DIAMOND DISCOVERY.
RUSH FOR NEW FIELD. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. CAPETOWN, June 9. To-morrow will se© a big diamond rush, when a new field' at Blandsputte, Transvaal, will he thrown open. Three weeks ago there were only a. few shacks there. Since then the discovery of a number of valuable diamonds ha® attracted all classes, and 10,000 people are camped in the vicinity. ‘The trains are crowded and the roads crammed with all .sorts of vehicles bringing a further influx. Already 3000 lioeix&e i s- ha-ve* t>oerL issued. andi it is expected that this number will be probably increased when the race for claims starts.!—A. and N.Z. Assn.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 11 June 1926, Page 5
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107DIAMOND DISCOVERY. Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 11 June 1926, Page 5
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