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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... northward, always northward and further out of reach of British influence and
control. Those years saw the formation of communities on the High Veld, pure
Trekker beyond the Vaal, Trekker in the main between the Vaal and the Orange.
... northward, always northward and further out of reach of British influence and
control. Those years saw the formation of communities on the High Veld, pure
Trekker beyond the Vaal, Trekker in the main between the Vaal and the Orange.
Page 347
Pretorius fled across the Vaal with a remnant of his followers, and Smith was left
to proclaim the Orange River Sovereignty ... reaches of the Trekkers' Road that
ran up from the Cape Colony to the Vaal drifts and the passes of the Drakensberg
.
Pretorius fled across the Vaal with a remnant of his followers, and Smith was left
to proclaim the Orange River Sovereignty ... reaches of the Trekkers' Road that
ran up from the Cape Colony to the Vaal drifts and the passes of the Drakensberg
.
Page 441
Accurately speaking, the lands under negotiation were the Philippolislands in the
southern Free State, which were bounded on the west by part of the line from
Ramah on the Orange to Platberg on the Vaal. In 1857, however, Adam Kok had
...
Accurately speaking, the lands under negotiation were the Philippolislands in the
southern Free State, which were bounded on the west by part of the line from
Ramah on the Orange to Platberg on the Vaal. In 1857, however, Adam Kok had
...
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Contents
THE GEOGRAPHICAL ENVIRONMENT | 2 |
Climate and Temperature | 9 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
Copyright | |
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