Truro (ship)

Last updated

Truro
History
General characteristics

Truro was the ship from Madras carrying the first 342 indentured Indian laborers to arrive in Port Natal (present-day Durban) on 16 November 1860. The second group of 342 arrived in Durban on board Belvedere from Calcutta 10 days later. Indian laborers were recruited to work on sugar plantations by the South African government. In 2011, on the 150th anniversary South African government announced plans to launch a series of postal stamps to commemorate this. [1]

The last ship, Umlazi, arrived in 1911. Passenger lists have been made available online. [2] [3]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Albert Luthuli</span> South African teacher, activist, and politician

Albert John Luthuli was a South African anti-apartheid activist, traditional leader, and politician who served as the President-General of the African National Congress from 1952 until his death in 1967.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Durban</span> Third largest city in South Africa

Durban, nicknamed Durbs, is the third most populous city in South Africa after Johannesburg and Cape Town and the largest city in KwaZulu-Natal. Durban forms part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, which includes neighbouring towns and has a population of about 3.44 million, making the combined municipality one of the largest cities on the Indian Ocean coast of the African continent. Durban was also one of the host cities of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pietermaritzburg</span> Capital city of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Pietermaritzburg is the capital and second-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1838 and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality. Its Zulu name umGungundlovu is the name used for the district municipality. Pietermaritzburg is popularly called Maritzburg in Afrikaans, English and Zulu alike, and often informally abbreviated to PMB. It is a regionally important industrial hub, producing aluminium, timber and dairy products, as well as the main economic hub of Umgungundlovu District Municipality. The public sector is a major employer in the city due to local, district and provincial governments located here.

KwaDukuza, also known as Stanger, is a municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. In 2006, the municipal name was changed to KwaDukuza (which incorporates small towns such as Stanger, Balito, Shaka's Kraal, but the Zulu people in the area called it "Dukuza" well before then.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fatima Meer</span> South African writer and activist

Fatima Meer was a South African writer, academic, screenwriter, and prominent anti-apartheid activist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manilal Gandhi</span> Son of Mahatma Gandhi

Manilal Mohandas Gandhi was the second son of Mohandas Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harry Escombe</span> South African statesman

Harry Escombe was a South African statesman. Born in London, Escombe emigrated to South Africa, where he established himself in the Colony of Natal as a successful lawyer. He was briefly prime minister of the colony in 1897 and died two years later.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Natal Indian Congress</span> Civil rights organisation for Indians in South Africa (1894–1994)

The Natal Indian Congress (NIC) was a political organisation established in 1894 to fight discrimination against Indians in the Natal Colony, and later the Natal Province, of South Africa. Founded by Mahatma Gandhi, it later served an important role in opposing apartheid. It was the oldest affiliate of the South African Indian Congress.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hinduism in South Africa</span>

Hinduism is practised throughout South Africa, but primarily in KwaZulu-Natal. Approximately 1.1% of the South African population professed to be Hindu, according to the 2011 census. This is down from the 1.4% based on the 1996 census. The 2016 General Household Survey measured a further decline to 0.9%.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre</span>

The Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre Complex, often abbreviated as ICC Durban, is a large events facility located in the city centre of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is named after 1960 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former president of the African National Congress, Inkosi Albert Luthuli. Opened by former president Nelson Mandela in 1997, the Durban ICC was South Africa’s first International Convention Centre and has played a pioneering role in attracting international events to Durban since its inception. The complex is composed of an arena, hotel, convention and exhibition centre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Colony of Natal</span> British colony from 1843 to 1910

The Colony of Natal was a British colony in south-eastern Africa. It was proclaimed a British colony on 4 May 1843 after the British government had annexed the Boer Republic of Natalia, and on 31 May 1910 combined with three other colonies to form the Union of South Africa, as one of its provinces. It is now the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ela Gandhi</span> South African politician (born 1940)

Ela Gandhi, is a South African peace activist and former politician. She served as a Member of Parliament in South Africa from 1994 to 2004, where she aligned with the African National Congress (ANC) party representing the Phoenix area of Inanda in the KwaZulu-Natal province. Her parliamentary committee assignments included the Welfare, and Public Enterprises committees as well as the ad hoc committee on Surrogate Motherhood. She was an alternate member of the Justice Committee and served on Theme Committee 5 on Judiciary and Legal Systems. She is the granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Indian South Africans</span> South Africans descended from British Indian indentured labourers, read as slaves, and migrants

Indian South Africans are South Africans who descend from indentured labourers and free migrants who arrived from British India during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The majority live in and around the city of Durban, making it one of the largest ethnically Indian-populated cities outside of India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tamil South Africans</span>

Tamil South Africans are Indian South Africans of Tamil descent. Tamil people form the majority of Indian immigrants who came from India to Natal, South Africa, from 1860 onwards. After the expiry of their indentures most of these Indians moved to the cities, becoming established as a thoroughly urban population.

Sir Henry Binns, KCMG was Prime Minister of the Colony of Natal from 5 October 1897 – 8 June 1899.

Billy Nair was a South African politician, a member of the National Assembly of South Africa, an anti-apartheid activist and a political prisoner in Robben Island.

Rustomjee Jivanji Ghorkhodu, commonly known as Parsee Rustomjee, and by various orthographic variations including Parsi Rustomji and affectionately referred to as Kakaji, was an Indian-South African philanthropist and businessman, well known for his close mentorship, guidance and financial sponsorship of Mahatma Gandhi during his time in South Africa from 1893 to 1914.

Dorothy Nomzansi Nyembe was a South African activist and politician.

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Durban in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.

Mawalal "Mewa" Ramgobin was a South African politician and former anti-apartheid activist. A stalwart of the Natal Indian Congress, he represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 1994 to 2009.

References

  1. "South Africa remembers Indians with postage stamps". The Times of India . 30 November 2011. Archived from the original on 1 December 2011.
  2. "Ship Truro". Gandhi-Luthuli Documentation Centre. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  3. "Ship list". Gandhi-Luthuli Documentation Centre. 11 July 1911. Retrieved 8 December 2011.