no soot in the reusable rocket engine and its density approximately matches the density of the oxidizer, liquid oxygen, which simplified the aircraft's design. 59

Ammonia has been proposed as a practical alternative to fossil fuel for internal combustion engines. The calorific value of ammonia is 22.5 MJ/kg (9690 BTU/lb), which is about half that of diesel. In a normal engine, in which the water vapour is not condensed, the calorific value of ammonia will be about 21% less than this figure. It can be used in existing engines with only minor modifications to carburettors/injectors. To meet these demands, significant capital would be required to increase present production levels. Although the second most produced chemical, the scale of ammonia production is a small fraction of world petroleum usage. It could be manufactured from renewable energy sources, as well as coal or nuclear power. It is, however, significantly less efficient than batteries.[citation needed] The 60 MW Rjukan dam in Telemark, Norway produced ammonia via electrolysis of water for many years from 1913 producing fertilizer for much of Europe. If produced from coal, the CO2 can be readily sequestered (the combustion products are nitrogen and water). In 1981 a Canadian company converted a 1981 Chevrolet Impala to operate using ammonia as fuel. Ammonia engines or ammonia motors, using ammonia as a working fluid, have been proposed and occasionally used. The principle is similar to that used in a fireless locomotive, but with ammonia as the working fluid, instead of steam or compressed air. Ammonia engines were used experimentally in the 19th century by Goldsworthy Gurney in the UK and in streetcars in New Orleans in the USA.

As a stimulant Anhydrous ammonia is a common farm fertilizer that is also a critical ingredient in making methamphetamine. In 2005, Iowa state used grant money to give out thousands of locks to prevent criminals from getting into the tanks. Ammonia has found significant use in various sports â&#x20AC;&#x201C; particularly the strength sports of weightlifting and Olympic weightlifting as a respiratory stimulant.[citation needed] Ammonia is commonly used in the illegal manufacture of methamphetamine through a Birch reduction, the Birch method of making methamphetamine is dangerous because the alkali metal and liquid ammonia are both extremely reactive, and the temperature of liquid ammonia makes it susceptible to explosive boiling when reactants are added.

Textile Liquid ammonia is used for treatment of cotton materials, give a properties like mercerisation using alkalis. In particular, it is used for pre-washing of wool.

Lifting gas At standard temperature and pressure ammonia is less dense than atmosphere, and has approximately 60% of the lifting power of hydrogen or helium. Ammonia has sometimes been used to fill weather balloons as a lifting gas. Because of its relatively high boiling point (compared to helium and hydrogen), ammonia could potentially be refrigerated and liquefied aboard an airship to reduce lift and add ballast (and returned to a gas to add lift and reduce ballast).

Woodworking Ammonia has been used to darken quarter sawn white oak in Arts & Crafts and Mission-style furniture. Ammonia fumes react with the natural tannins in the wood and cause it to change colours. 5 Filler: No 15082

NRE coach no 15082 Watervalboven on 22-2-2004 - HBH

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonia

Crane at Klipheuwel - Smittie v Zyl

SA Metro Rail

Oeps! Argyle Rd Bridge, Durban â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Dave Baker

Oeps again! This picture is by Dave Baker. Filler: The view from the back of the passenger train from Windhoek to De Aar. Photo was taken in the Keetmanshoop area on the way to Upington - HBH

Class 91: From the lens of – Hansie Sturgeon

Class 91 on 3’ 6”bogies, note the coupler.

More Durban Railway stations - Rudi Venter Bayhead

This could be the Umhlatuzana River. The During the 1950’s the bridge in Edwin Swales Umbilo- and the Umhlatuzana Rivers run into VC Drive over the Umhlatuzana River was the Durban harbour.

washed away. On our way to school one morning, after severs rains, my father the local sergeant, directed the bus to travel via “Jacobs”.

Mast poles: Ennersdale - Danskraal â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Rudi Venter

New

Old

Old mast heads

“Lest we Forget” SAR & H “Roll of Honour” See page 97 – Graves at the Bridge at the River Kwai – HBH. 68

Old Free State mainline alignments – J Wepener & Bruno Martin Standing over

Railway People – Spoorwegmense - 1933 Miss Corrie Maree – Bloemfontein SAR Exchange.6

- 2011 Nathan Berelowitz – Friends of the Rail (FOTR)

Remember the song “Tussen Treine!” by Richard van der Westhuizen? Well here is Nathan, the Trainman: “Tussen Treine!” at FOTR - HBH.

