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	Griqualand East - LoveToKnow 1911
		GRIQUALAND EAST and Griqualand West, territorial divisions of the Cape Province of the Union of South Africa.
		Griqualand East, which lies south of Basutoland and west of Natal, is so named from the settlement there in 1862 of Griquas under Adam Kok.
		Griqualand West, formerly Griqualand simply, also named after its Griqua inhabitants, is part of the great tableland of South Africa.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Griqualand_East (1546 words)

	Griqualand (South Africa) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Griqualand East was a historical division in the Eastern Cape province of approximately 19 000 sq.
		Griqualand West is in the Northern Cape Province (north of the Orange River and west of Orange Free State) of about 38 000 sq.
		Griqualand West was surrendered to Britain in 1871, the governor of Cape Colony was made its governor in 1872, with a nominated executive council, and a partly elective legislative council.
	flagspot.net /flags/za-griqu.html (1013 words)

	WHKMLA : History of West Griqualand
		Britain annexed Griqualand West in 1871; it was incorporated into the Cape Colony in 1880.
		From 1874 onward, stamps of the Cape overprinted 'G' (for Griqualand West) were in use (until 1880).
		Flag of the Diggers' Republic (Griqualand West), from FOTW
	www.zum.de /whkmla/region/southafrica/westgriqualand.html (288 words)

	GRIQUALAND EAST - Online Information article about GRIQUALAND EAST
		wealth of Griqualand West lies in its diamonds, which are found along the banks of the Vaal and in the district between that river and the Riet.
		population of Griqualand West to be 45,277, of whom 12,347 were whites.
		annexation of Griqualand to the Cape Colony on the 15th of October 1880.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /GRA_GUI/GRIQUALAND_EAST.html (2156 words)

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		Griqualand West was not rightfully Britain’s as when you give something to a body, that body does not expect to give it back when profits are made.
		The Surveyor-General of Griqualand West was to report whether the diggings officially lay east or west of the Platberg — Davidsgraf line.
		Arnot claimed that the Southern Border of Griqualand West was the course of the Orange river between Kheis and Rhama and that the Eastern border was a line from Rhama to Platberg, separating The OFS from Griqualand.
	users.iafrica.com /w/wi/wired/Kimberley.doc (745 words)

	Griqualand West v West Indies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The West Indian captain, who holds the world records for the highest scores in Test and first class cricket, made 101 as the tourists reached 327 for six wickets at close of play in reply to Griqualand West's 271 all out.
		Brooker, 24, the captain of the Griqualand B team, took full advantage of his chance to play in the senior side by hitting 111, his maiden first class century, as the hosts piled up 435 for nine in their second innings.
		Griqualand West finished last in the nine-team South African domestic first class competition last season and were without star batsman and captain Kepler Wessels, who missed the match with a knee injury.
	www.cricinfo.com /db/ARCHIVE/1998-99/WI_IN_RSA/SCORECARDS/WI_GRIQ-W_14-17NOV1998_AFP_MR.html (1121 words)

	Kepler Wessels - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was dismissed by West Indian fast bowler Joel Garner three times, and was nicknamed "Joel's bunny" as a result.
		It was in the Fifth Test, however, which saw him totally dominate the West Indian bowlers with 173.
		Given the dominance of West Indian bowling at the time, and the fragility of the Australian batting line-up, Wessels' performance during that series was world class.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kepler_Wessels (1863 words)

	Jamaica Gleaner - Hooper smashes century - Thursday \| February 6, 2003
		Griqualand West then struggled to 218 for six from their 50 overs, West Indies seam bowlers Pedro Collins and Vasbert Drakes taking two wickets each.
		After Hooper had won the toss, West Indies opener Wavell Hinds hit an 83-ball 96 and Ramnaresh Sarwan struck 80, but Brian Lara, who made 45 against Free State two days ago, was dismissed for 18 after stroking four boundaries.
		West Indies, World Cup winners in 1975 and 1979, begin their campaign against hosts South Africa on Sunday in Cape Town in the opening match of the tournament.
	www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20030206/sports/sports4.html (261 words)

