2,800 South African miners embark on a strike at the Van Rhyn Deep mines in a bid to redress some of their grievances. Located at Vanrhynsdorp, the mines were discovered during the South African diamond rush of the 1870s.
eventREF E-0011386Revised
21 December 1915
Miners strike at the Van Rhyn Deep mines
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- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01South African History Online, (2013), South Africa Timeline: 1910, from >South African History Online, 25 November, [online], available at www.sahistory.org.za [Accessed: 25 November 2013]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Miners strike at the Van Rhyn Deep mines. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011386
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