Previous issues For previous issues of Uloliwe click on: http://issuu.com/hennieheymans/docs

South African Railways and Harbours Magazine, 1933 September: 1065

- Mr JJ Prinsloo & Mr A Cross with Baby Austin trolley

Baby Austin Trolley at Newcastle. A pretty looking vehicle and a neat Mr Prinsloo. 7

Book Shelf Feedback: Mrs Jannie Geldenhuys told me that her father was a SAR Railway chaplain. He was the Rev Harper Martins of the Dutch Reformed Church. They also travelled in small private railway coaches across South Africa and also lived in them for a while. Her father was then called to be the first chaplain of the South African Police. She has promised to look for some railway related photographs. Her father was an avid photographer and his pictures appeared in the SAR & H Magazine and in the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;oldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Nongqai.

South African Railways and Harbours Magazine, 1933 September: 1065

SA Panorama: Tortoise Rescue – Stan Kantor, Pretoria One of our readers, Stan Kantor, focuses our attention on the rescue of tortoises by Spoornet as published in the SA Panorama8. [Does this still happen?] September / October 1992, ISSN 0038254X, pages 64 – 65 refer:

I bought all the SA Panorama’s in bound annual editions for R200-00. They had belonged to a school which threw

them out. Such a pity that Africana is simply chucked away - as if we had no past! - HBH.

1969 Ster: Dr Chris Barnard at SAR Beaufort West – Koot Swanepoel (Joubertina)

[Right: Note the old President’s ear bell for medical reasons – HBH].

Koot Swanepoel came on a visit to Rand and drove all the way to Pretoria to come and say “hello”. He brought an unsolicited gift, various old magazines. Koot says the NG locomotive plinthed in his town, Joubertina, has been nicely painted and the area cleaned up. •

It is NG G 13 No 809 and a green Guards Van - HBH

RMT: Soutpan – J & J Wepener Our correspondent, Jacque Wepener, sent the following photographs of the Road Motor Transport’s base at Soutpan:

See Paxton & Bourne, Locomotives of the SA Railways, Struik; p 147.

RMT during the Bush war: Oshkosh - Annabelle Erasmus

A Casspir-like Oshkosh used by the SARâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s RMT during the Bush War pictured near Tsumeb by Annabelle Erasmus. 78

South African Airways: Johannes Botha

ZS –SJF departing from O Tambo International Airport – J Botha

SAA at Palmietfontein – Johannes Botha

The “Lebombo” Palmietfontein

SAA Historic Flight: Johannes Botha

ZS-AUB

ZS-BMH “Lebombo”. The actor John Travolta flew this aircraft.

Suid Afrikaanse Lugdiens: Historiese Vliegtuie van die Suid Afrikaanse Lugdiens: Douglas DC-4 Skymaster, ZS-BMH, Lebombo Voor 1994 is die Suid Afrikaanse Lugdiens (SAL) bereken as een van die veiligste en doeltreffendste lugrederye in die wêreld. Miljoene passasiers is reeds deur dié lugredery veilig na hulle bestemmings vervoer. Die embleem naamlik die Springbok was ‘n bekende gesig reg oor die wêreld tot en met 1994. Verskeie vliegtuie was ook deel van die vloot en ván hulle vlieg nog steeds vandag. Een van hulle is die Douglas DC-4 Skymaster. Die geskiedenis van dié redery word kortliks 81

hier onder uiteengesit voordat daar met die Douglas DC-4 Skymaster met nommer c/n 43157, ZS-BMH, Lebombo gevlieg word.