	Casebook: Jack the Ripper - Sir Charles Warren - Biographical Sketch (1902)
		Early in May the whole native population of Griqualand West, west of the Vaal river, broke out in rebellion and, joining their former enemies, the Kaal Kafirs (refugees from Cape Colony), commenced depredations to the west of Griquatown.
		The Bechuana and Griqua ringleaders and the Cape Colony rebels were defeated and captured by the Griqualand West forces in August, and Warren was able to reduce the strength of his columns in the field.
		In January 1879 Warren succeeded Colonel Lanyon in the civil administration of Griqualand West, but still retained the military command in the province, and either personally conducted or directed further operations in the south of the province, and to the north and north-west, beyond the provincial border.
	www.casebook.org /ripper_media/rps.spion.html?printer=true (7045 words)

	CNN/SI - Cricket - Late centuries help Griqualand West to draw with West Indies - Tuesday November 17, 1998 05:27 PM
		KIMBERLEY, South Africa (AP) -- Griqualand West broke a century-old club record during a second-innings of 435 and forced a draw with the West Indies in their four-day tour match Tuesday.
		Griqualand West added the 435 to its first-innings of 271.
		The West Indies, preparing for the start of its first test on November 26 reached 466 all out in its first innings.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /cricket/news/1998/11/17/windies_griquas (308 words)

	Cecil Rhodes
		With the incorporation of Griqualand West into the Cape Colony in 1877, the area obtained six seats in the Cape House of Assembly.
		Rhodes chose the constituency of Barkly West, a rural constituency in which Boer voters predominated.
		Barkly West remained faithful to Rhodes even after the Jameson Raid, and he continued as its member until his death.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/c/ce/cecil_rhodes.html (1480 words)

	Cricket South Africa
		It will be recalled that the Griqualand West Cricket Board and Griqua Diamonds (Pty) Ltd had made an application to the Johannesburg High Court in and during 2004, inter alia, seeking an order setting aside the award of a franchise to the Free State Cricket Union and Free State Cricket (Pty) Ltd.
		Following negotiations between officials of the UCBSA and CSA, and Griqualand West Cricket Board and Griqua Diamonds (Pty) Ltd over a protracted period which commenced in December 2004, all parties concerned have agreed to move forward in the interests of South African cricket.
		Griqualand West Cricket Board and Griqua Diamonds (Pty) Ltd have also agreed to accept the outcome of the review process that will be decided upon by the General Council of the United Cricket Board by the end of April 2005.
	www.cricket.co.za /default.asp?aId=140641&sportCategory=ucb (296 words)

	:: VivaCricket :: News: South Africa’s oldest First class cricketer dies
		He made his first-class debut for Griqualand West in their opening Currie Cup fixture of the 1925/26 season against Transvaal, at The Wanderers, Johannesburg.
		His next and final first-class appearance was in Griqualand West’s second Currie Cup match of the 1929/30 season against Border, at De Beers Stadium, Kimberley.
		Only two other Griqualand West cricketers, I Sendin aged approximately 96 years and AE Cooper aged 91 years 5 days, are known to have lived over 90 years of age.
	www.vivacricket.co.za /html/news1286.shtml (909 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		This defacer was not exclusive to Griqualand West and it had been noted at Queenstown and Piquetberg.
		Goldblatt mention that after Griqualand was incorporated into the cape Colony in 1880, this defacer was returned to cape town and used for franking purposes and the obliteration of any incorrect charge marks noted on letters.
		This was not used in Griqualand West but was used in Hoedjies Bay, in the Western Cape, where it was in use as late as 1900.
	www.capepostalhistory.com /Griqualand.html (512 words)

	herbarium (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		First director of the McGregor Museum, she traveled extensively through Griqualand West, Lesotho and Botswana studying and recording the botany, rock art, and Bushman culture.
		her books Rock-engravings of Griqualand West and Preliminary Checklist of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of Griqualand West are outstanding scientific contributions.
		Special collections include specimens collected by J.P.H. Acocks, Maria Wilman for her Preliminary Checklist of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of Griqualand West, A.A. Gubb for a vegetation map of the Northern Cape, and rare and threatened plants of the Northern Cape collected during research on their conservation status.
	www.museumsnc.co.za /McGregor/departments/Botany/herbarium.htm (1594 words)

