Diamond rush

A diamond rush is a period of feverish migration of workers to an area where diamonds were newly discovered. Major diamond rushes took place in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in South Africa and South-West Africa.

The New Rush market, Kimberley, South Africa, 1873

Diamond rushes by chronology

See also

References

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