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Star of South Africa (diamond)

Index Star of South Africa (diamond)

The Star of South Africa, also known as the Dudley Diamond, is a white diamond found by a Griqua shepherd boy in 1869 on the banks of the Orange River. [1]

10 relations: Cape Colony, Diamond rush, Earl of Dudley, Griqua people, Hopetown, Maureen Swanson, Natural History Museum, London, Orange River, Swiss franc, William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley.

Cape Colony

The Cape of Good Hope, also known as the Cape Colony (Kaapkolonie), was a British colony in present-day South Africa, named after the Cape of Good Hope.

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Diamond rush

A diamond rush is a period of feverish migration of workers to an area that has had a discovery of diamonds.

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Earl of Dudley

Earl of Dudley, of Dudley Castle in the County of Stafford, (now the West Midlands), is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, both times for members of the Ward family.

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Griqua people

The Griqua (Griekwa, sometimes incorrectly referred to as Korana or Koranna) are a subgroup of Southern Africa's heterogeneous and multiracial Coloured people, who have a unique origin in the early history of the Cape Colony.

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Hopetown

Hopetown is a town which lies at the edge of the Great Karoo in South Africa's Northern Cape province.

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Maureen Swanson

Maureen Ward, Countess of Dudley (25 November 1932 – 16 November 2011), was a British actress.

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Natural History Museum, London

The Natural History Museum in London is a natural history museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history.

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Orange River

The Orange River (from Afrikaans/Dutch: Oranjerivier) is the longest river in South Africa and the Orange River Basin extends extensively into Namibia and Botswana to the north.

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Swiss franc

The franc (sign: Fr. or SFr.; Franken, French and Romansh: franc, franco; code: CHF) is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein; it is also legal tender in the Italian exclave Campione d'Italia.

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William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley

William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley (27 March 1817 – 7 May 1885), known as The Lord Ward from 1835 to 1860, was a British landowner and benefactor.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_South_Africa_(diamond)

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