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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Page 301
By the seventeen-seventies the van of the colonists had reached the Great Fish
River. There, for the first time, they met with serious resistance, and there, for
virtually fifty years, the eastward advance was stayed, while a thinner stream was
...
By the seventeen-seventies the van of the colonists had reached the Great Fish
River. There, for the first time, they met with serious resistance, and there, for
virtually fifty years, the eastward advance was stayed, while a thinner stream was
...
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Orange River (continued) 341, 402, 526; S.A. split along line of (1854), 364;
territory between the Caledon River and, 415; bridges over, 499, 620; railway
between Vaal River and, 552 Orange River Sovereignty, annexed by British ...
Orange River (continued) 341, 402, 526; S.A. split along line of (1854), 364;
territory between the Caledon River and, 415; bridges over, 499, 620; railway
between Vaal River and, 552 Orange River Sovereignty, annexed by British ...
Page 1070
River Diggings (diamonds), 442, 448, 460, 2–3 Rivers, Harry, Landdrost at
Grahamstown (1824), 254, 256; Treasurer, Cape Colony (1848), 376, 389 Roads
, in Cape Colony, 373, 374, 461, 794, 799; competition of, with railways, 808, 825
...
River Diggings (diamonds), 442, 448, 460, 2–3 Rivers, Harry, Landdrost at
Grahamstown (1824), 254, 256; Treasurer, Cape Colony (1848), 376, 389 Roads
, in Cape Colony, 373, 374, 461, 794, 799; competition of, with railways, 808, 825
...
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Contents
THE GEOGRAPHICAL ENVIRONMENT | 2 |
Climate and Temperature | 9 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1963 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 3 Feb 2009 |
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