Die Suid Afrikaanse Lugdiens het met vlugte op 1 Februarie 1934, begin nadat die Suid Afrikaanse regering die bates en laste van Union Airways oorgeneem het. Die vader van siviele lugvaart in Suid Afrika, Majoor Allister Miller het Union Airways in 1929 in Port Elizabeth gestig nadat die regering ‘n kontrak om lugpos tussen die hoof stede en Kaapstad te vlieg, aan hom toegeken het. The South African government took over the assets and liabilities of Union Airways included 40 staff members and three Junkers F13s, one DH60 Gypsy Moth, one DH80A Puss Moth and a leased Junkers F13 and Junkers A50. The airline was named South African Airways and fell under the control of the South African Railways and Harbours administration. SAA honoured the order for a further three Junkers Ju 52/3m aircraft. This was the beginning of a pioneering, record-breaking world famous airline. SAA’s first intercontinental service, known as the Springbok Service started on 10 November 1945, the service routed Palmietfontein–Nairobi–Khartoum–Cairo–Castel Benito–Hurn Bournemouth, (Heathrow had not yet opened). The flight took 3 days to complete and overnight stops were made at Nairobi and Cairo with the flying time around 33 to 34 hours. At first a weekly service was operated and as the demand for seats increased more services was introduced until finally six services per week were flown. Douglas DC-4 Skymaster aircraft entered service in May 1946 on the Johannesburg–Cape Town route.

Douglas DC-4 Skymaster, c/n 43157 is in 1947 vervaardig en was die laaste vliegtuig van hierdie tipe wat vanaf die fabriek uit gerol het. Van die oorblywende vliegtuie het al die gees gegee maar sy gaan steeds aan met vlieg sonder om die knieë te buig. Some of the grant old dame statistics read as follows: •

First flight = 14/02/1942

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Power plants = Four Pratt & Whitney R-2000-2SD-13G Twin Wasp piston engines of 1450hp (1066kw) each.

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Principal Dimensions = Length: 93ft 11in (28,79m). Height: 27ft 7in (8,41m). Wingspan: 117ft 6in 35.82m).

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Maximum gross mass = 73000lb (33112kg).

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Basic performance figures = Maximum speed: 265mph (426km/h). Normal cruising speed: 207mph (333km/h). Service ceiling: 19000ft (5791m).

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Accommodation = Pilot and co-pilot plus 54-66 passengers.

Soos haar ander susters is sy ook verkoop aan die Suid Afrikaanse Lugdiens in Augustus 1947 met registrasie ZS-BMH en word sy as Lebombo gedoop.

Sy vlieg die roete tussen

Johannesburg en Londen tot in 1950 en word toe ingespan vir binnelandse vlugte tot 1966. Sy bou ’n veilige rekord op maar ongelukkig op 30 Junie 1962 met die finale aanloop na Durban se lughawe vlieg ’n Harvard van die Suid Afrikaanse Lugmag teen haar vas en beskadig dit die rigtings-en hoogte roere maar sy kon gelukkig veilig op die lughawe land. Niemand is egter beseer in hierdie insident nie. Die jare sestigs bring groot uitbreidings vir die lugredery mee, vinniger vliegtuie kon meer passasiers vervoer en verder roetes word ook in gestel. In 1965 word Boeings 727’s en later Boeings 737’s ingestel om die bestaande vloot vliegtuie aan te vul. Dit het meegebring dat van die ou staatmaker vliegtuie soos die Constelations, DC-7b’s en Skymasters uitgetree het. In Januarie 1966 word ZS-BMH en ander DC-4’s aan die Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag verkoop, sy word met reeksnommer 6904 toegeken en by 44 Eskader ingedeel. Later word sy deel van die grensoorlog en vlieg vanaf Swartkop Lugmag basis na die operasionele gebiede in SWA (nou Namibië) en vervoer nie alleen militêre personeel nie maar ook siviele VIP persone vir besoeke aan die grens tot en met 1991.

Hierdie skrywer was bevoorreg om vele kere tydens sy Weermag loopbaan as passasier met haar te vlieg na dié operasionele gebied, so ook sy vrou en ouers na Rooikop Lugmagbasis in Walvisbaai, en terug. Hy het verskeie kere saam in die vliegkajuit op die ‘jump seat’ gesit tydens vlugte. Sy is die perfekte en mees grasieuse meester van die lug en het baie bewonderaars regoor die vlieg wêreld wat uit hulle pad gaan om in haar te vlieg. Vele troepe sal haar kan onthou as sy land in die stofferige landingsstoke in dié vêr afgeleë gebiede van die oprersasione gebiede van SWA met haar ‘flaps’ af op maksimum, dit was ’n indrukwekkende gesig. Die ‘SAA Heritage Flight’ koop haar in 1992 vanaf die Lugmag en word sy gerestoureer terug na die Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens se blou kleure as Lebombo met registrasie ZS-BMH. Na 46 jaar vandat sy van die Douglas fabriek uitgerol het, begin sy op 8 April 1993, op historiese vlugte rondom die wêreld.