	BARKLY WEST - Online Information article about BARKLY WEST
		division of the same name in Griqualand West.
		The diamonds of this district are noted for their purity and lustre, and are generally associated with other crystals— garnets, agates, See also:
		Heu, Dutch hooi; the root from which it is derived, meaning " to cut," is also seen in " to hew "; cf.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /BAI_BAR/BARKLY_WEST.html (304 words)

	The Griqua nation - Stage Three - Griquas Displace Bushmen, Boers Displace Griquas and the Diamond Fields
		This part of Griqualand West, bordering the Kingdom of Lesotho, was illegally occupied by a small transient population of the Boers soon after, in the 1820s.
		To make matters worse the territory to the west of the Orange Free State was later annexed to the Cape as Cecil Rhodes' British South Africa Company sought a route to the unclaimed lands north of the Transvaal - now Zimbabwe.
		It was in the heart of the Griqua lands, at Hopetown, that the famous "Eureka and Star of Africa diamonds" were found and indentified by the larger than life personality, Dr Atherstone, starting a flood of speculators.
	www.tokencoins.com /griqua3.html (1721 words)

	Southern Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		A local Kingdom on the island of Madagascar, the core of what became the basis for the more-or-less united Madagascaran state of the 19th century.
		In addition to the establishment of Natal, Orange Free State, and Transvaal by Boer settlers in the 19th century, a fairly large assortment of smaller and more ephemeral separatist communities were set up at one time or another in various parts of South Africa.
		A lush highland region north of Transvaal, northeast of the Kalahari, west of Mozambique, and south of the Zambezi River; an early center of civilization for this region.
	ellone-loire.net /obsidian/soafrica.html (1520 words)

	IOL: Gidley bows out
		He was also the second highest run scorer in first class cricket for Griqualand West.
		He has played 101 first class games (73 of which were for Griqualand West) and 102 consecutive limited overs games for Griquas.
		Both Ahmed Jinnah, chairperson of Griqualand West Cricket Board and Griqua Diamonds, and Brian Kidson, general manager of Griqua Diamonds, said Gidley's departure would leave a void that will take many years to fill.
	www.int.iol.co.za /index.php?set_id=6&click_id=17&art_id=qw1077701761579S163 (500 words)

	:: VivaCricket :: News: West Indies tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The previous tour of South Africa by the West Indies saw the second match of the tour played in Kimberley against Griqualand West.
		The match was drawn and was seen as a major surprise that the West Indies were held to a draw.
		Being a huge tourist attraction and opportunity to see where the mining industry of South Africa started, the West Indies, like all touring teams enjoyed the hospitality provided by the De Beers group who are the major sponsors of the local team.
	www.vivacricket.co.za /html/news1254.shtml (402 words)

	Cricinfo - Griqualand West (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Pool A: Griqualand West v Northerns at Kimberley - Feb 4, 2007 scorecard
		Pool A: Griqualand West v Northerns at Kimberley - Feb 1-3, 2007 scorecard
		Two domestic teams in South Africa, Griqualand West and Free State have merged and will be known as Gestetner-Diamond-Eagles, a central professional franchise with equal shareholding...
	www.icc-cricket.com /betting/content/team/3228.html (303 words)

	Lenzinfo - LPSSC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The U12 and 14 teams competed against the cream of the Griqualand West Cricket Academy and lost all three of its games.
		The LPSSC said despite the losses, there were encouraging performances from youngsters Afzal Ebrahim, Jesse Dullabh, Nishan Chiba and Mohamed Jinna.
		Griqualand West is expected to tour Lenasia in the near future.
	www.lenzinfo.org.za /schools/lpssc030503.htm (311 words)

