Griqualand West

American  

noun

1. a former district in S South Africa, N of the Orange River and W of the Orange Free State: diamonds found 1867.

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Griqualand West British  

noun

1. an area of N South Africa, north of the Orange river: settled after 1803 by the Griquas; annexed by the British in 1871 following a dispute with the Orange Free State; became part of the Cape Colony in 1880. Chief town: Kimberley. Area: 39 360 sq km (15 197 sq miles)

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Griqualand West

At Blaauwbosch Pan the border was reached—the border between Griqualand West and the Southern Republic.

From South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 by Creswicke, Louis

Crocidolite and the minerals resulting from its alteration occur in seams, associated with magnetite and other iron-ores, in the jasper-slates of the Asbestos Mountains in Griqualand West, Cape Colony.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various

In 1897 a native rising occurred under Galeshwe, a Bantu chief, in Griqualand West.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various

Raiding parties of the Boers had overrun Bechuanaland and Griqualand West and spread proclamations annexing the former district to the Transvaal and the latter to the Free State.

From History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government by Great Britain. War Office

Griqualand West has been so recently received into the family of Cape provinces that it is hardly as yet recognized as being included in the colony.

From The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa by Badlam, Anna B.