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| 1940's Settler Toughness Photographer: Unknown Source: Dawson family |
 Photo No. 449 |
Mrs Holtman (nee Bothma) in the 1940's. She lived at Nomahasha before the Boer War, then at Piggs Peak where
she ran a store and raised a family before retiring to Warberton. She is one of
the children in J. Rauscher's photo of "Boer Family, 1888". |
| 1940's Sobhuza II, LM Photographer: Unknown Source: Stephens family |
 Photo No. 524 |
The King visited a battleship in
Lorenco Marques (now Maputo, in Mozambique) with his princesses. The man in the
white peaked cap is Lord Packer, Admiral of the Fleet, his wife is in the
background. They later visited Swaziland, Lady Packer wrote a book about her
African experiences. The King was widely held to embody not only the spirit of
a lion, by his subjects, but to physically resemble one too. |
| 1940? Florence Mission Boys Photographer: Unknown Source: Dawson family |
 Photo No. 416 |
Bill and Anthony |
| 1947 Royal Visit Photographer: Unknown Source: Stephens family |
 Photo No. 490 |
In 1947 the British Royal family
briefly visited Swaziland, going only to Goedgegun (now Nhlangano). This is the
reception committee. |
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