1960
Box Houses
Photographer: George Murdoch
Source: George Murdoch |
Photo No. 319
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"Box" houses at Bhunya.
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1960
Colonial Air
Photographer: George Murdoch
Source: George Murdoch |
Photo No. 284
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Left to right, the Director of
Agriculture, Jock King, Tony Venn and King Sobhuza II look at the future cane
fields of Mhlume.
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1960
Forestry Landscape
Photographer: George Murdoch
Source: George Murdoch |
Photo No. 335
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Forestry was fashionable when
land seemed endless, before the population explosion of the 70's and 80's. The
dehydrating effects of the trees had not been fully appreciated at the time
either. From Emlembe looking north, towards Makhonjwa range, Peak Timbers.
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1960
Grass strips 3
Photographer: George Murdoch
Source: George Murdoch |
Photo No. 337
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The grass strip project designed to
reduce erosion resulted in ladscapes like this, the Muweni valley, below.
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1960
Health Lecture
Photographer: George Murdoch
Source: George Murdoch |
Photo No. 340
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Extension officers were sent out to
educate people on the benefits of hygiene, education, good diet, etc. Here is
Mildred Malie (a Zulu like many of the early junior civil servants, there were
not enough educated Swazis) lecturing on the benefits of eating vegetables.
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1960
Kilts and Dog
Photographer: Jock King
Source: George Murdoch |
Photo No. 348
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Climbers at the top of the highest
mountain in Swaziland, Emlembe. Back row, left to right, Francois King, George
Murdoch, middle row Anthony King Eunice Murdoch, Josephine the dog is in
front.
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1960
Secretariat
Photographer: George Murdoch
Source: George Murdoch |
Photo No. 386
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The British ran their administration
with a few highly educated men with the ability and power to make decisions.
(They also had to take responsibility for them.) The result was that they were
able to effectively run the whole country from this building, the Secretariat,
in Allister Miller St, Mbabane
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1960
Sled
Photographer: George Murdoch
Source: George Murdoch |
Photo No. 303
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The Swazis had not invented
the wheel and sleds were still common in the fifties and sixties. This one has
sides, which was unusual. Taken near Mahamba.
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1960
Towela drift
Photographer: George Murdoch
Source: George Murdoch |
Photo No. 408
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Huw and Barbara Jones in their Zephyr
at Towela drift, between Mankayane and Gege. Huw Jones spent the next thirty
years researching the history of Swaziland and published the definative work on
the subject "A Biographical Register of Swaziland to 1902". Over 4000
people who left traces in Swaziland before 1902 are listed alphabetically,
cross referenced and sources are given.
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1960
Trelawny Park
Photographer: George Murdoch
Source: George Murdoch |
Photo No. 327
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Raleigh Fitkin Memorial Hospital in
the background
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