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Tsumeb district, South-West Africa. OMEG railway at Otavi mine.

Tsumeb district, South-West Africa. Radio mast.

Tsumeb district, South-West Africa. Company offices at Otavi mine.

Tsumeb district, South-West Africa. Open pit at Otavi mine.

"South-West Africa, 1957. Herero monument, graves of three Herero chiefs."

Etosha Game Park, South-West Africa, 1966. SAR Mercedes Benz tour bus No MT16404 at Fort Namutoni rest camp.

"South-West Africa, 1971. Bushman hunter."

Etosha Game Park, South-West Africa, 1966. SAR Mercedes Benz tour bus No MT16404 at Fort Namutoni rest camp.

Windhoek, South-West Africa, 1952. Kaiserstrasse.

Windhoek, South-West Africa, 1952. Administrative buildings.

Windhoek, South-West Africa, 1952. Post office.

Windhoek, South-West Africa, 1952. Hospital.

Windhoek, South-West Africa, 1952. Standard Bank

Windhoek, South-West Africa, 1952. Railway station.

Swakopmund, South-West Africa, 1952. Railway station building.

Swakopmund, South-West Africa, 1952. Lighthouse.

Swakopmund, South-West Africa, 1952. Herero war memorial.

Tsumeb, South-West Africa, 1957. Business street.

Windhoek district, South-West Africa, 1957. SAR Class 24 doubleheading passenger train.

Swakopmund, South-West Africa, 1957. Lighthouse.

South-West Africa, 1940. Narrow gauge 2-4-2T 'Hope', the first locomotive in South-West Africa. Built for the Walvis Bay Railway in 1899 by Kerr Stuart No 652 of 1899. (See P1176)

Namibia, 1952. South-West Africa, 1952. Heinitzburg castle.

Namibia, 1952. German style home.

Windhoek, South-West Africa, 1957. Heinitzburg castle.

Windhoek, Namibia. Side view of armoured trolley SAS R810494 plinthed at railway station. (P Botha)

Windhoek, Namibia. Wheel set of armoured trolley SAS R810494 plinthed at railway station. (P Botha)

Windhoek, South-West Africa, 1914/15. Railway station. (EH King Papers. King served in the Union Defence Force)

Karasburg, August 1914 to July 1915. Construction of the Prieska - Karasburg railway line. Points set for turnout to loop.

Karasburg, August 1914 to July 1915. Construction of the Prieska - Karasburg railway line. Engine shed.

Karasburg, August 1914 to July 1915. Construction of the Prieska - Karasburg railway line. German defences.

Okasise, South-West Africa, before 1914. Men and train in station.

Waldau, South-West Africa. Trigonometric beacon.

Walvis Bay. Installation of SAR beacon at Pelican Point.

Tsumeb district, South-West Africa, 1937. Farmer with tame kudu.

Luderitz, South-West Africa, 1911. View over town and harbour.

Swakopmund. Station building.

South-West Africa. DSWA NG Zwillinge No 154A in station.

South-West Africa. DSWA NG Zwillinge No 154A, first engine used in Namibia.

South-West Africa. DSWA NG Zwillinge No 167A and No 167B.

Usakos, 1929. Foundry. (Baxter collection)

Walvis Bay, February 1917. Flooded railway tracks. (Baxter collection)

South-West Africa. Details of early locomotives and narrow-gauge lines.

South-West Africa. Drawing of DSWA NG Zwillinge.

South-West Africa. Details of early locomotives and narrow-gauge lines.

Walvis Bay, 1925. Construction of harbour.

South-West Africa. DSWA NG Zwillinge No 154A in station.

Seeheim, South-West Africa. Fish River. Three men at bridge.

Windhoek, 17 April 1940. Meeting of controlling officers, South-West Africa system.

Walvis Bay, 1963. Station building.

Walvis Bay, 1925. Construction of harbour. Dredger.

Walvis Bay, 1925. Construction of harbour. Buildings.

Walvis Bay, 1925. Construction of harbour. Commercial buildings.

South-West Africa, before 1930. Breakdown on narrow gauge line showing DSWA NG Class Hd No 40.

South-West Africa. Overturned railway trolley.

Keetmanshoop, South-West Africa, 18 July 1916. District Superintendent office staff.

Windhoek, South-West Africa, May 1917. Railway Regiment hauling rails. (Donated by Mrs AS Lynn)

Walvis Bay, 1925. Construction of harbour.

Walvis Bay, 1925. Driving piles during construction of harbour.

Omaruru, South-West Africa, 11 March 1934. Deviation after washaway at Omaruru River.

Swakopmund. Station building.

Swakopmund. Lighthouse.

1937. Narrow gauge line. Goods truck.

South-West Africa, 1937. Narrow gauge line. SAR Class NG5.

South-West Africa. Narrow gauge line. Derailed train.

Windhoek, South-West Africa. Arrival of first diesel locomotive, decorated "Suum Cuique".

Etosha Game Park, South-West Africa, 1971. SAR Mercedes Benz tour bus game viewing.

Etosha Game Park, South-West Africa, 1976. SAR Mercedes Benz tour bus at Fort Namutoni rest camp. SAS Toeristediens.

Etosha Game Park, South-West Africa, 1976. SAR Mercedes Benz tour bus No MT60008 at viewpoint. SAS Toeristediens.

Namib Desert, South-West Africa, 1972. SAR Mercedes Benz tour bus at Welwitchia plant.

Page 08. A hopeless case. Full view.

Page 09. A hopeless case. Ten minutes later.

Page 10. A hopeless case. Forty minutes later, line clear.

Page 12. Distribution of sleepers by mule wagon.

Page 13. Dragging of rails by mule.

Page 15. A long, long way to Kalkfontein.

Page 20. Cutting the last closure with end of German rails in foreground.

Page 25. Kalkfontein. View from the east.

Page 26. Kalkfontein. View from the north.

Page 30. Kalkfontein. Lieutenant Ormsby at points signal.

Kalkfontein, South-West Africa, 1915. Coach with British flag was ex NZASM 1st Class 'Twin' B converted by the SAR for Officers' use.

Windhoek, Namibia, December 1984. Railway station. [T Robberts]

Namibia. Johann Albrecht's home.

South-West Africa. Narrow gauge railcar at the Otavi Mine which could be operated from either end by chain control over the roof.

Swakopmund, South-West Africa, August 1972. Lighthouse. [D Lee / S Mathyssen]

South-West Africa, January 1961. Opening of 3ft 6in line with SAR Class 32-000 hauling passenger train.

South-West Africa, January 1961. Two men in railway yard observing narrow gauge balcony coach at the closure of the narrow gauge operation. The coach was built by Sachs in 1928.

Usakos, South-West Africa, January 1961. Opening of 3ft 6in line. Herero woman in traditional dress next to passenger train.

South-West Africa, January 1961. Opening of 3ft 6in line. SAR Class NG15 in railway yard at closure of narrow gauge operation in SWA. SAR Class 32-000 in the background.