Kimberley diamond rush
1867–1871 · Event
The Eureka diamond is found on the Orange River in 1867; the strike on the De Beers brothers' farm in 1871 creates Kimberley and Cecil Rhodes's fortune.
On these timelines: Sub-Saharan Africa, The Scramble for Africa, British Empire, Master
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