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   Barney Barnato

   Barney Barnato ... John Hays Hammond — A famous mining engineer, diplomat and philanthropist who Barnato brought to Africa.
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   John Hays Hammond

   John Hays Hammond (31 March 1855 – 8 June 1936) was a famous mining engineer, diplomat, and philanthropist. ... Over 10,000 people wrote tributes to Hammond, including: Hearst whose father gave him his first job, Woolf Barnato whose father (Barney Barnato) took him to South Africa, Sir Lionel Phillips who was condemned to death with him, the Guggenheims who employed him at a fabulous salary, former President Taft who offered him an Ambassador position, and President Calvin Coolidge who consulted with him on the coal situation.
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   History of Cape Colony from 1870 to 1899

   Another event of considerable commercial importance to the Cape Colony, and indeed to all of South Africa, was the amalgamation of the diamond-mining companies which was chiefly brought about by Cecil Rhodes, Alfred Beit and "Barney" Barnato in 1889. ... Hofmeyr's established reputation as an astute diplomat and the leader of the Cape Dutch Party made him a powerful delegate.
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   Second Boer War

   These figures included Cape Colony Governor Sir Alfred Milner, Cape Prime Minister Cecil Rhodes, British Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain and mining syndicate owners or Randlords (nicknamed the gold bugs) such as Alfred Beit, Barney Barnato and Lionel Phillips. ... Each man brought his own weapon and his own horses.
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   List of British Jews

   Barney Barnato, diamond miner ... He had been brought up in the Orthodox tradition, and came to take the Reformed and Liberal positions."
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   Jews' Free School

   Barney Barnato, English Randlord ... David Miller, Minister for London Transport/Professional Pianist
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   King Edward VII School (Johannesburg)

   It grew so rapidly that in 1904 it was moved to Barnato Park where it was established in the mansion that originally had been designed for Barney Barnato, the mining millionaire.

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• Barney Barnato,
• John Hays Hammond,
• History of Cape Colony from 1870 to 1899,
• Second Boer War,
• List of British Jews,
• Jews' Free School,
• King Edward VII School (Johannesburg)