Image:BoerWarBlockHouse SouthAfrica.jpg
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These Blockhouses were built in 1901 during the Anglo-Boer War. They were built by the British to protect the railway bridges from Boer attacks. The stone is local while the remaining materials were imported from Britain. These Blockhouses could house 20 men with water, ammunition and supplies stored on the lower floor. The "living" area was the middle floor and was accessible by a retractable ladder and the top floor was the "look-out" deck. Only 1000 of these Blockhouses were built and few have survived. They were very effective barriers and few saw any action. Fly to this location (Requires Google Earth) |
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Blockhouse near Wolseley |
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April 20, 2006 at 12:10 |
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Danie van der Merwe from Cape Town, South Africa |
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This file is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License |
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This image, which was originally posted to Flickr, was reviewed on 11-May-2008 by the administrator or trusted user Mifter, who confirmed that it was available on Flickr under the above license on that date. |
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This file is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License |
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This image, which was originally posted to Flickr, was reviewed on 11-May-2008 by the administrator or trusted user Mifter, who confirmed that it was available on Flickr under the above license on that date. |
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| current | 12:11, 10 May 2008 | 960×1,280 (281 KB) | LordHarris | ({{Information |Description= These Blockhouses were built in 1901 during the Anglo-Boer War. They were built by the British to protect the railway bridges from Boer attacks. The stone is local while the remaining materials were imported from Britain. These) |
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| Camera manufacturer | Canon |
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| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S2 IS |
| Exposure time | 1/500 sec (0.002) |
| F-number | f/4 |
| Date and time of data generation | 12:10, 20 April 2006 |
| Lens focal length | 6 mm |
| Horizontal resolution | 180 dpi |
| Vertical resolution | 180 dpi |
| File change date and time | 12:10, 20 April 2006 |
| Y and C positioning | 1 |
| Custom image processing | Normal process |
| Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
| White balance | Auto white balance |
| Digital zoom ratio | 1 |
| Scene capture type | Standard |
| Exif version | 2.2 |
| Date and time of digitizing | 12:10, 20 April 2006 |
| Image compression mode | 5 |
| Shutter speed | 8.96875 |
| Aperture | 4 |
| Exposure bias | 0 |
| Maximum land aperture | 2.875 |
| Metering mode | Pattern |
| Flash | 16 |
| Colour space | sRGB |
| Focal plane X resolution | 11571.4285714 |
| Focal plane Y resolution | 11520 |
| Focal plane resolution unit | inches |
| Sensing method | One-chip colour area sensor |
