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Barkly West, Diamond Fields, Northern Cape

Barkly West, Diamond Fields Region, Northern Cape

10 October 2012

Barkly West is a small town with a big history. This is the place where diamonds were first discovered in South Africa in 1869.

Barkly West Museum, Diamond Fields, Northern Cape

The Barkly West Museum, Diamond Fields Region, Northern Cape

10 October 2012

The Barkly West Museum is a treasure trove of information about the early history of alluvial diamond mining in South Africa.

Canteen Koppie Diamond Diggings, Barkly West, Northern Cape

Canteen Kopje Diamond Diggings, Barkly West, Northern Cape

10 October 2012

Canteen Kopje, south of Barkly West, on the Vaal River, is a site of some of the first alluvial diamond diggings in South Africa.

Wildebeest Kuil Rock Art Center, Kimberley

28 December 2011

At the Wildebeest Kuil Rock Art Centre near Kimberley, is an amazing collection of Khoisan rock engravings on their original site.

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Barkly West, Diamond Fields Region, Northern Cape

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Canteen Kopje Diamond Diggings, Barkly West, Northern Cape

Wildebeest Kuil Rock Art Center, Kimberley

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