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Thank you for that link, pfireman. I have enjoyed browsing that site this morning. A vey useful link to know,

Some of my favorites from the DRISA site are of the Okiep / Port Nolloth area and the several pictures of the famous locomotive.
I saw your Cape Copper Company Defense Medal and other material in the Wikipedia Article on the topic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Copper_Company_Medal_for_the_Defence_of_O%27okiep

There are several more pictures on the DRISA site. The DRISA URL's are not transferring over very well but I'll try.


Springbok district. 'Pioneer' locomotive used during Anglo-Boer War to send a truck loaded with dynamite into O'Kiep.
https://atom.drisa.co.za/index.php/springbok-district-pioneer-locomotive-used-during-anglo-boer-war-to-send-a-truck-loaded-with-dynamite-into-okiep



“The Pioneer from Concordia”
Springbok district. 'Pioneer' locomotive used during Anglo-Boer War to send a truck loaded with dynamite into O'Kiep. - Atom site for DRISA
[url=Springbok district. 'Pioneer' locomotive used during Anglo-Boer War to send a truck loaded with dynamite into O'Kiep. - Atom site for DRISA]Springbok district. 'Pioneer' locomotive used during Anglo-Boer War to send a truck loaded with dynamite into O'Kiep. - Atom site for DRISA[/url]


Dordrecht, 1902. Engine buried 25 feet deep for 8 days before dug out by 100 boys.
atom.drisa.co.za/index.php/dordrecht-190...-dug-out-by-100-boys [/url]

Thanks again for this survey of Mr. Gill's Book.
Payton Fireman