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... ment decided to take some action . In 1822 John Melville , a surveyor and later a missionary of the London Society , was appointed Govern- ment Agent at Griquatown , the headquarters of Andries Waterboer , the ablest and most dependable ...
... ment decided to take some action . In 1822 John Melville , a surveyor and later a missionary of the London Society , was appointed Govern- ment Agent at Griquatown , the headquarters of Andries Waterboer , the ablest and most dependable ...
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... ment . Secondly , they believed that the redeeming feature of the central government was that it was distant . Local government by landdrosts and semi - elected and wholly sympathetic farmer heem- raden the frontiersmen understood ; but ...
... ment . Secondly , they believed that the redeeming feature of the central government was that it was distant . Local government by landdrosts and semi - elected and wholly sympathetic farmer heem- raden the frontiersmen understood ; but ...
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... ment notice encouraging the diggers to resist republican jurisdiction by promising them British support in all " lawful " proceedings.2 Two months later , unimpressed by the stream of protests and documents that commenced to flow in ...
... ment notice encouraging the diggers to resist republican jurisdiction by promising them British support in all " lawful " proceedings.2 Two months later , unimpressed by the stream of protests and documents that commenced to flow in ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Southern African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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