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In 1880 , the line running northward from the Cape had only reached Beaufort West , 300 miles south of Kimberley . Five years later , in 1885 , attracted by the newly discovered diamond mines , it moved on to Kimberley itself .
In 1880 , the line running northward from the Cape had only reached Beaufort West , 300 miles south of Kimberley . Five years later , in 1885 , attracted by the newly discovered diamond mines , it moved on to Kimberley itself .
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In accord- ance with the aims of British policy , it has furnished a means of reaching the Sudan and Upper Egypt from the Indian Ocean . From the railhead at Kisumu ( Port ... From Stanley- ville , how is the Nile to be reached ?
In accord- ance with the aims of British policy , it has furnished a means of reaching the Sudan and Upper Egypt from the Indian Ocean . From the railhead at Kisumu ( Port ... From Stanley- ville , how is the Nile to be reached ?
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Already it has reached a point beyond Silva Porto and is moving toward Dilolo , whence it will eventually reach the mining region of the Katanga . A passable road now con- nects the present railhead with Fun- gurume , a junction point ...
Already it has reached a point beyond Silva Porto and is moving toward Dilolo , whence it will eventually reach the mining region of the Katanga . A passable road now con- nects the present railhead with Fun- gurume , a junction point ...
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