\ National Monthly Devoted to 50uth Africa's Marine Interests
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1'8 FEBRUARY 1948
Registered at the G.P.O.
as a Newspaper
:TIt well back century and 'ed no small development 10wn to-day.
~rtainty and Africa shines tive of faith ure that lies 111Lines ha ye est and most outh African five of these
;ity of ,Vew
>,
the City of
sburg and the' 3st-named is voyage from the war were, d to 60 ships, , many pas- wn on this :0 date ha Ye, :entra ted on e time being 1 be co\'ered
and City of
(ToP 1'OW,left): View of Ma"ion Island looking towa1'ds the landing beach ft'olll H.M.S.A.S. "Natal." Islandboatsfl'OlIl
"Gamtoos" on t'ight of picture.
(Right): View of East Cape of Edward Island. Note Ma,"ion Island in ba,ck-
g1'ound 13 miles away.
(Second t·ow, left): A lbatross on JIarion
Island.
(Right): ClIff edge of lava 1'ock on
.11Miol! Island-nearly all the coastline
is of this nature.
(Third ,'ow,left): The camp on Gunners' Point, ;11at·ion Island, with" Gall/toos"
and ".\'atal" in backg,·olmd. Tarpaulins ove1' suppo,'ts made tents. On the ,'ight of the tents are the den'icks Suppo1'ting the
landing stage and cat walk.
(Right): Hoisting the Flag on Ma>'ion Island, aftet' Lt.-Comd1'. P. Dryden'
Dymond had "ead the declamtion.
(Fout,th t'OW,left): A Ian Crawfot'd, Chief Met. 0fficet', late of Tt,istan da Cunha, has taken his fit'st view of.11 at'ion Island taken aboa1'dH.M.S.A .5. "Good Hope."
(Right): One of the seveml pools on the
sho,'es of Prince Edwat·d Island lL'here
sea-lions bask. Penguin nurse1'y in ba,;k-
g1'ound. Lts. Meny and Sharpe of H..VI.S.A .5. ",Vatal" a"e interested
spectatm's.
