South Africa, Volume 1Bernard Tauchnitz, 1878 |
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... farms in quest of new lands in which they might live without inter- ference . The Colony in spite of Kafirs had prospered under English rule , whilst the Dutch farmers had no doubt enjoyed the progress as well as their English ...
... farms in quest of new lands in which they might live without inter- ference . The Colony in spite of Kafirs had prospered under English rule , whilst the Dutch farmers had no doubt enjoyed the progress as well as their English ...
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... farming on a great scale I will describe further on . Here the work was carried on in a smaller way , but , as I was told , with great success . The expenses were small , and the profits very great , -unless there should come ...
... farming on a great scale I will describe further on . Here the work was carried on in a smaller way , but , as I was told , with great success . The expenses were small , and the profits very great , -unless there should come ...
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... farming , as in all commercial pursuits , the many little men who lose a little money , -perhaps their little ... farm , all kept by the same person or by his son . Word came to us that all the horses in the place had done , each ...
... farming , as in all commercial pursuits , the many little men who lose a little money , -perhaps their little ... farm , all kept by the same person or by his son . Word came to us that all the horses in the place had done , each ...
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... farm labourers , and sometimes . farmers in a small way . They are not industrious ; but are not more lazy than men of such a race may be expected to be . They are not stupid , nor , as I think , habitually dishonest . Their morals in ...
... farm labourers , and sometimes . farmers in a small way . They are not industrious ; but are not more lazy than men of such a race may be expected to be . They are not stupid , nor , as I think , habitually dishonest . Their morals in ...
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... farming district , and the land in the valleys around it is very fertile . It must be remembered that fertility in South Africa does not imply a broad area of cultivated land , or even a capacity for it . Agriculture is everywhere an ...
... farming district , and the land in the valleys around it is very fertile . It must be remembered that fertility in South Africa does not imply a broad area of cultivated land , or even a capacity for it . Agriculture is everywhere an ...
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altogether assegai become brandy British Kafraria called Cango Caves Cape cart Cape Colony Capetown capital carried certainly Chief church coast Colonists Colony of Natal coloured comfort Confederation Coolie course Diamond Fields Dingaan district doubt Durban Dutch Dutchman East London Eastern Province Elizabeth England English European farm farmer feeling gentleman Government Governor Grahamstown heard horses Hottentot inhabitants journey Kafir Knysna Kreli labour land Langalibalele live look Lovedale mail cart matter miles Minister mountains Natal native never Orange Free ostrich Paarl Parliament parliamentary passed perhaps Pieter Maritzburg population Port Port Alfred probably races railway reader river road rule Savage scenery seemed seen sent slaves soldiers South Africa speak sugar Swellendam taken things tion told town Transvaal traveller tribe Umkululi wages wool young Zealand Zulu