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Rubberfootman t1_j2n4hws wrote

I’ve always thought it suspicious that it was found by a manager, not one of the poor guys doing the actual mining.

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monchota t1_j2oqiq8 wrote

A miner did find it, all big finds were given to the manager. Thus he was rhe public face and discovered it.

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Rubberfootman t1_j2ou4q8 wrote

Well, South Africa, 1905, there’s no way a black man would be getting the credit.

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proze_za t1_j2p2teb wrote

Tbf, anywhere in 1905.

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