Crossing the Tugela into Zululand.

Subject: Crossing the Tugela into Zululand. Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:37 am

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Source:This image is part of the Colonial Office photographic collection held at The National Archives, uploaded as part of the Africa Through a Lens project.

Subject: Re: Crossing the Tugela into Zululand. Fri Aug 19, 2011 7:26 am

The tree in the centre is the "Ultimatum Tree" where the demands were issued to Cetshwayos Induna.
Saddly it died a few years back after flood waters drowned it. I was fortunat to see it before that happened. There is now a freeway bridge just to the right of the tree position.

Regards

Subject: Re: Crossing the Tugela into Zululand. Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:27 am

Springbok. Thanks for pointing that out. Didn't know that at time of posting.

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Little hand. Great photo. Was tis taken before or after the Zulu War. scratch

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