In Julie 1994, besoek sy die ‘Fly-in’ by Oshkosh,

Wisconsin in die VSA. Die reis was oor 15000 kilometers en sy stel ’n nuwe wêreld rekord op vir skroef vliegtuie vir die langste vlug in tyd en distansie. Sy wen ook die eerste prys vir die beste passasiers vliegtuig in die klassieke kategorie. Die bekende film ster, vliegtuig eienaar-en vlieënier, John Travolta was ook aan boord en het soms self die Skymaster op dié vlug gevlieg.

In 1998 besoek Lebombo ook die Tempelhof lughawe in Berlyn, om die 50 ste herdenking van die Berlynse blokkade deur Rusland te herdenk toe geallieerde vliegtuie voorraad in gevlieg het vir die mense van Berlyn. Die DC-4 het ook ’n groot rol in hierdie noodvlugte gespeel. Sy

vlieg

ook

die

mees

noordelikste punt van die Europese kontinent naamlik Nord Kap in Noorweë op 30 Mei 1996.

In 1997

doen sy vier Atlantiese vlugte in ‘Swiss Air’ kleure saam met ’n ander DC-4 ZS-AUB. Sy woon ook verskeie lugskoue by in die VSA en Europa vanaf 1994 tot en met 2000. Hierdie Skymaster is soos goeie wyn saam met perfekte cuisine en vliegtuie vriende! Since those humble beginnings South African Historic Flight developed into a world-class vintage aircraft operation offering travellers the experience and romance of a bygone era of stylish air travel with a fleet of meticulously restored historic aircraft. This specialist vintage charter organisation takes one back in time to an era of stylish elegance and luxurious air travel. With low altitude daylight flights and superior service SA Historic Flight provide a unique enroute experience to places not normally accessible by schedule flights. Their highly experienced and dedicated flight crew pampers passengers during the entire duration of their trip. The Skycoach Emblem Affectionately known as the Nanny Goat and Venter Trailer DC-4 ZS-BMH wears the Skycoach Emblem

At the end of 2007 the entire asset base of the South African Historic Flight was donated to the South African Airways Museum Society. In December 2007 the SAA Museum Society entered into a lease agreement with Skyclass Aviation to operate the two DC-4s. ©JohanJacobs18/01/2012 Ter erkenning aan: •

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Catering Division -

Rovos Rail - HBH

Beautiful models exhibited by Rovos Rail

Shunting operations at Capital Park

South African Models No 4434 Part Two - HBH I had a “love affair” with this coach from the first time I set eyes upon her in Bloemfontein. One of our State President’s had died and was to be buried in Bloemfontein. The Police, Mounted Police and Defence Force all set out from Pretoria by train for Bloemfontein where the state funeral was to take place. We left Pretoria on the Friday and arrived there sometime Saturday during the night. The SAR staged our SAP-trains near the show grounds in Bloemfontein, most probably because of the police steeds. We slept in the train and early Saturday morning we went on duty. Shaved and in mufti. We were on duty until after the state funeral. We were then trucked back to our train, where we remained until Sunday. The Security Branch, of which I was part, received a R10-00 per day allowance in cash - but no meals! No shops or anything in sight. We did not know where we were10. Our train also had no catering facilities! But knowing the Police as we do; my colleagues in our compartment and I had padkos and something to drink. Well, to me it was a holiday even if the police were not paid overtime! I watched the trains coming and going. I and watched them shunting around us. The Mounted Police were in the train next to us, the coach below was their guardsvan. With my old “mik en druk” I took a few nice photos of her. She was a “Grand Old Dame” in her day, after being used as a Post Office carriage she was painted gold & cream and served on the State President’s White Train. Maybe the old Loyal Lady had come to say “good bye” to her former boss. •

Who said “trains” had no soul or no loyalty?

The beginning:

Below the finished product, with the kind help of Lourens Sturgeon:

I seem to remember the name Hamilton and Show Grounds - HBH

Please excuse the “ligte mistakeie”- HBH

My favourite livery – HBH.

We will have to build one in Cream and Gold for my “White Train” – HBH.

Above what a post office vehicle looked like from the inside – photo Eric Conradie.

This is how 4434 looked when she was photogrpahed at Bloemfontein by HBH.

In her earlier life 4434 could have looked something like this ...

