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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... Diamond Fields , Free State penury , Transvaal anarchy , political deadlock in the Cape , Natal outgrowing its constitution- these were so many pieces in an intricate puzzle that needed skilful arrangement . It was a magnificent ...
... Diamond Fields , Free State penury , Transvaal anarchy , political deadlock in the Cape , Natal outgrowing its constitution- these were so many pieces in an intricate puzzle that needed skilful arrangement . It was a magnificent ...
Page 461
... Diamond Fields , was now greatly enhanced . The Griquas ' land , where the diamonds were discovered , lay also upon the direct route from the Cape ports , and , as we shall see later , the Transvaalers , to loosen the Cape's selfish ...
... Diamond Fields , was now greatly enhanced . The Griquas ' land , where the diamonds were discovered , lay also upon the direct route from the Cape ports , and , as we shall see later , the Transvaalers , to loosen the Cape's selfish ...
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... diamond discoveries and by their effect on the trade of the internal republics . Railway construction from Durban was begun by the Natal Government in 1876 to serve the new sugar estates by coast lines . The sugar industry was by then ...
... diamond discoveries and by their effect on the trade of the internal republics . Railway construction from Durban was begun by the Natal Government in 1876 to serve the new sugar estates by coast lines . The sugar industry was by then ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Southern African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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