Afrikaans name: Barkly-Wes
It first was known as Klip Drift ("Stony Ford") in the 1870's after diamonds were discovered in the area. It was then named Parkerton during the period when the surrounding area became the Klipdrift Diggers' Republic. The Republic was governed by President Stafford Parker.
Barkly West is a town in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, situated on the north bank of the Vaal River west of Kimberley.
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The Barkly West Museum was established in 2000 in the old Toll House beside the Barkly Bridge which crosses the Vaal River at Barkly West in the Northern Cape, ...
Geological History of Barkly West - South Africa Online
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In the southeast, the Cape Folded Mountains were laid down as shallow marine sands somewhere around 450 and 250 million years ago. In between are the vast Karoo ...
Despite this, the 'dorp' has quite a history. The first major diamond rush of the 1870s happened here, and the town was initially called Klip Drift (as in the ...
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Posted: Jul 17, 2023
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The site of the diggings was Canteen Kopje. This discovery of diamonds drew thousands of prospectors. The area was renamed Barkly West in 1873 after becoming ...
Originally known as Klipdrift, the area became popular in the late 19th century after the discovery of rich alluvial diamond-bearing gravels and thousands of ...
The town's origins can be traced back to the start of diamond mining in South Africa in the late 1860s when this area of the country was still in a territorial ...