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| 1 | 1870 | - 1870—1870:
SA - Galeshewe of Tlhaping born
- 1870—1884:
SA - |Xam prisoners at Cape Town interviewed by Wilhelm Bleek and Lucy Lloyd
- 1870—1871:
SA - The Anglican St. Peter's Church started in Port Elizabeth.
- 1870—1870:
SA - Opening of Cape Town Docks.
- 1870—1870:
GPO takes over the privately-owned Telegraph Companies (nationalised)
- 1870—1870:
Dr Thomas Barnardo opens his first home for destitute children
- 1870—1870:
Water closets come into wide use
- 1870—1870:
Diamonds discovered in Kimberley, South Africa
- 1 Oct 1870—1 Oct 1870:
First British postcard - halfpenny post
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| 2 | 1871 | - 1871—1871:
SA - Diamonds found at New Rush; renamed Kimberley; 1873. Griqua claim to Diamond Fields recognised and Waterboer seeks British protection. Diamond mining stimulates migrant labour on unprecedented scale. Two thirds of black workforce comes from Limpopo valley
- 1871—1871:
SA - Gold discovered in Eastern Transvaal. Britain annexes the diamond fields of Kimberley and Griqua West. First mail from Cape Town to the diamond fields.
- 27 Mar 1871—27 Mar 1871:
First Rugby Football international, England v Scotland, played in Edinburgh
- 29 Mar 1871—29 Mar 1871:
Opening of Royal Albert Hall, London
- 29 Jun 1871—29 Jun 1871:
Trades Unions legalised in Britain, but picketing made illegal
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| 3 | 1872 | - 1872—1872:
Licensing hours introduced
- 1872—1872:
Penalties introduced for failing to register births, marriages & deaths (Eng & Wales)
- 4 Dec 1872—4 Dec 1872:
American ship 'Mary Celeste' is found abandoned by the British brig 'Dei Gratia' in the Atlantic Ocean
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| 4 | 1873 | - 1873—1873:
SA - Griqualand West proclaimed Crown Colony
- 1873—1873:
SA - Griqualand West established as a British colony. Gold discovered in Lydenburg district of Transvaal.
- 1873—1875:
SA - Approximately 3300 men, women and children arrive as agricultural settlers or labourers for public works.
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