From the Press Metrorail's email a veiled threat - Robin Carlisle Robin Carlisle - 03 April 2012 MEC says that fares have been hiked by as much as 50% on some routes in Cape Town MINISTER CARLISLE JOINS HARD-PRESSED COMMUTERS ON KRAAIFONTEIN TRAIN THIS MORNING, DESPITE METRORAIL'S LAST MINUTE APPEAL TO CANCEL ‘Cashiers knew nothing about so-called "technical glitch",' says Minister Robin Carlisle, the Minister of Transport and Public Works in the Western Cape took a train from Kraaifontein to Cape Town this morning. This was despite receiving an email that he described as ‘having every appearance of a veiled threat that my trip would be used as an excuse for violence and service delivery disruption,' from Mthuthuzeli Swartz, the Regional Manager Metrorail Western Cape, late yesterday evening. ‘I am also concerned that the email, which was sent after business hours yesterday, apparently also after Swartz's announcement to the media about the technical glitch, makes no mention of this so-called technical glitch,' said Carlisle. In the email [attached] to Minister Carlisle at 6.58pm yesterday, titled ‘cautionary note...' Swartz warns the Minister against taking the train journey "As the Minister is aware that since January the region has had six incidents of arson that have led to a loss of nine coaches costing the company R24m. These acts of vandalism are committed by criminals who are intent on eroding Metrorail's ability to render an effective, reliable and cost effective service to the people of the Western Cape... Without sounding prescriptive on the Hon Minister's role to hear the views of the commuters, I humbly submit that the Minister's actions might have unintended consequences. The statements and the intended visit might serve as a cloak for the criminal elements and give their actions legitimacy which they lacked up to now. The name and good office of the Hon Minister might be used by some destructive elements to galvanize opposition to the much reduced fare increase." Minister Carlisle responded ‘As the Minister of Transport in the Province, it is my business to speak directly to struggling commuters. The insult of price hikes on top of the injuries of a collapsing service and safety and security has been made worse by Metrorail's apparent efforts to hide the true cost of the price hikes.

‘What I found this morning is that in reality fares have been hiked up to 50% in some cases. This is largely due to the fact that it appears that hidden in the ‘deal' struck by Metrorail, Cosatu and the Chamber of Commerce is the fact that travel zones have been realigned at the same time as fares have been hiked,' Minister Carlisle said. [A list of actual fare increases that Minister Carlisle obtained from commuters on this morning's trip is provided below this statement]. ‘The senses of indignity inflicted on Metrorail commuters this morning was upsetting. I would like to remind Metrorail that most of their customers are not the kinds of people that have an extra R100 just lying around in their pockets,' said the Minister. ‘Their reactions at the ticket counters were upsetting, with many having to ask fellow travellers to help out with some of the extra money. ‘It was also interesting to note that not one of the cashiers I spoke to knew anything about the so-called "technical glitch". Every last one of the commuters I spoke to, in Metro and MetroPlus carriages, bemoaned the fact that Metrorail wants more money for a worse service,' Minister Carlisle said. ‘These complaints were on top of hundreds of emails and phone calls daily received by this Ministry from desperate Metrorail commuters, who are again and again affected by cancelled and late trains, as well as criminal elements. ‘I will be writing to the National Minister of Transport to ask him to bring down the fares,' said Minister Carlisle. Vasco to Cape Town - monthly - R99 to R115 - 16% increase Bellville to Monte Vista -monthly - R97 to R143 - 47% increase Eerste River to Cape Town - monthly - R117 to R165 - 41% increase Melton Rose to Cape Town - single - R12 to R17 - 41% increase Brackenfell to Cape Town - monthly - R226 to R240 - 6% increase Brackenfell to Maitland - monthly - R191 to R221 - 15% increase Kraaifontein to Cape Town - R240 to R359 - 49% increase Kraaifontein to Parow - daily - R7.50 to R9 - 20% increase Kraaifontein to Bellville - monthly - R99 to R149 - 50% increase Kraaifontein to Parow - Metro plus - weekly - R62 to R72 - 16% increase

Statement issued by Robin Carlisle, Western Cape Minister of Transport and Public Works, April 2 2012 http://www.politicsweb.co.za/politicsweb/view/politicsweb/en/page71654?oid=290739&sn=Deta il&pid=71616

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Outside South Africa: Thailand â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bridge on the River Kwai. During 1988 I was fortunate to visit the Far East for a couple of months. At the end of my sojourn I paid a quick visit to Thailand. My host in Thailand, Colonel Somchai Setabandu, of the Thai Army asked what I would like to see. One of the places I wanted to see was Kancharaburi where the Bridge over the Kwai was built. I also wanted to visit the grave yard. I could not find any South African graves there. Although I took my own photographs these photographs are circulated in the public domain.

