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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The Great Trek, taking it year by year, drained off almost all the natural increase
of the white population of Cape Colony. ... until the diamond and gold discoveries
provided a local market for meat and maize and wheat to feed the populations of
...
The Great Trek, taking it year by year, drained off almost all the natural increase
of the white population of Cape Colony. ... until the diamond and gold discoveries
provided a local market for meat and maize and wheat to feed the populations of
...
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1925 about one-third of the European population of nearly one and three-quarter
millions were working for gain, and there were in the direct employ of Europeans
about three times as many non-Europeans as European workers. The value of ...
1925 about one-third of the European population of nearly one and three-quarter
millions were working for gain, and there were in the direct employ of Europeans
about three times as many non-Europeans as European workers. The value of ...
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The droughts of 1834 and 1839, the hungry 'forties on the Eastern Frontier, the
fearsome disease that decimated the herds in the 'fifties and the long agony of
almost a decade of droughts in the 'sixties were bitter trials to the Native
population.
The droughts of 1834 and 1839, the hungry 'forties on the Eastern Frontier, the
fearsome disease that decimated the herds in the 'fifties and the long agony of
almost a decade of droughts in the 'sixties were bitter trials to the Native
population.
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Smutss offer to S Rhodesia 1921 | 4 |
Southern African Rivers | 7 |
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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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