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The Skeleton City

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December 3rd 2012
We lived in a small mining town and our closest city with all the usual amenities was Rustenburg. Again, we have an abundance of memories from our time here, not the least of which was attending a local church. It was housed in a beautiful old house with a dungeon beneath. I can still remember the smell of that dungeon and I was always scared that I would accidentally be forgotten down there one d ... read more

Africa » South Africa » North West » Rustenburg

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more