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Some low-quality snapshots from an album which features a few views of Dundee during occupation by Boer forces.


Unusual photograph taken from the seat of an ox car during the Boer invasion of Natal




Dundee Train Station




Downtown Dundee. The large man in the centre of this photograph in all likelihood is Lukas Meyer. Note the Vierkleur flying from the building in the background.

Thank you Everhard for the interesting photos, 100% Genl. Lucas Meyer. I believe the multi-storey building in the background is the Masonic Hall (or Boswells). In 1901 the theatre was the was the venue for the treason trials of the Natal Rebels (aka Biggarsberg boers).

From my great grandfather’s (AG Boshoff, see Neville's post angloboerwar.com/forum/19-ephemera/33530...r-photographs#100409 ) ABO diary, an account of the looting of the Masonic Hall: “Among the burghers in Dundee were a large number who lived in neighbouring districts such as Utrecht and Wakkerstroom. These men took as much loot as they could and carried it home. On the way back from the hotel to our dismount area I noticed a group of fellows, including some of my own men, who had apparently plundered a Masonic lodge. They were walking around showing off the Masonic aprons, medals and badges they had plundered. Although I am not a Mason myself, I had many friends in the Order and out of respect for them, I ordered the looters to hand over the loot – which they did under protest. With the help of a resident I had the caretaker called. Needless to say, he was surprised and grateful when all the looted regalia was handed back to him. Gratefully he said: “Sir, this will be a feather in my cap.” He invited me and a few others to go with him to the lodge building, where he treated us to champagne from a secret hatch. There we were then told that Gen. Penn Symons had been badly wounded and died. At the same time I also learned that a friend, the brave Lieut. Mike du Toit of our artillery, had also been badly wounded”.