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 |
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... gold - bearing conglomerate reef of the Witwatersrand itself was first located near its north - west extremity by two brothers , F. and H. W. Struben , in 1884. By 1886 they had traced it eastward to the main reef at Langlaagte ...
... gold - bearing conglomerate reef of the Witwatersrand itself was first located near its north - west extremity by two brothers , F. and H. W. Struben , in 1884. By 1886 they had traced it eastward to the main reef at Langlaagte ...
Page 783
... gold . Before the South African War , the gold - mining industry had already become con- centrated under the control of a few financial groups , and the founda- tions of the present - day system of group , administration had been ...
... gold . Before the South African War , the gold - mining industry had already become con- centrated under the control of a few financial groups , and the founda- tions of the present - day system of group , administration had been ...
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... GOLD AND 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 ...
... GOLD AND 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 ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
South African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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