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Anvil found on the site of the Van Rensburg massacre

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305W

Scope and Contents

250 x 185 mm. A photograph showing the anvil which is said to have been found circa 1850. Further details are to be found on the back of the photograph.

The massacre took place in July 1836 on the banks of the Limpopo, forty miles from its confluence with the Olifants River. Information on Johannes Jacobus Janse Van Rensburg (1779-1836) has only been co-ordinated in the 1950s and 1960s.

Dates

  • Creation: 1880 - 1940

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

1 item(s) (1 image)

Language of Materials

English

Bibliography

For information about J.J.J. Van Rensburg see: Kock, W.J. de ed. (1968), 'Dictionary of South African Biography', Cape Town: Nasionale Boekhandel, pp. 834-836.

General

This collection level description was entered by SG using information from the original typescript catalogue.

Date information

DateText: The date is approximate..

Originator(s)

Unknown

Date
2004-06-16 09:55:23+00:00
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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