The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1963 - Great Britain |
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The Company claimed £7,866, 117; the Cave Commission, reporting on 15
January 1921, made an award of ... An additional sum was to be paid to the
Company for the public works and buildings taken over by the new Government,
but from ...
The Company claimed £7,866, 117; the Cave Commission, reporting on 15
January 1921, made an award of ... An additional sum was to be paid to the
Company for the public works and buildings taken over by the new Government,
but from ...
Page 805
The costs of working made the risk too great for small independent diggers, and
joint-stock companies were floated to carry ... Barnato Bros. in 1880 formed an
amalgamation of claims under the name of the Barnato Diamond Mining
Company, ...
The costs of working made the risk too great for small independent diggers, and
joint-stock companies were floated to carry ... Barnato Bros. in 1880 formed an
amalgamation of claims under the name of the Barnato Diamond Mining
Company, ...
Page 806
In London in 1887 he arranged with the firm of Rothschild for financial help in
acquiring the French company, which had been built up by Messrs Jules Porges
et Cie, a diamond-merchanting business founded in Paris in 1869. From 1871
the ...
In London in 1887 he arranged with the firm of Rothschild for financial help in
acquiring the French company, which had been built up by Messrs Jules Porges
et Cie, a diamond-merchanting business founded in Paris in 1869. From 1871
the ...
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THE GEOGRAPHICAL ENVIRONMENT | 2 |
Climate and Temperature | 9 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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