John Blades Currey - edited by Phillida Brooke Simons

John Blades Currey, 1850 -1900 edited by Phillida Brooke Simons publishes the memoirs of Curry for the first time. Arriving from England in 1850 he tried soldiering, copper-mining and farming before going into the civil-service. In this position he introduced the first diamond to Europe and was blamed for the diggers rebellion in 1875. He went on to become a council to Cape premiers Rhodes and Merriman.