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The great diamond rush to Grootfontein, near Lichtenburg, western Transvaal, starts.
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, February 17). The great diamond rush to Grootfontein, near Lichtenburg, western Transvaal, starts.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074394
South African History Online (2012) 'The great diamond rush to Grootfontein, near Lichtenburg, western Transvaal, starts.', South African History Online, 17 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074394 (Accessed: 10 August 2026).
South African History Online, The great diamond rush to Grootfontein, near Lichtenburg, western Transvaal, starts. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074394, (accessed 10 August 2026).
"The great diamond rush to Grootfontein, near Lichtenburg, western Transvaal, starts.." South African History Online, 17 Feb. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074394. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "The great diamond rush to Grootfontein, near Lichtenburg, western Transvaal, starts.." South African History Online. February 17, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074394.
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