I remember that there were other rolling stock exhibited as well â&#x20AC;&#x201C; rail-lorries and armoured rail vehicles - HBH

The river has very large fresh water prawns! â&#x20AC;&#x201C; HBH.

Pandora’s Box Anything can come out of Pandora’s Box, here is a picture received this month:

Mail Bag Ashley Peter - Durban Dear Hennie – I have finally managed to find a way to download the Ulolwe magazines and am enjoying them immensely. Just a small correction to Vol. 3 no. 3. The photograph on page 62 captioned “Clairwood Station” should read “Montclair Station” – as Clairwood doesn’t have a ticket office on its footbridge. Then, just a passing question about the name “Ulolwe”. Around here I find that Zulu references to railways seem to be spelt “Uloliwe”. Being no expert on African languages I have no idea what is right or wrong – was just wondering about this spelling curiosity… Regards Ashley

Dear Ashley, Thanks for your letter. 1. Clairwood Station should read Montclair station – thank you! 2. Uloliwe – you are correct. Thanks for being observant. Now, you have burst my bubble! I must confess passed Zulu 1 under the tutelage of Prof Mzolo at the old University of Natal, in Durban. As a policeman I was at one time on special duty, the only Afrikaner, at SAP Umlazi. Here I spoke isiZulu every day. I received “10c a day” for my Zulu i.e. about R3-10 a month or about R36-00 p.a. Over time it paid for my university fees. Sadly the SA Police later stopped paying language allowance to its members. I have rectified the title from here on. 11 However death always has a reason: I looked up the word in my dictionary to check the spelling – however I did not see the “i”. Let’s blame it on scotoma12. (Greek for darkness.) Scotoma is an area of partial alteration in one's field of vision consisting of a partially diminished or entirely degenerated visual acuity that is surrounded by a field of normal – or relatively well-preserved – vision. Every normal mammalian eye has a scotoma in its field of vision, usually termed its blind spot. This is a location with no photoreceptor cells, where the retinal ganglion cell axons that comprise the optic nerve exit the retina. This location is called the optic disc. When both eyes are open, visual signals that are absent in the blind spot of one eye are provided from the opposite visual cortex for the other eye, even when the other eye is closed. The absence of visual imagery from the blind spot does not intrude into consciousness with one eye closed, because

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An update on Leith Paxton – Cape Town Hello Youngster, After been discharged from hospital recently, I thought I would contact you and re-assure you of my continued recovery, albeit slow. My fall was as bad as it gets, but I am grateful it was not worse, or I wouldn’t be here! It is good to be home again, although the temptation to get involved with Railways is great, I have to concentrate on my recovery. I was informed last Thursday that I still cannot put any weight on my feet for yet another month. To think I used to hike because it was good for my health!!! I enjoyed you recent newsletter, good as ever. Thank heavens someone is keeps the old flag flying! Did you have any success with my two private coach queries, the unidentified CGR drawing, and whatever became of Pres Steyn’s coach? I cannot wait to get back to my coach drawing. Several new General Arrangement drawings have come to hand from the UK which will enable me to complete the all CGR Compartment saloons and well a few 4 wheelers, if anybody ever needs to model them. ‘Ek moet hou myself in!’ Kind regards, Leith •

“Old Man” we pray for your complete recovery. Rest and get well. I am busy on Pres Steyn’s carriage and on the other coach - HBH

Kobus van der Merwe – SAP Reserve Geagte Brigadier, Dankie vir nog twee professionele en waardevolle navorsing produkte naamlik die Maart 2012 uitgawes van E-NONGQAI en ULOLWE. Dankie aan Jacque Wepener se bydraes tov sy fotografie, waar elke foto sy eie verhaal vertel, dit bring baie herinnering terug in my jong dae toe twee broers verbonde aan my oorlede ma se familie daardie tyd onderskeidelik Stasiemeester en Stasievoorman was te Volksrust en Carltonville. Dit is jammer dat hierdie geskiedenis van die vorige S.A. Spoorweë en Hawens nie deur die huidige generasie ervaar kan word soos ons dit ken nie. 101

P.J. (Cobus) van der Merwe R/ Lt Kol Dear Cobus - thanks for your kind comments – HBH.

