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Knysna. Construction of the bridge over the lagoon.

Knysna. Erection of pile screw at the Knysna end for the bridge over the lagoon.

Bethulie, June 1967. Construction of new road / rail bridge over the Orange River.

Bethulie, June 1967. Construction of new road / rail bridge over the Orange River. Quarry for aggregate.

Bethulie, June 1967. Construction of new road / rail bridge over the Orange River.

Bethulie, June 1967. Construction of new road / rail bridge over the Orange River. Quarry for aggregate.

Bethulie, June 1967. Construction of new road / rail bridge over the Orange River.

Bethulie, March 1967. Construction of new road/rail bridge over the Orange River.

Cape Town, 1876. Station building being erected.

Norvalspont. Basket-handle bridge with low level crossings upstream and downstream of bridge.

Norvalspont, 15 June 1890. Bridge under construction.

Norvalspont. Bridge under construction.

1914-1915. Lighting truck used on the Prieska-Kalkfontein railway line construction.

Hex River. Construction camp in De Voskloof for the Beaufort West railway.

Hex River. Fingo camp for the Beaufort West railway.

Cape Town, 17 September 1860. Plan of Table Bay Harbour showing layout for tipping the first truck of stone for the breakwater by HRH Prince Alfred.

Cape Town, 17 September 1860. Tipping the first truck of stone for the breakwater of Cape town Harbour by HRH Prince Alfred. Reproduction of painting by Thomas Bowler.

Cape Town, 17 September 1860. Tipping the first truck of stone for the breakwater of Cape town Harbour by HRH Prince Alfred. Sketch.

Cape Town, 31 March 1859. The first turf turned by Sir George Grey for the Cape Town and Wellington railway. Sketch.

Durban, March 1923. Construction of graving dock in Durban Harbour.

Cape Town, 1895. Excavation for docks in Table Bay Harbour.

NGR Hill Crest deviation bank 50 ft high.

NGR Alfred County railway. Machine riveting of the plate girders in the temporary depot.

NGR Umzinduzi deviation construction.

NGR Alfred County showing pier / piles (?)

Construction of railway line through difficult mountainous terrain.

Hillcrest deviation. Mechanical digger at work.

NGR replacing Umlaas River base.

Lootsberg, 1897. Large retaining wall viewed from road below.

Lootsberg, 1897. Construction of railway rock cutting.

Lootsberg, 1897. Large retaining wall viewed from railway line above.

Lootsberg, 1897. Smaller retaining wall viewed from road below.

Pietermaritzburg. Offices for engineering staff under construction.

Pietermaritzburg. Offices for engineering staff under construction, almost completed.

East London, 23 July 1902. Rapid construction of Buffalo Street shed at Buffalo Harbour with aerial ropeway.

Nelspruit. Renewal of bridge over Kaap River, placing new truss into position. Temporary deviation bridge in foreground.

Nelspruit. Renewal of bridge over Kaap River, placing of bridge element with two mobile cranes.

Nelspruit. Renewal of bridge over Kaap River, placing of box girder with two mobile cranes.

Nelspruit. Renewal of bridge over Kaap River, placing new truss into position.

Durban. Floating crane lifting concrete block during construction in Durban Harbour.

Port Elizabeth, September 1879. Construction gang at station.

Durban, 1897. NGR headquarter office in the course of erection.

Durban. Quarry for Durban Harbour in NGR days.

Large group of labourers at tented construction camp for the Nelspruit - Graskop line.

Durban, 1923. Construction of graving dock.

Durban, 1923. Construction of graving dock. Written details.

Durban, 1923. Construction of graving dock.

August 1914 to July 1915. Construction of the Prieska - Karasburg railway line. Distributing sleepers from construction trains by mule wagon.

August 1914 to July 1915. Construction of the Prieska - Karasburg railway line. Mules dragging rails from construction train.

August 1914 to July 1915. Construction of the Prieska - Karasburg railway line. Watering mules.

August 1914 to July 1915. Construction of the Prieska - Karasburg railway line. Water for mules at 4 pennies a gallon at railhead.

August 1914 to July 1915. Construction of the Prieska - Karasburg railway line. Forward view from the top of the lighting truck.

Karasburg, August 1914 to July 1915. Construction of the Prieska - Karasburg railway line. The last section to Karaburg on the far right.

Karasburg, August 1914 to July 1915. Construction of the Prieska - Karasburg railway line. Looking back from Karasburg.

Karasburg, August 1914 to July 1915. Construction of the Prieska - Karasburg railway line. Connecting the final rail to the German rails in the foreground.