The complete story of the Transvaal, from the 'Great trek' to the Convention of London |
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... for some months ; while on the northern or warmer side a climate of a sub - tropical character prevails . Pretoria lies well in the centre of the country , and its central position at one time 8 The Complete Story of the Transvaal .
... for some months ; while on the northern or warmer side a climate of a sub - tropical character prevails . Pretoria lies well in the centre of the country , and its central position at one time 8 The Complete Story of the Transvaal .
Strana 9
... side of the town . Potchefstroom was the original capital of the South African Republic . It is more Dutch than Pretoria , which , previous to the war , was essentially an English town . The other places are really villages . Lydenburg ...
... side of the town . Potchefstroom was the original capital of the South African Republic . It is more Dutch than Pretoria , which , previous to the war , was essentially an English town . The other places are really villages . Lydenburg ...
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... side of the Magaliesberg . It is consequently warmer than the capital . It is a great place for fruit . Standerton , which was defended pluckily during the war by Major Montague , is an ugly little village between Heidelberg and Lang's ...
... side of the Magaliesberg . It is consequently warmer than the capital . It is a great place for fruit . Standerton , which was defended pluckily during the war by Major Montague , is an ugly little village between Heidelberg and Lang's ...
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... side , and the natives on the other . The Amaswazi did their part manfully ; but the Boers hung back . Some of the hotter bloods of the Boer commando wished to fight . But the Boer commandant forbade them , saying it was too ...
... side , and the natives on the other . The Amaswazi did their part manfully ; but the Boers hung back . Some of the hotter bloods of the Boer commando wished to fight . But the Boer commandant forbade them , saying it was too ...
Strana 53
... side of a period of dis- approval , but still approved at a time when he was not pressed by party exigencies , and after calm and careful deliberation . It is evident that the simple statement of the Ministry in power at the time . of ...
... side of a period of dis- approval , but still approved at a time when he was not pressed by party exigencies , and after calm and careful deliberation . It is evident that the simple statement of the Ministry in power at the time . of ...
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