Treine - Gawie Botha, Paarl In Suid-Afrikaanse Polisie - Afgetrede Lede Ek onthou die reuk van die groen leersitplekke en die ronde leer kussings,die tafel wat oor die wasbak neer vou ... met twee syklappe wat oopvou dan is die tafel groter..die getik ... tak ... van die laste in die treinspoor ... en die verandering van tik ... tak op die langer spoorlengtes...die groot glas waterbottel op die einde van die koets. As jy die toilet se klep ooptrap ... dan sien jy die grond in ‘n verbysterende spoed verby vlieg ... en ‘n ander tipe dreuning. In ie nag dan word jy wakker ... en die trein beweeg stadig deur n stasie ... en jy hoor die gekap van n hamertjie met ‘n lang houtsteel ... soos daar met n kap ... en terugvoering van die klank inspeksie gedoen word ... dan die vinnige bewegende koetse met n sywaartse beweging en die vinnige geklik ... klak van die ysterwiele op die spoorlaste...en jy hoor iemand se ... "die trein maak nou tyd op...!" Oor die lang brug oor die Oranjerivier ... stadig amper kruipend beweeg die trein vorentoe ... twee blase ... drie blase ... loer by die venster uit...waarskuwing van Ma ..."pasop vir die kole in jou oe...!" Soggens vroeg word jy wakker van die helder klanke ... van ‘n handklavier wat gespeel word,,dat ontbyt is gereed ... of koffie kan bestel word. Op lang draaie dan kan jy die stoomenjin daarvoor sien ... en as hy lekker op spoed is ... hoor jy so af en toe ... Djadttedja ... chadietja! ... soos die wiele spin van die enjin ... en op dieselfde draai as jy agter toe kyk ... dan sien jy ook die "Gaurdvan" en die koeltrok net voor hom aangehaak ... iemand sê die enjin is ‘n "Garratt"..... Dan sal jou trein loop stilhou op ‘n sylyn .... en dan staan hy lank stil ... en dan skielik met ‘n geblaas van stoomfluite ... kom die "Bloutrein" verby gejaag waarin al die ryk mense ry,met twee engines aan ... gadjam ... gadjam ... adjam ... PhoooooooooIwhiiiiiiiiiiiieeet!" As jy terug sit,en deur die venster kyk,dan is dit net so ‘n bloustreep ... ek onthou die springbok se kop op die trein se ruite uit gegraveer, en die wit en swart foto’s teen die kajuit se mure ... waarheen jy orals met n trein kan ry. Ek onthou die trein statig en op tyd die Johannesburg stasie ingestoom kom...mense wat saam met die trein draf ... om hulle familie op te soek ... die kruier met die bagasiekar, wat hy stoot vol koffers gepak. Op party stasies word wildsbokke wat gejag is,met vel en al in die koeltrok gelaai van af die bagasiekarre en hulle kruiers ... en so ook weer die vertrek van die trein,stadig wegbeweeg van 102

die perron...jy sien mense sit by die "buffet" stasiekafee ... en ‘n spoorwegpolisieman met sy swart uniform en helmet op sy kop ... en die stuiwe ken-"strap!" Ek onthou nog die name op party koetse ... wat aanduie waarheen hulle gaan ... soos Rhodesië ... Salisbury ... Livingstone ... ek onthou dit is baie lank terug ... want my Pa en Ma het toe nog gelewe!!!!!!!!!

