The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 82
Page 446
... diamond fields , or even the step itself , was opportune , and it is certain that a more conciliatory policy would have done much to mollify Brand . Sir Henry Barkly , the spearhead of Imperial Government , on whose shoulders critical ...
... diamond fields , or even the step itself , was opportune , and it is certain that a more conciliatory policy would have done much to mollify Brand . Sir Henry Barkly , the spearhead of Imperial Government , on whose shoulders critical ...
Page 451
... DIAMOND DISCOVERIES 451 selfish monopoly of customs , began to contemplate the construction of a railway to the harbour of Delagoa Bay , which would give them a short route to the sea , " free from the trammels of British ports and ...
... DIAMOND DISCOVERIES 451 selfish monopoly of customs , began to contemplate the construction of a railway to the harbour of Delagoa Bay , which would give them a short route to the sea , " free from the trammels of British ports and ...
Page 801
... DIAMOND MINING 801 output reached the figure of 9.3 million ounces in 1916 , but there- after it declined gradually until 1922 , the year of a short but bitter strike of the white mine - workers which is mentioned below . Never- theless ...
... DIAMOND MINING 801 output reached the figure of 9.3 million ounces in 1916 , but there- after it declined gradually until 1922 , the year of a short but bitter strike of the white mine - workers which is mentioned below . Never- theless ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
South African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
143 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
administration Afrikander annexation Bantu Basuto Basutoland Bechuanaland Bloemfontein Boers border Botha Britain British Government burghers Bushmen Cape Colony Cape Town Carnarvon cattle century CHBE chief coast colonists coloured command Company constitution Convention Council Court defence Delagoa Bay diamond districts Dominions Dutch East English established European farmers farms favour force Frere German Governor Graaff-Reinet Grey Griquas High Commissioner Hofmeyr Hottentots Ibid imperial important India Kaffir Kimberley Kruger labour land Landdrost Legislative London Lord ment military Milner Papers mines missionaries Natal native Office Orange Free Orange River Ordinance organisation Parl Parliament peace political population Port Portuguese Pretoria Province railway Report republics Rhodes Rhodesia settlement settlers ships slaves South Africa South African Republic South-West Africa southern territory Theal tion trade Transvaal treaty Trek Trekkers tribes troops Uitlanders Union Vaal veld Vide supra Volksraad voyage Wodehouse Zulu