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... Vaal River on the north , the junction of Vaal and Orange rivers on the east , and that portion of the Drakensberg which forms the boundary of Natal on the west . " The Natal Boers - that is , those who had remained there - had by this ...
... Vaal River on the north , the junction of Vaal and Orange rivers on the east , and that portion of the Drakensberg which forms the boundary of Natal on the west . " The Natal Boers - that is , those who had remained there - had by this ...
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... Vaal and Orange rivers , which they called the Sovereignty . This , however , they afterwards abandoned , when it ... River Sovereignty must be a settled point of our policy . If you are enabled to effect this object , you will ...
... Vaal and Orange rivers , which they called the Sovereignty . This , however , they afterwards abandoned , when it ... River Sovereignty must be a settled point of our policy . If you are enabled to effect this object , you will ...
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... River Free State had manifested itself in a similar direction with regard to the emigrants north of the Vaal River ; and as the tale can be told in no shorter or better form of words than I find in ' Noble's History , ' I shall extract ...
... River Free State had manifested itself in a similar direction with regard to the emigrants north of the Vaal River ; and as the tale can be told in no shorter or better form of words than I find in ' Noble's History , ' I shall extract ...
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... Vaal River the right to manage their own affairs , and to govern themselves according to their own laws , without any interference on the part of the British Government ; and that no encroachment shall be made by the said Government on ...
... Vaal River the right to manage their own affairs , and to govern themselves according to their own laws , without any interference on the part of the British Government ; and that no encroachment shall be made by the said Government on ...
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... Vaal River . He mentions that the Rev. Mr Leibrandt , whom he calls " the respected and much - beloved minister of the Dutch Reformed Church , " had succeeded in erecting a large 1 " Here , in Natal , are nearly 400,000 natives who have ...
... Vaal River . He mentions that the Rev. Mr Leibrandt , whom he calls " the respected and much - beloved minister of the Dutch Reformed Church , " had succeeded in erecting a large 1 " Here , in Natal , are nearly 400,000 natives who have ...
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