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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... which had already been so unreservedly condemned by the Secretary of State : worse still , as pencilled comments show , certain phrases , such as the reference to " speculations ” , and the suggestion that the Xhosas had been ...
... which had already been so unreservedly condemned by the Secretary of State : worse still , as pencilled comments show , certain phrases , such as the reference to " speculations ” , and the suggestion that the Xhosas had been ...
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... the most pressing problem before the British Government , and hardened its resolution , already expressed in the Conventions , not only to incur no new responsibilities in South Africa , but even to lessen those it already bore .
... the most pressing problem before the British Government , and hardened its resolution , already expressed in the Conventions , not only to incur no new responsibilities in South Africa , but even to lessen those it already bore .
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In the decade ending December 1845 some 12,000 to 14,000 souls went on trek from the Colony.1 Many of them were already accustomed to frequent change of settlement . The census figures are admittedly defective , but if we take them as a ...
In the decade ending December 1845 some 12,000 to 14,000 souls went on trek from the Colony.1 Many of them were already accustomed to frequent change of settlement . The census figures are admittedly defective , but if we take them as a ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Smutss offer to S Rhodesia 1921 | 4 |
Southern African Rivers | 7 |
Copyright | |
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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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