The Complete Story of the Transvaal from the "Great Trek" to the Convention of London: With Appendix Comprising Ministerial Declarations of Policy and Official DocumentsS. Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1885 - 372 strán (strany) |
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Strana 8
... never particular about native rights , and the aboriginal inhabitants do not take kindly to the Boer invasions , even for a season . Hence ensue disputes , cattle - liftings , murders , and ultimately war . Sugar and coffee are ...
... never particular about native rights , and the aboriginal inhabitants do not take kindly to the Boer invasions , even for a season . Hence ensue disputes , cattle - liftings , murders , and ultimately war . Sugar and coffee are ...
Strana 15
... never forgot Slagter's Nek , and it was one of the causes which led to the " great trek " or emigration of Boers from Cape Colony , which resulted in the settlement of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State . There were , however ...
... never forgot Slagter's Nek , and it was one of the causes which led to the " great trek " or emigration of Boers from Cape Colony , which resulted in the settlement of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State . There were , however ...
Strana 18
... never reached us , but far the greater part remained in the hands of swindlers in London . Another reason alleged for the emigration is the belief of the Boers that their fathers " were an oppressed nation under foreign supremacy ...
... never reached us , but far the greater part remained in the hands of swindlers in London . Another reason alleged for the emigration is the belief of the Boers that their fathers " were an oppressed nation under foreign supremacy ...
Strana 28
... of the Republic . The exchequer was only tardily replenished under a loose system of taxation . The Boers have never been good taxpayers , and no government has been able to enforce the proper 28 The Complete Story of the Transvaal .
... of the Republic . The exchequer was only tardily replenished under a loose system of taxation . The Boers have never been good taxpayers , and no government has been able to enforce the proper 28 The Complete Story of the Transvaal .
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... never saw nor heard of either Pretorius and his forty Boers , nor of the money , ever since . Constantly worried by calls for payment , while we had no shilling ( sic ) in the treasury , harassed and pressed by the English party with ...
... never saw nor heard of either Pretorius and his forty Boers , nor of the money , ever since . Constantly worried by calls for payment , while we had no shilling ( sic ) in the treasury , harassed and pressed by the English party with ...
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The Complete Story of the Transvaal from the "Great Trek" to the Convention ... John Nixon Úplné zobrazenie - 1885 |
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