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A coal mine at Witbank, Tvl [Transvaal], 1925

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305E/177

Scope and Contents

191 x 140 mm. Showing mine buildings at Wilbank, the main coalfields centre of the Province. It was in the workings of a local colliery at Wilbank that Winston Churchill hid after his escape from a prisoner of war camp in Pretoria during the South African War.

Dates

  • Creation: 1925

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition.

General

WS.

Finding aid date

2004-08-18 15:24:34+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

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