My Aunt and I

KOHRA Lion Farm - Klerksdorp, Stilfontein

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January 10th 2013
Over the 2012 Christmas period I went to visit my aunt and uncle on their farm in Potchefstroom. We took a drive out the one day to their other farm just outside Klerksdorp - for those of you who may be a little lost... ever heard of a place called "Wawiel Park"? My uncle wanted to show us from the road how we could see the lions that were being kept in a Lion Park. We were stuck with in com ... read more

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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