GUARDING THE RAILWAYS.
The army of men employed to watch tiio lino from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth, via De Aar and Naauwpaart, is a --striking indication of the care that has to be taken to protect railway communication throughout Cape Colony (6ttyd a Router's message). This route is covered by 840 wiles of railway. At every quarter of a milo a Kaffir is ptatioiied with two flags. Three men, working in turn, watch each point, so that 10,080 men are required for this one line.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9938, 15 January 1900, Page 3
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86GUARDING THE RAILWAYS. Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9938, 15 January 1900, Page 3
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