The railway line from Kimberley reaches Fourteen Streams, Barkley West. The railway line had initially been commissioned by the Cape Government and eventually stretched to Vryburg, in what is now known as the North West Province.
eventREF E-0011142Revised
1 December 1890
Kimberly linked by rail to Barkley West
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- 22 Aug 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Kimberly linked by rail to Barkley West. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011142
South African History Online (2011) 'Kimberly linked by rail to Barkley West', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011142 (Accessed: 13 October 2026).
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South African History Online. "Kimberly linked by rail to Barkley West." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011142.
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