A History of South Africa for Use in SchoolsLongmans, Green, 1910 - 210 pages |
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administration affairs Afrikanders amongst annexed appointed arrival Assembly of Seventeen Basutos Batavian became Bloemfontein Boers British Government burghers Cape Colony Cape Town cattle chief Church coast colonists command death Delagoa despatched Dingaan district Drakenstein Durban Dutch East India East India Company emigration England English Europe European expedition farmers farms Fish River fleet France French Governor Governor-General in Council Graaff Reinet High Commissioner Holland Hottentots House of Assembly Huguenots Jameson Kaffir War Kaffirs King Krüger land Landdrost large number Lord Matabele minister Ministry Moshesh Natal nation native Orange Free Orange River Sovereignty Parliament party peace Portugal Portuguese possession Potgieter President Pretorius Prince Province Provincial Council Reformed Retief Riebeeck Saldanha Senate sent settlement Sir Harry Smith slaves soldiers South Africa South African Republic Stel Stellenbosch Swellendam Table Bay territory took trade Transvaal treaty Trek tribe Uitlanders Union Vaal vessels Volksraad voyage Xosas Zulus
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Page vi - Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them. They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
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Page 210 - Both the English and Dutch languages shall be official languages of the Union, and shall be treated on a footing of equality, and possess and enjoy equal freedom, rights, and privileges; all records, journals, and proceedings of Parliament shall be kept in both languages, and all bills, Acts, and notices of general public importance or interest issued by the Government of the Union shall be in both languages.
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