Mining (SA)
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Early Kimberley: A Photographic Souvenir - Vida AllenEarly Kimberley: A Photographic Souvenir by Vida Allen takes the reader on a pictorial tour of the history of Kimberley, commencing with the first diggers at the Du Toitspan dry diggings in 1869. The street scenes depict the hustle and bustle that was experienced in the early days of the Diamond City. |
ZAR150.00 |
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Valley of Gold - A. P. CartwrightValley of Gold by A. P. Cartwright describes the discovery of gold in the Transvaal which led to developments such as Pilgrim's Rest, and tells of the rough-and-ready birth of South Africa's great gold mining industry. |
ZAR250.00 |
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All That Glittered - Maryna Fraser and Alan JeevesAll That Glittered by Maryna Fraser and Alan Jeeves presents, through a selection of the correspondence of Lionel Phillips, a complete picture of the career of one of the leading figures in the development of the South African gold mining industry. |
ZAR180.00 |
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Fifty Golden Years of the Rand 1886-1936 - D JacobssonFifty Golden Years of the Rand 1886-1936 by D Jacobsson was written to commemorate the golden jubilee of Johannesburg and of the Witwatersrand Gold Mining Industry. The author, who was mining editor of the Johannesburg Star newspaper gives a lively history of the Rand and mining and the rise of Johannesburg. Illustrated with B&W photographs. |
ZAR225.00 |
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Graves and Guineas - J. T. McNishGraves and Guineas by J. T. McNish concerns the exciting life of the early diamond diggers, covering the period in Kimberley's history, 1871-1873, and describes how conditions on the diamond fields started to settle down. |
ZAR300.00 |
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The Road to Eldorado - JT McNishThe Road to Eldorado by JT McNish is the history of the South African diamond rush and of Kimberly 1867 - 1870. The first in the trilogy detailing the exciting events of Kimberley's vibrant diamond rush years. |
ZAR200.00 |
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Pilgrim's Rest - Transvaal Provincial Library and Museum ServiceCompiled by the staff of the Pilgrim's Rest Museum, Pilgrim's Rest: A Pictoral History/Geskiedenis in Beeld by Transvaal Provincial Library and Museum Service is a photographic history of gold in the Eastern Transvaal. Bilingual edition |
ZAR90.00 |
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An Introduction to South Africa's Geological and Mining Heritage - M J Viljoen and W U ReimoldAn Introduction to South Africa's Geological and Mining Heritage by M J Viljoen and W U Reimold is an excellent introduction to the relationship between places of great scenic beauty and the underlying geology. Includes 45 illustrations and maps and 380 colour photos. |
ZAR90.00 |