Pastoor Koot Swanepoel - Joubertina Liewe Hennie en die S.A.S & H personeel, Wat 'n voorreg is dit om net vir u elkeen te sê, ek is die oudste seun van 'n Spoorwegman. My Pa was 'n kondukteur al die dae van sy lewe tot en met sy aftrede. Hy was bekend as oom Swannie of Peet. Met sy bokkie baard en snor het hy nogal trekke gehad van Jan Smuts.'n Man wat gestaan het vir reg en geregtigheid. Ek dink die duiwel het 'n vrees gehad vir hom. Hy was in Klerksdorp gestasioneer. In 1965/1966 was ons in Postmasburg en 1967 in Coligny, vanwaar hy terug verplaas was Klerksdorp toe, tot en met aftrede in die laat 80's. Ek onthou sy woorde die dag toe ek kies om polisie toe te gaan en nie te gaan studeer nie soos gister: "Seun, ek het nie geld om vir jou te gee nie, maar ek het jou 'n naam gegee, dit is wat jy van daardie naam maak, wat gaan maak wie jy is." Ek het baie naweke en sommige skoolvakansies saam met hom gery agter in die kondukteurswa. So het ek later die voorreg gehad om skoolvakansies as kelner op die treine te werk. My oom aan Ma se kant was 'n hoof-kelner. Ek het die wêreld gesien. Tot in Walvisbaai gewerk. Lekker sakgeld verdien, en as student het hulle nie belasting afgetrek nie, MAAR 5 sent, vir boemelaarsfonds. Mense glo my nie as ek dit sê nie. Ek het op die trein wat as Drie Sewes bekend gestaan het gewerk, Die Trans Karoo, Die Trans Oranje. Ek het nie op die Blou trein gewerk nie of in die Blou Kamer wat op Park Stasie was nie, alhoewel dit 'n begeerte was. Ek het al die jare die tydskrif met Dr Chris Barnard gebêre, wetende, eendag sal die foto en verhaal vir iemand iets beteken. En daar ontmoet ek die man, Hennie. Wat 'n voorreg om die erfenis vir Hennie te kon gee om verder te bewaar vir ons nageslag. Ek bid vir elkeen van u die ou Spoorwegman se gebed: "HERE, noudat ons die vlag gestryk het, bid ek U, neem ons voete van die ruwe spoorbaan af en plaas hulle veilig bo-op die trein van redding. Laat wysheid ons handlamp wees en die Bybel 103

ons hooflig. Laat die trein gekoppel wees met die sterk skakel van liefde. En, Hemelse Vader, hou alle wissels gesluit wat na sylyne uitdraai, en veral die wat lei na 'n doodloopspoor. O HERE, as dit U wil is, laat elke sinjaal langs die lyn die witlig van hoop vertoon sodat ons die lewensreis kan aflê sonder om stil te hou. En HERE, laat die tien gebooie ons Rooster wees. En wanneer ons die reis volgens roostertyd afgelê het en in die groot donker stasie van die dood ingetrek het, mag die Superintendent van die heelal sê; "Mooi so, goeie en getroue dienaar, kom teken die betaalstaat en ontvang jou loon van ewige geluksaligheid. Amen.” •

Dit staan u vry om met pastoor Koot kontak te maak – HBH.

Stop Press Bridge in Germiston: Colleen Gray, Witwatersrand Hi Hennie, I hope everything is well with you. Glad you appreciate our heritage. The bridge is in the ‘Stone Arch’ complex in Castleview, Germiston. This website gives a map. I don’t think they let anyone in as there is a security gate. I do not know much more but there is a heritage sign next to the bridge. Germiston was always a big train city. I heard that they moved the line further up – you can see the new railway line - and this old one went to Vereeniging. http://johannesburg.olx.co.za/gorgeous-apartment-at-stone-arch-estate-iid226291731?invite=googleza_kwd#utm_source=Google&utm_medium=CPC&utm_campaign=Google_Adwords If you can find out about it, I would also like to hear. I go there every now and then to look after my son’s place and dog when he is away. Bye for now, Colleen.

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Indemnity / Vrywaring The Uloliwe contains various and sundry personal opinions of different correspondents and the compiler of The Uloliwe cannot be held responsible for any of their comments. To ensure the accuracy of the information herein, every precaution has been taken, however neither the Editor nor a Contributor can be held liable for any inaccuracies or damages that may arise.

Die Ulolwe bevat die uiteenlopende en diverse persoonlike menings van verskillende korrespondente en die opsteller van Die Uloliwe kan nie vir enige deel van die inhoud daarvan in sy persoonlike hoedanigheid verantwoordelik gehou word nie. Enige advertensies of enige sake voortspruitend is tussen u en die ander party.

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A fitting “good bye” from Jacque Wepener

Next Issue The next issue of “The Ulolwe” will be Vol 3 No 5 and will be published, DV, sometime during May 2012 – Please send in your comments, anecdotes and photographs. Walk Tall! & Take care!

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