Truro (ship)

Truro (ship)

The "Truro" was the ship (from Madras) containing the first batch of 342 indentured Indian labourers to arrive in Durban on 16 November 1860. The second batch of 342 arrived in Durban on board the "Belvedere" (from Calcutta) 10 days later.

External links

* [http://buzz.kzn.org.za/buzz/7.xml History of Indian Settlement]


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