(National Game Reserve of the Union of South Africa)
A descriptive broadcast relayed from the Transvaal
The speakers will include
Lieut.-Colonel
J. Stevenson-Hamilton ,
Warden of the Game Reserve
(Arranged in co-operation with the South African Broadcasting
Corporation)
The Kruger National Park, South Africa's great sanctuary for wild life, covers over 8,000 square miles on the Transvaal border of Portuguese West Africa. It was originally the Sabi Game Reserve, which was inaugurated by President Kruger in 1898. Shortly afterwards the Boer War broke out, and between 1899 and 1902 the Reserve suffered severely, shooting and poaching going on indiscriminately. Twelve years later the outbreak of the Great War was the cause of a similar setback, but in 1922 the railways instituted tours of the Reserve, and the following year Lieut.-Colonel Stevenson-Hamilton, the present Warden (who will take part in this programme), suggested an official inspection, which was an immediate success. In
1928, the Park was thrown open to the public, and now there are some 800 miles of roads and a dozen rest camps where visitors can stay.
It is hoped to broadcast some of the actual noises from the Park.