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Tsessebe Dam, Tati Concessions, 1910 - 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30546A/57

Scope and Contents

128 x 102 mm. A view from downriver looking back towards the dam and reservoir. The Tati Concessions, centred around Francistown, were originally part of Matabeleland. Gold was discovered in the area in the mid 1860s and a mineral concession, which passed through many hands, was obtained from Lobengula in 1869 and lasted up to independence.

Dates

  • Creation: 1910 - 1911

Creator

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Language of Materials

English

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