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13. Chapter XIX
- www.anc.org.za
- When Bechuanaland was invaded by the Republican forces at the outbreak of the Boer War, the British Police Force in the Bechuanaland Protectorate, finding themselves hopelessly isolated in that far-away region, decided to evacuate Gaberones and effect a junction with Colonel Plumer's force which was then coming south from Rhodesia. The British Commissioner, before leaving Gaberones, advised the Native Chiefs of the Southern Protectorate to make the best terms possible with the invaders until the Transvaal Republic was conquered by the advancing British Army. ...
- All that had happened was that two Dutch policemen had unlawfully crossed into Bechuanaland with firearms; that the Natives had disarmed them and taken them to their chief, who in turn handed them over to the British authorities at Gaberones, where they were tried and sentenced. ...
- It is not suggested that Sunday papers in giving publicity to disturbing reports lend their space to what they know to be untrue; but the fact remains that, right or wrong, their editorials seem ever ready to fan the glowing embers of colour prejudice into a blaze; and after arousing in this manner a most acute race feeling, the editors, upon discovering their mistake, if such it was, did not even trouble to tell their readers that they had unwittingly published exaggerated accounts -- since after a fair trial before the British tribunal at Gaberones, the offending Union Police were fined £50. ...
14. Boer War Page 3
- www.thuto.org
- Lobatsi Oct 11: Assistant Commissioner Surmon from Gaberones says Boer ultimatum expires tonight, and hostilities expected tomorrow (Thursday 12th). ...
- British forces from Rhodesia have advanced via Mahalapye to find Gaberones abandoned by the war. ...
- Mochudi Jan 5: Railway bridge previously repaired 4 miles south of Gaberones now a smoking ruin again. Boer patrols around Gaberones led to second British withdrawal to Mochudi advance post.
- Mochudi Jan 12 (via Beira Jan 15): Boer patrol appeared this morning while dark 1 mile north of Gaberones station. ...
- Bulawayo Jan 15: Plumer's Flying Column now at Gaberones. ...
- Gaberones Jan 14 (via Beira Jan 15): Col. ...
- Gaberones n. ... Another bridge 3 miles south of Gaberones has been rebuilt. ...
- Gaberones Jan 17: Boers fired 16 shells at armoured train north of Crocodile Pools from 5,800 yards. ...
- Gaberones Jan 20: Action with Maxim-gun against Boers on neighbouring hills. ...
- Gaberones Jan 31: Artillery battle at Crocodile Pools 4,300 yard range between forces of Col. ...
- Gaberones Feb 4: British claim to have silenced Boer guns at Crocodile Pools today.
- Gaberones Feb 9: 600 enemy at Crocodile Pools. ... Plumer has today established advanced camp 5 miles south of Gaberones.
- Gaberones Feb 12: Failure of Major Bird's night attack on Boers near Crocodile Pools. ...
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16. Botswana: Historical and cultural tourism
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- Gaborone itself is a new town, built in the 1960s, but there are some older buildings in the "Village" area, the site of the colonial Gaberones Camp. The old Gaberones graveyard, with many Boer War graves, is located in this area (see the page on the Boer War in Botswana for details including a picture of the site).
17. Botswana Districts
- www.statoids.com
- The freehold districts are Tati District (North-East), Gaberones Block, Lobatsi Block (both South-East), BaRolong Farms (a small part of Southern), and one which is unlabeled but matches the Tuli Block (Central). ...
- Gabecones is obviously a misprint for Gaberones. ...
- 1969-08-15: Name of national capital, and its district, changed from Gaberones to Gaborone. ...
18. MSN Encarta - Gaborone
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- Gaborone (formerly Gaberones), capital city of Botswana, in south-east Botswana near the Notwani River. ...
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19. MSN Encarta - Gaborone
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- Gaborone, formerly Gaberones, city, capital of Botswana, southeastern Botswana, near the Ngotwane River. ...
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20. Wilson, With the Flag to Pretoria. Chapter XXVI. The Seige of Mafeking.
- www.pinetreeweb.com
- Attack on Game Tree Fort—The assault fails— Improvised Artillery—Plumer—Gaberones—Relief delayed-Food supply—British lines pushed out—Sniping-Cattle raiding—Capture of the Brick fields—Dearth of food—Escape of Kaffirs.
- Plumer at Gaberones.
- His headquarters at this date were at Gaberones, a station on the railway ninety-two miles north of Mafeking. ...
21. Botswana historical place names and terminology
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- Bamalete || Bamangwato || Bantu || Basarwa || Batswana || Bechuana || Bechuanaland || Bechuanaland Protectorate || Boleswa || Bop || Bophuthatswana || Botswana || British Bechuanaland || Bushmen || Gaberones || Gaborone || Gabs || High Commission Territories || Kalahari || Kanya || Kgalagadi || Lobatsi || Masarwa || Matebele, Matabele || Monare || Morafe || Motswana || Prefixes || Sechuana || Sichuana || South Africa || South African Republic || Totem || Tribe, tribal || Tswana || Villages || .
- Some have the impression that it was an inaccurate colonial form like "Gaberones". ...
- Gaberones .
- Just across the Notwane from this village was a major colonial base (or "Camp"): this became known as Gaberones, the apostrophe somehow being lost. At Independence, Gaberones was selected as the site for a new capital to replace Mafeking (which was not even in the country). ...
- A fairly common convention in Botswana historical writing is to use "Gaberones" for the government base, and "Gaborone" for the modern city. ...
- Gaborone was built next to the old Gaberones (q. ...
- Abbreviation of "Gaberones", still used locally for Gaborone. ...
22. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- www.pinetreeweb.com
- For a long time Gaberones, which is eighty miles north of Mafeking, remained his headquarters, and thence he kept up precarious communications with the besieged garrison. In the middle of March he advanced as far south as Lobatsi, which is less than fifty miles from Mafeking; but the enemy proved to be too strong, and Plumer had to drop back again with some loss to his original position at Gaberones. ...
23. BECHUANALAND : British Bechuanaland : Bechuanaland Protectorate : Botswana : Stamps : Postage Dues : Postal Fiscals
- www.rhodesia.co.za
- 1916 De La Rue 2/6 pale brown 'Seahorse', very fine used with light Gaberones 1916 datestamp. ...
24. Gaborone -- Encyclopædia Britannica
- www.britannica.com
- formerly (until 1969) Gaberones, town, capital of Botswana. ...
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