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Total Views: 1714 Daily Views: 000L | LADYSMITH/EMNAMBITHI TOURISM INFORMATION OFFICE The foyer of the Siege Museum houses the Tourism Information Office where brochures and information can be obtained for Ladysmith and Colenso and the surrounding area. There is also an excellent bookshop with a…
08L | “Here he was struck in the side by a bullet which, fired from the far side of the Plateau, had travelled approximately 2500 yds. (2700m). He fell from his horse. A cairn was erected on the spot where…
01L | “Umbulwana (Bulwana) is a very high hill feature to the South East of Ladysmith. General Piet Joubert established his headquarters here along with one of the 6” Creusot Guns and a 12 pounder which he used to shell…
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25L | “A long ridge where the rifle fire hardly ever ceased. Held by 3 Companies of the Kings Royal Rifles and the 5th Dragoons dismounted, it looks over the long valley of Bell’s Spruit. Close in front is one…
16L | “In 1891 the Ladysmith Town Council requested proposals for a new town hall. The selected design by Robert Walker observed the medieval conventions of design with a T configuration. With the entrance through a portico, the Town Clerk’s…