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Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:54 am
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In the Isle of Man we've had a breeding colony of Wallabies in the "wild" for several years now. A few made their escape from the local wildlife park and have successfully survived all that ...

Mon May 21, 2012 4:15 pm
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I'm not sure if the relatives were from across, or whether their families have relocated to the Island since 1879.

One was related to Captain Campbell, killed at Hlobane, the other was related to C ...

Fri May 18, 2012 8:09 am
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I hope you attended the recent Rob Caskie talk at the museum.

I am not aware of any direct connections (being a mere come-over myself), but there were several relatives of participants present at t ...

Thu Mar 03, 2011 12:08 pm
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My local W H Smith has it for 1/2 price at the moment, I think it is exclusive to them. I believe it is published by Ian Allan Books.

Cheers

Barry

Mon Nov 20, 2006 12:28 pm
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Coll,

Another place you could consider is Baptys. They are film armourers based near Heathrow and have a wide selection of weaponry including Martinis (they supplied the ones for Zulu!).

Cheers ...

Wed Jun 14, 2006 4:10 pm
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Rob,

Your dad has supplied me with a load of 15mm Zulu figures - he obviously has a lot to answer for! Wink

Cheers

Barry

Mon Feb 06, 2006 3:55 pm
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They appear from time to time on eBay. You may be able to get some idea of its value from there.

Cheers

Barry

Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:59 pm
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Bapty, the film armourers who supplied the guns for the film Zulu, have several MH's for sale in various makes and qualities. Try giving them a ring.

Cheers

Barry

Tue Dec 20, 2005 6:03 pm
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If anyone is interested, I have a small Excel worksheet that graphs the battlefield at Isandlwana as a 3D chart, allowing differing views to be obtained. It has a bit more definition than Google Earth ...

Tue Sep 20, 2005 7:24 am
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Bapty certainly supplied real Martinis for Zulu. They are selling some of them off, being a mixture of decommissioned pieces, later army issue and also some pre-1879 army issue.

Cheers

Barry
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