THE PRESS WEEKLY - 5 September 1896

Newspaper with 24 pages and 4 supplements.

This is volume VI - No. 292

In 1896, The Press was a prominent English-language newspaper in Pretoria, South Africa. Its weekly mail edition—known as The Weekly Press—was heavily focused on Transvaal mining, local politics, and regional news. Leo Weinthal (1865-1930) became editor in 1891. [The press closed in 1899]

https://melvinresidence.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-man-behind-pretoria-news_5.html

Articles inside include: The Wonderfontein Scheme. Koningin Wilhelmina. Zanzibar Affairs. The Jameson Raiders. Volksraad estimates for the year. The Cape Railway accident at Grootfontein. Irish Affairs on the Rand.Klerksdorp Railway. Kimberley High Court. The Indian Question. The Mission of Messrs. Hofmeyr and Herholdt. High Court Estate. Pictures of Bloemfontein trains and a goods yard. The Rinderpest. Delagoa Bay - The Landsberg Case. Pilgrims Rest. De Beers Consolidated Mines. Lake Ngami drying up.

Supplements: Cape Government Railways. Wonderfontein Redivus. The Zanzibar Episode ( St. George and the Cheeky Sultan) Pretoria - Bulawayo - The two South African Sphinxes. 

Condition: The content pages and supplements are all in an acceptable condition. The front cover page has some sections of small paper loss at the edges. The rear cover has more paper loss. See pictures included.