	Hooper hits rapid ton in Windies win - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
		JOHANNESBURG (AFP) -- West Indian skipper, Carl Hooper, slammed a 69-ball century as the West Indies gained an impressive 142-run win over Griqualand West in a World Cup warm-up match in Kimberley yesterday.
		Marlon Samuels, the West Indies batsman who was withdrawn from the squad on medical advice after suffering a knee injury, seems set to return to the team after a new medical report passed him fit.
		Griqualand West 218-6 in 50 overs (M Gidley 40, A McLaren 55, W Bossenger 39 not out).
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /sports/html/20030205T220000-0500_39244_OBS_HOOPER_HITS_RAPID_TON_IN_WINDIES_WIN.asp (414 words)

	Cricket Namibia -About Cricket Namibia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		South West Africa volunteered to fill the breach in Kimberley in 1962 and although we were only accepted on a three-year trial period our formal application for continued participation was unanimously carried at the 1963 SACCA Annual General Meeting in Oudtshoorn.
		Numerous fifties were previously overlooked by the SACD selectors, but Deon finished in style by scoring the big one - 105 against Griqualand West in Pietermaritzburg - in what was to be his last appearance at this level.
		A Namibian Invitational team then undertook a short tour to Griqualand West and Free State, RSA, where they lost three of their matches - against Griqualand West by nine wickets, against a Free State University XI by 73 runs and against a Free State Country Districts team by four wickets.
	www.cricketnamibia.com /history.htm (15179 words)

	res
		Sec 2: Griqualand West 2 (34) Border 3 (51) (L Williams 24 J Farrel 21; R van Biljon 10 N Wood 30); Eastern Province 3 (38) Northern Free State 2 (31); Vaal Bowls 2 (37) Natal Country Districts 3 (40); Sables bye.
		Sec 2: Griqualand West 4 (39) Northern Free State 1 (31); Border 4 (41) Eastern Province 1 (39) (N Wood 20 S Grogan 18; J Farrel 21 A Bayliss 21); Natal Country 0 (33) Sables 5 (42); Vaal Bowls bye.
		Section B: Griqualand West 3 (45) Vaal 2 (32); Border 4 (39) Natal Country Districts 1 (35) (N Wood 21 J Jones 21, J Farrell 18 J Lieuwes 14); Eastern Province 0 (31) Sables 5 (43); Northern Free State a bye.
	www.dispatch.co.za /1998/03/18/sport/RES.HTM (433 words)

	History of South Africa Time Line 1488-2000 - Griqualand Griquatown Anderson s.com
		Approximately 200 Scottish artisan immigrants brought to the Cape by Benjamin Moodie.
		Griqualand West Rebellion, Korana War and Tswana Rebellion.
		Germans occupy South West Africa and German East Africa.
	griquatownandersons.com /SouthAfricanHistory.html (3012 words)

	England Masters Tour to South Africa March/April 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Griqualand batted first, and kept the scoreboard ticking, eventually clocking up 126.
		To England's credit, on a warm and humid night they kept going, but fell just short at the end.
		Trevor West had bowling figures of 2 for 5 and Bob Lockley 4 for 1.
	www.bulldogs.couk.com /griqualand.htm (96 words)

	Mickey Arthur is South Africa's new coach (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Arthur, 37, succeeds Ray Jennings, whose six-month contract as interim coach expired after South Africa's tour to the West Indies ended at the weekend.
		Jennings led South Africa to a 2-0 Test series win and a 5-0 whitewash in the one-day internationals against West Indies.
		A former opening batsman for Griqualand West and Free State, Arthur began coaching at first-class level after he retired from playing four years ago.
	us.rediff.com /cricket/2005/may/19arthur.htm (361 words)

	The Griqua nation - Griquas History
		The Griquas final stand in East Griqualand and Griquatown's role in the Boer War (1897 - 1900)...
		The Korana stayed in the middle part of South Africa while the other two clans moved away, the Namaqua settling in Namaqualand to the west and the Khoikhoi moving south then west to the Cape of Good Hope.
		By the time the first white explorers passed the Cape of Storms the Khoikhoi had intermarried with the hunter-gatherer San (Bushmen) who were the region's original inhabitants.
	www.tokencoins.com /griqua.html (2247 words)

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