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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... Kimberley that there was no alternative to annexation . The wisest course was to end the impasse by sharp and firm action . As long as the rivalry between Truter and Campbell compromised ordered government , so long the digger ...
... Kimberley that there was no alternative to annexation . The wisest course was to end the impasse by sharp and firm action . As long as the rivalry between Truter and Campbell compromised ordered government , so long the digger ...
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... Kimberley mine , had by 1875 , with his partner C. D. Rudd , transferred thence to the De Beers mine , and , profiting by the mistakes at Kimberley , was amalgamating claims there with a view to dominating the whole mine . By 1876 ...
... Kimberley mine , had by 1875 , with his partner C. D. Rudd , transferred thence to the De Beers mine , and , profiting by the mistakes at Kimberley , was amalgamating claims there with a view to dominating the whole mine . By 1876 ...
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... Kimberley mine . 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 ...
... Kimberley mine . 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 ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Southern African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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