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Bloemfontein, convention of, 1854. The British government was puzzled by the Great Trek of 1836–7 when thousands of Boer farmers moved out of the Cape and left British jurisdiction. In 1845 it annexed
Natal and in 1848 Sir Harry Smith followed up by annexing the
Orange River Territory, pursuing the Boers. But it was difficult to establish effective control and in 1852 the British signed the
Sand River convention acknowledging the independence of the Boers in the Transvaal in the hope that they would not assist the Boers in the Orange River Territory. But the Orange River Territory remained unstable and, in a startling switch of policy in 1854, by the Bloemfontein convention, power was handed back to the Boers in the form of a provisional government. This arrangement did not prove satisfactory and two Boer wars later resulted.
J. A. Cannon
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BLOEMFONTEIN OR BUST
Newspaper article from: The Press; 7/24/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...All Blacks played the Springboks at Bloemfontein. RICHARD KNOWLER talks to a couple...tropical weather and beaches, but Bloemfontein will always hold a special place in...anything," said Leslie, who is in Bloemfontein for the Sunday's Tri- Nations test...
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Important Bok matches should not be played in Bloemfontein.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Mercury (South Africa); 6/10/2008; 687 words
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Bloemfontein holds happy memories for United.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Pretoria News (South Africa); 7/25/2008; 554 words
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scholtz travels to bloemfontein.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Cape Times (South Africa); 10/13/2006; 700+ words
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Bloemfontein Nurses Trained to Deal With Trauma.
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 12/11/2003; 537 words
; Bloemfontein, Dec 11, 2003 (BuaNews/All Africa...Several Chief Professional Nurses from Bloemfontein recently completed a trauma treatment...because it is the main trauma unit in Bloemfontein," she said. About 3,100 patients...
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Chief Kilambe returns; Amakhosi's cup hero goes back to Bloemfontein to face his former team.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Star (South Africa); 11/7/2006; 700+ words
; ...career. Chiefs travel south to face Bloemfontein Celtic, the club that released Kilambe...will hope their fantastic support in Bloemfontein and Mangaung can sing them to victory...Amakhosi, however, have a good record in Bloemfontein, and it was here that they wrapped...
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Batabaire: Now It's Bloemfontein Celtic.
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 10/4/2004; 484 words
; ...then Manning Rangers and now it's Bloemfontein Celtic. One wonders whether Timothy...at South African Premier League side Bloemfontein Celtic. The player had initially left...Negotiations between my agent, SC Villa and Bloemfontein Celtic are going on and I am just praying...
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South Africa: Revamped Bloemfontein airport terminal opens.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 10/5/2009; 524 words
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Batabaire Shines As Bloemfontein Wins.
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 3/4/2005; 453 words
; ...Orlando Pirates' attack to give his club Bloemfontein Celtic a 1-0 victory at the Seisa...matches in hand. Fees Moloi snatched Bloemfontein's lone goal. The former SC Villa...since featured in five matches for Bloemfontein Celtic. Batabaire will be part of...
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RU: Highlanders outlast Cheetahs in Bloemfontein
Newspaper article from: AAP Sports News (Australia); 2/26/2006; 480 words
; ...26-2006 RU: Highlanders outlast Cheetahs in Bloemfontein BLOEMFONTEIN, S Africa, Feb 25 Reuters - The Otago Highlanders...17-12 in a third round Super 14 encounter in Bloemfontein today. The match was played in appalling conditions...
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Bloemfontein
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Bloemfontein , city (1991 pop. 300,150), judicial capital of South Africa and...and factories that produce furniture, plastics, and glassware. Bloemfontein was founded in 1846 and served as the capital of the Orange Free State...
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Bloemfontein, convention of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Bloemfontein, convention of, 1854. The British government was puzzled by the Great...remained unstable and, in a startling switch of policy in 1854, by the Bloemfontein convention, power was handed back to the Boers in the form of a provisional...
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Free State
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...constitution went into effect. Bloemfontein is the capital and largest...oil is refined from coal. Bloemfontein is the province's road and...of the Orange Free State in Bloemfontein is the chief institution of...
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Lesotho
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the World
...your U.S. Shop-Rite), or in Bloemfontein, which has many supermarkets, some...available in the shops in Ladybrand and Bloemfontein, the styles are not really to American...residents shop at the mall stores in Bloemfontein. If a family member must have a certain...
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Tolkien, J. R. R
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
...R. Tolkien Born: January 3, 1892 Bloemfontein, South Africa Died: September 2...the son of English-born parents in Bloemfontein, in the Orange Free State of South...their father, Arthur Tolkien, died in Bloemfontein, and a few years later the boys...
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