Our South Africa: Past and Present ; a Graphic and Entertaining Story Dealing with Men and Matters Concerning South Africa from Its First Discovery by the Great Portuguese Navigators Up to the Present DayUnited Tobacco Cos. (South), 1938 - 178 pages |
Contents
DISCOVERY AND SETTLEMENT OF THE CAPE | 1 |
DiscoveryDutch East India CompanySettlementHotten | 12 |
CHAPTER | 22 |
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18th century agricultural Algoa Bay became began Bloemfontein British brought building burgher Bushmen called Cape Colony Cape Town carried Castle cattle centres century ago church colonists commandos communication Company's copper Council Court defence diamond districts Durban Dutch East India early days East India Company Eastern Province erected established Europeans farmers farms fifties garrison gold gold-fields Government Governor Graaff-Reinet Grahamstown harbour Heemraden horses Hottentots Holland important improved industry inhabitants inland Kafirs known labour land Landdrost last century later letters lighthouse ment miles military minerals mining mountain Natal natives opened Orange Free Orange River ox-wagon party passed Pietermaritzburg Port Elizabeth post office Pretoria railway Republic Retief Riebeeck road sent settlement sheep ships slaves South Africa Stel Stellenbosch stone Swellendam Table Bay telegraph telephone territories to-day took trade transport Transvaal trek trekkers troops Union Vaal vessels volunteer Voortrekkers wagons wine