City built on gold

City built on gold - LE Neame (CNA)
Drawn from research of newspapers and other sources, the author describes the social and economic conditions of a little mining camp that grew into the wealthiest city in Africa. It records the harsh conditions of the early town - the epidemics, riots, drought, famine, disasters and wars which marked the early history of the town, right through to how the city looked in 1959. The photographs are from The Star, the city's first newspaper.

City built on gold - LE Neame (CNA)

Drawn from research of newspapers and other sources, the author describes the social and economic conditions of a little mining camp that grew into the wealthiest city in Africa. It records the harsh conditions of the early town - the epidemics, riots, drought, famine, disasters and wars which marked the early history of the town, right through to how the city looked in 1959. The photographs are from The Star, the city's first newspaper.