Talk:Kruger Millions
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[edit]Somebody added citations, those are not good citations, they are April fools jokes posted by South African press. BrianLeRoux1 (talk) 20:10, 1 May 2016 (UTC)
- Good catch! "Town under siege as missing 'Kruger gold' is found on farm" is dated in June, though - is that a reprint of an April Fool, or a claim (and "siege") that was genuinely made? --McGeddon (talk) 20:22, 1 May 2016 (UTC)
- "In 2001 there was even a rumour doing the rounds that a family of Zulu labourers had found the treasure. The Independent newspaper reported on the faux-finding stating that a previous newspaper report claimed that the family "who had been living in Ermelo for more than 100 years had dug up some 4 000 gold coins known as Kruger pounds and may have sold up to 400 of them for their scrap value since the 1960s." "[1] Axxter99 (talk) 07:44, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
- "The University of Cape Town's professor of history, Richard Mendelsohn, explained on Saturday that the Boers' Transvaal state bourse had been in Pretoria.
After the conquest of the city by the British in June 1900, the Boers retreated along the railway line towards Maputo in Mozambique. The story goes that they took substantial resources - including gold bullion and gold coinage - with the British army hot on their heels.
"It became the stuff of myth," Mendelsohn said. "Treasure hunters would go out in search of this, but without success."
There was another view, however, that the wealthy Transvaal state spent its gold reserves on the war.
On the recent discovery, he said: "I'd like to see it confirmed first. I'm sceptical of treasure stories." [2] Axxter99 (talk) 08:23, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
References
- ^ "In search of Kruger's millions". News24. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ Williams, Murray. "Golddiggers descend on dusty Ermelo". IOL. Retrieved 9 July 2001.
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