Episode 236 - The Twelve Apostles, Rhodes buys Roodepoort, Sticky-Fingered Diamond Thieves and a New Pass System
Published: August 17, 2025
Duration: 21:12
The sound of mining —
And the sound of money —
All across Griqualand West, tent towns mushroomed overnight, teeming with fortune seekers from around the world. Tens of thousands by 1873, all descending on a patch of dusty ground that was soon to become a beacon of development on the landscape.
Kimberley.
In the modern world, industrial diamonds have hammered the industry business model,
China overwhelmingly dominates global production of synthetic industrial diamonds accounting for about 90% of the total total.
But in the 19th century, diamonds were still as rare as as t...
And the sound of money —
All across Griqualand West, tent towns mushroomed overnight, teeming with fortune seekers from around the world. Tens of thousands by 1873, all descending on a patch of dusty ground that was soon to become a beacon of development on the landscape.
Kimberley.
In the modern world, industrial diamonds have hammered the industry business model,
China overwhelmingly dominates global production of synthetic industrial diamonds accounting for about 90% of the total total.
But in the 19th century, diamonds were still as rare as as t...