GRAND OLD MAN
Durban's grand old man, Captain Alex Anderson, who celebrated his 94th birthday in March, has passed away. He was Durban's oldest resident. / : He was famous in South Africa for the model he made of Nelson s Victory* a faithful replica. On Trafalgar Day the Victory was dressed and Nelsona signal was flown. The model !s 30 feet lone with a beam of over seven feet.,,. Captain Anderson lived. in Durban 88 years, and watched the tiny seaport of his vouth grow into the'greatest port in South Africa.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23067, 18 June 1938, Page 9 (Supplement)
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