Dal White gains staff post at De Beers and plans marriage
In a June evening scene at the De Beers diamond mines, Dal White is promoted from guard to staff, earning twenty five shillings a month. He and Nina announce their engagement, plan a fast wedding, and move toward a life of comfort, while tensions from a rival suitor and former life fade.
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Irronstone
Kopjes
Dal White
de Beers
Kime
Archibald
Hed
Cape
Ld.b
Hlicit
Cal
Nina
Beaconsfield
Kenilworth
Heaconsfield
du Toit
Reval
Free State
Xina
Oine
Troussear
Dal
Secret Service
Chrysanthvmum Forest
Charlie Leigh
Himberley
Leigh
Kimberley
Nina Q
Modder Rives
Kimberley Diamonds Trial Ends In Innocence Proved
Dal White faces a murder charge related to 61 carats of diamonds hidden in a room. Sergeant Leigh admits planting the evidence to ruin Dal and win Nina, but Dal is cleared at trial with Kennedy and others helping. Dal and Nina leave Kimberley for Johannesburg while Leigh confesses and is later imprisoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimberley
Old Goodchild
Diamond Fields
Dal
Leigh
D.F.H
Deal
Mrs. White
Cal
Damialand
Nina
Ina
Kennedy
Colonel Finlarson
Calr
Ken
D.F.C
Raynard Kennedy
Rayn
Old Man
Tyson
Gol
T'vye
House of Lords
Lennox Street
Hollander
Marila
Abs. White
I.D.B
Medy
Dual
Kronstadt
Buyieg
Ninuw
Hhis
Yeoville Rive
Johannesburg
Barney Harris
Barney
Fracati's
E. J
Field Training Examinations and Army Notes
The article covers a Saturday field training exam for four headquarters companies of the 2nd Infantry Regiment at Old Ride Range Paddington with mixed results. It discusses new uniforms the wear of the green, delayed pay from South Coast events, complaints about whole day parades, mounted units in infantry and Natal militia plans, clerical reform in the Army and Navy Gazette’s critique, and various miscellaneous notes on command, bands, and welfare measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wold Band
2Nd Infantry
Old Ride Range
Paddington
Abou
Ammen
Oie
B.D.F.A
National Park
Kogarah
Bulli
Sth
Natal
WAT
Ltd
Australia
Army and Navy Gazette
ASC
APC
A.C.C
B.C.P.A
R. S. Pearce
Bey Clerks
Civil Service
London
War Office
United Kingdom
Grand Bicycle Steeplechase At Anniversary Day 1870
The Illustrated Sydney News highlights the steeplechase for bicycles at the Albert Grounds on Anniversary Day 1870. Spectators witnessed a sensational Parisian novelty with a dramatic water jump. Ground softness created a Gruel-like ditch that caused riders to tumble in eccentric fashion.
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Albert Ground
Albert Grounds
Illustrated Sydney News
Colonies
Darrow
When People in Love Believe Everything
A dialogue scene depicts lovers doubting hearsay and later accepting it. A magistrate, sergeant, clerk, and a jail box figure interact as tension builds. The fragment hints at a vaccination debate and courtroom intrigue with a humorous undertone.
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Capetown
Rigger
Bennedy
Wlite
Chrysanthemum Line
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