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  This railway station between Waterval Onder and Godwanrivier on the Eastern Line was originally named “Nooitgedacht” but was changed to Airlie in honour of Lieutenant-Colonel, the Earl of Airlie, Commanding Officer of the 12 th Lancers, who was killed at the battle of “Diamond Hill” or “Donkerhoek”, which took place on the 11 th and 12 th of June 1900 east of Pretoria. A rail office was operational between 1905 and 1908. The post card above was sent from Airlie (Station) (25-09-1907) via Waterval Onder to Middelburg (26-09-1907). Rated "RRR" by Putzel. Scarce strike.

THE TRANSVAAL FROM WITHIN by J P FitzPatrick Hard cover NO d/wrapper – 230x155 mm – William Heinemann st Edition 4 th Impression 452 pages – index included – no illustrations/maps Very Good condition – tightly bound – no loose pages – some pencil markings in margin – two tears in spine cloth – some age discoloration. “Mr FitzPatrick’s book supplies a want which has been widely felt. For the first time the information which everyone has been asking for, and nobody has been able to obtain, with regard to the common facts of contemporary Transvaal history, is collected in a volume convenient for reference and easy to read. The Times.”

Description: 2nd Edition, good tight condition, stiff outer boards slightly scuffed, endpapers browned, small booksellers label to inside front cover ' Kingstons Ltd Rhodesia,' 40 pages, 4 full colour plates and b/w line illustrations, ------------"A reliable and practical aid to the identification of th 30 birds most commonly found in the great bush-covered ares from the Northern Transvaal and Natal to Central Tanganyika. Many of the species illustrated and described are to be found as far south as the Eastern Cape and northwards to Kenya and Uganda.".