Box 606761870
Container
Contains 97 Results:
'De Beers Mines', 1900-1902
File
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C7B/2
Memoranda by Maguire on his share in Stow's Life Governorship and other financial enterprises, with related notes by Beit, n.d.
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C7B/2, item 235
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
n.d.
Letter from [T.E.] Fuller, Cape Office, De Beers Explosive Works, congratulating Rhodes on the relief of Kimberley and his role in its defence, and bringing him up to date on De Beers affairs, in particular with plans for the dynamite factory and the refusal of a licence, 21 Feb 1900
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C7B/2, item 236
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
21 Feb 1900
Confidential letter from Levy about the depressed state of the diamond market and competition from other mines, in particular J.B. Robinson's Transvaal (Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, North West) mine, 23 Feb 1900
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C7B/2, item 237
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
23 Feb 1900
Letter from Fuller about difficulties over acquiring the dynamite factory site in Somerset East (KwaNojoli), and an appeal to [the Premier, W.P.] Schreiner, 6 Mar 1900
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C7B/2, item 238
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
6 Mar 1900
Telegram from Kimberley Office giving the text of a telegram to the General Manager of Railways about coal supplies essential to resume production, 7 Mar 1900
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C7B/2, item 239
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
7 Mar 1900
Cable from Rothschild stressing the need to extinguish floating debt and free mortgaged consuls by creating 50,000 new shares at cost of small sacrifice by Life Governors, 9 Mar 1900
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C7B/2, item 240
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
9 Mar 1900
Telegram from Oats about progress made in resuming work at various mines despite shortage of labour, coal, and essential supplies, 12 Mar 1900
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C7B/2, item 241
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
12 Mar 1900
Letter from Pickering enclosing a copy of a letter from Scanlen and Syfret, Solicitors Cape Town, about possible legal proceedings against De Beers by a Syndicate owning claims at Bultfontein/Dutoitspan, 17 Mar 1900
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C7B/2, item 242
With references, inter alia, to Indwe, an agreement with [Dan] Francis, and [Dr Thomas] Smartt.
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
17 Mar 1900
Telegram from Pickering replying to a query from Rhodes about making up pay to De Beers employees back from war service and temporarily discharged owing to shortage of work, 20 Mar 1900
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C7B/2, item 243
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
20 Mar 1900
Letter from Tymms acquainting Rhodes with the Company's financial position and questioning whether a dividend should be paid, 24 Mar 1900
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C7B/2, item 244
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
24 Mar 1900
Letter from A. Mosely repeating an offer to take a share in a new Diamond Syndicate, 24 Mar 1900
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C7B/2, item 245
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
24 Mar 1900
Copies of cables from the London to the Kimberley Office, and from Beit to Jameson, confirming the latter's election as a Director, to reside at Kimberley, and requesting no publicity in England in deference to Rothschild, 17-18 May 1900
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C7B/2, item 246
Filed with cuttings from The Cape Times about the election and Rhodes's return from England.
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
17-18 May 1900
Letter from Fuller recommending the purchase of the Transvaal Cold Chamber Company Ltd., and a related letter and memorandum by Louis Abrahamson, 1 Jun 1900
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C7B/2, item 247
Both men refer to the possibility of Schreiner's ministry falling and urge Rhodes to return to Cape politics.
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
1 Jun 1900
Letter from Frank Johnson about a proposal that the Mashonaland Consolidated Development Company should lease the Independence mine to De Beers for two years, and asking Rhodes for his proxy in connection with a disagreement among the Directors, 10 Jul 1900
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C7B/2, item 948
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
10 Jul 1900
Telegram from the Base Commandant, Bulawayo, about an interruption to De Beers fuel supplies caused by military traffic, 24 Jul 1900
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C7B/2, item 249
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
24 Jul 1900
Letter from Oats about the participation of De Beers, Merriman, and O'Brien, in the new [Lone Star] Company being formed to work the Independence mine (see item 248), and suggesting that Begbie and other employees be allowed to participate, 28 Jul 1900
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C7B/2, item 250
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
28 Jul 1900
Telegram from 'Cicaulino' [Fuller?] asking Rhodes to approve a proposal to increase the capacity of the Cape Town cold store, 6 Aug 1900
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C7B/2, item 251
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
6 Aug 1900
Letters front Pickering about De Beers affairs, 11-13 Aug 1900
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Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C7B/2, item 252
About, inter alia:
the Lone Star Company
a pension for J.B. Currey
the cold storage and dynamite undertakings
labour and fuel problems at Kimberley
the financial situation
the termination of Dan Francis's employment as prospector, and of the Debris Concession
the Macarthy Case (see item 242)
...
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
11-13 Aug 1900
Telegram from De Beers, Kimberley, about labour problems, the Kimberley cold storage plant, and Dr Smartt's meat contract, 18 Aug 1900
Item
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 228, C7B/2, item 253
Extents: 1 item
Dates:
18 Aug 1900