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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POLITICAL APATHY OF THE CAPE AFRIKANERS 501 Molteno had enjoyed the
support of a considerable majority, in 1878 his dismissal was endorsed by 37
votes to 22 in a House which no election had intervened to change." Clearly the ...
POLITICAL APATHY OF THE CAPE AFRIKANERS 501 Molteno had enjoyed the
support of a considerable majority, in 1878 his dismissal was endorsed by 37
votes to 22 in a House which no election had intervened to change." Clearly the ...
Page 587
The Afrikaner Bond, still the one organised political party, had rallied round
Hofmeyr. ... In Natal federalism was destroyed so completely that, of all her
leading politicians, Harry Escombe alone continued to dream of a “future
Dominion of ...
The Afrikaner Bond, still the one organised political party, had rallied round
Hofmeyr. ... In Natal federalism was destroyed so completely that, of all her
leading politicians, Harry Escombe alone continued to dream of a “future
Dominion of ...
Page 655
The obstacles which the National Convention had to overcome were economic
and political. No unification was possible until the economic issues had been
cleared out of the way, for the uniting of the railways by itself could not prevent
rivalry ...
The obstacles which the National Convention had to overcome were economic
and political. No unification was possible until the economic issues had been
cleared out of the way, for the uniting of the railways by itself could not prevent
rivalry ...
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Contents
THE GEOGRAPHICAL ENVIRONMENT | 2 |
Climate and Temperature | 9 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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