Original Press Photo Mrs Poutsma & others deported South Africa to London 1914

Description: ALL Photos ARE ORIGINAL FROM THE TIME, THEY ARE NOT MODERN REPRINTS. I COMBINE POSTAGE IF BUYING MULTIPLE ITEMS. SIZE IN CENTIMETRES - 20.5cm x 25.5cm or 10x8 inch.SUBJECT - Original Press Photo, Mrs Poutsma wife of Union leader in General Strike & Mrs Bain & Mrs Watson with their children deported from Durban, South Africa to Southampton and onwards to London.They are seen here arriving at Southampton Docks aboard ship."On 27 January, Smuts took nine of the leaders from their prison cells, and ordered them to be deported, without warrant or trial. The steamship Umgeni was to leave Durban for London on the morning of the 30th, and Smuts was determined that it take the nine passengers. The captain of the Umgeni refused to comply, seeing it as an illegal act for which he would be held responsible. Smuts cleared the captain and his company of any potential wrongdoings, and took responsibility himself, allowing the union leaders, including Poutsma, to be deported without delay."Hessel PoutsmaPublisher of De Sneeker Courant, later trade union leader and party organizer in South Africa, was born in Terwispel (Fr.) on February 6, 1866 and died in Pretoria on July 11, 1933. He was the son of Jacob Poutsma, carpenter and contractor, and Petronella Brandenburg. On May 7, 1891 he married Aaltje Meines Hijlkema, with whom he had two daughters and a son. Later he used Jacobs as his middle name.DATE - 1914.PRESS STAMP - Please see the image of the reverse of the photo.PAYMENT MUST BE MADE WITHIN 3 DAYS.

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