South Africa

Collection: Hall Line Ltd (GUAS Ref: UGD 131/6)

Hall Line Ltd was a shipowning company who operated from Liverpool and were acquired by the Ellerman Group in 1901. Together the City and Hall operated services to all the principle ports in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka (then Ceylon), and in addition the Hall Line operated services to and from South and East Africa.

This image is of a brochure cover entitled 'Special Winter Tour: South Africa, East Africa and India' is for the ship 'City of Nagpur' which sailed to ports in Africa such as Cape Town, Durban, Zanzibar and Mombasa, c1920s or c1930s.

(GUAS Ref: UGD 131/6/5/8. Copyright reserved.)

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Collection: Reid Bros (South Africa) Ltd (GUAS Ref: UGD 259)  

Reid Bros (South Africa) Ltd, exporters of mining material and machinery, had registered offices in Johannesburg. This company was a subsidiary of Reid Bros (Glasgow) Ltd based in Glasgow who acted as suppliers of machinery to engineers and allied trades, as well as agents for other Scottish and English companies who exported engineering machinery and parts alongside marketing equipment, accessories, tools and supplies for mining, manufacturing and construction industries.

This image is of a leaflet detailing a selection of products offered by Reid Bros, and is printed in both English and Afrikaans, c1970s.

(GUAS Ref: UGD 259/11/8. Copyright reserved.)  

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