A NEW SOCIETY FOR THE AFRIKAANS TONGUE ESTABLISHED AT PAARL
Paarl, Friday. — A gathering of gentlemen assembled this day at the residence of Mr. Gideon Malherbe in Paarl for the purpose of forming a society devoted to the advancement…
Author: Millicent Kerr
“It’s My Water!” — Tempers Boil Over at Twisfontein
Twisfontein, Saturday, 16 August 1873 — Tempers erupted once again this morning as neighbouring farmers W. Baard of Heuningklip and C. Loubser of Witteklip confronted one another over the ownership…
A FORTUNE IN THE DUST: THE WONDROUS DISCOVERY OF DIAMONDS IN OUR INTERIOR
By Our Special Correspondent I write to you from the banks of the mighty Orange River, where the sun beats mercilessly upon a land once deemed fit only for hardy…