Forest recession
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1958-08
- Subjects: East London (South Africa) -- Photographs , Deforestation -- East London (South Africa) , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: picture , still image
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/60374 , vital:27774 , This item is held by the Selmar Schonland Herbarium (GRA), Grahamstown, South Africa
- Description: Original hand-written caption "This is the only forest in the world where the species of tree known as Mtisa [Umtisa] grows. A prominent member of parliament secured the contract for removing and selling sneezewood and birchwood trees”.
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- Date Issued: 1958-08
Forest recession
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1958-08
- Subjects: East London (South Africa) -- Photographs , Deforestation -- East London (South Africa) , Trees -- South Africa -- Photographs
- Language: English
- Type: picture , still image
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/60314 , vital:27765 , This item is held by the Selmar Schonland Herbarium (GRA), Grahamstown, South Africa
- Description: Original hand-written caption "Sheer vandalism at East London. The road through the beautiful Fort Grey Forest Reserve, Buffalo Pan at east London. Only a strip of 50 yards wide has been left at the right. All the beautiful forest has been removed to make way for a pineapple research station. This is a public scandal”.
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- Date Issued: 1958-08