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Between Greenbushes and Kraggakamma Lake

Roadside Carpobrotus deliciosus, one of many now flowering after winter rains with a few yellow flowering examples nearby.

Between railway line and road near Coerney, Alexandria

Dense hedge of Spekboom, Portulacaria afra. Addo Elephant Park in background.

Between Schoenmakerskop & The Willows, Marine Drive, Port Elizabeth

Roadside spread of Senecio oederifolius. Other patches nearby. After good rains.

Bevan Grigg

Photograph of Bevan Grigg

Bhim Tal - 1899-1902

During the Anglo-Boer War, Bhim Tal POW Camp (India) was one of the Prisoner-or-War (POW) camps used by the British Forces to imprison for Boers from South Africa. Elria Wessels wrote the following as a caption to the image, on the Facebook group “Bhim Tal POW Camp: Bhim Tal is the largest lake located in the Kumaon Hills in the Uttaranchal province. The lake is 1701 m by 454 m, making it 265 m longer than Naini Lake. The Boer camp was established at the northern most point of the lake. Situated at a level of 1371.6 m, it is twenty-two km from Nainital. The lake regulates the climate of the area. The weather is very pleasant throughout the year except during winter months. In the summer the temperature alternates between 27.5°C and 11°C and 16°C and 2°C in winter. It rains almost every afternoon and Rev. A Burger recorded that he found the camp under water after a heavy rainstorm on 21 May 1902. The 500 prisoners of war, mostly children, and the aged were housed in tents in a picturesque setting -“absolutely beautiful” according to Burger. He came to the conclusion that even the most beautiful of settings would not ever be satisfying to a POW as it was not the scenery of his beloved fatherland. Major A. de G. Hadow and Captain T.C.B. Holland were in charge. They were assisted by 2nd Lt. B. H. Hall (2nd Yorkshire Regiment); 2nd Lt. L. Lovett Thomas (Royal Engineers), Lt. F. Curtis (2nd Yorkshire Regiment) and Lt. N.E. Swan (2nd Yorkshire Regiment) adjutant and quartermaster. The camp commandant was Lt. C.F. Colquhoun (1st Surrey Regiment) while the section officer was Lt. H.J. Massey (3rd Rifle Brigade). J.F. Ferris acted both as censor and interpreter. The camp finally closed its door on 1 December 1902.”

Bhotomane, Xhosa chief

Originally titled "Chief Botman, one of Sandilli's councillors", the title was changed as no reference to a Chief Botman could be verified, and the name 'Bothomane' could easily have been renegated to that of 'Botman' - Wynand van der Walt (18 June 2017).

Big fire in Jeppe Dip

Big hill with houses in front a gravel road and fencing

A series of twenty photographs showing scenes of houses (new and old) and landscape of the Oxton and Zweledinga areas of resettlement under the forced removals policy, 1980. Most of the community settled here had voluntarily left Glen Grey and Herschel in 1976, to avoid incorporation into the Transkei homeland, only to be incorporated, at a later date, into Ciskei instead. These photographs were taken by Priscilla Hall.