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Barney Barnato (born Barnet Isaacs; 21 February 1851 – 14 June 1897) was a British Randlord and diamond magnate who was one of the entrepreneurs who gained control of diamond mining, and later, gold mining in South Africa from the 1870s up to World War I.
Feb 6, 2018 · Learn about the life and legacy of Barney Barnato, one of the Barnato brothers who made a fortune in diamonds and gold in South Africa. Discover his Masonic connections, his tragic death and his family's involvement in the diamond trade.
Barney Barnato. South African Randlord and entrepreneur. Barney Barnato was born in 21 February 1851, Whitechapel slum of London. His original name was Barnett Issacs but changed it to Barney Barnatto when he was acting as a comedian. He followed his brother Harry to Cape Town in 1873 to seek fortune in the diamond rush that followed the 1866 ...
Feb 5, 1998 · Barney Barnato and Mzilikazi Khumalo never knew each other: Mr. Barnato died insane in 1897, and Mr. Khumalo was not born until 1955. But the two men who bracket the history of JCI Ltd. -- the ...
Barney Barnato was a television mini-series based on the life of British diamond mining magnate Barney Barnato. It was produced in South Africa, West Germany, and the United Kingdom.
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Mar 26, 2012 · But Barney Barnato had learned about fighting in London’s East End and had a punch like a mule. He promptly knocked out the Portuguese, then put on a juggling act with his bowler hat and three bottles of beer, rounding off the performance with a speech from “Hamlet”, delivered standing on his head!
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Barney Barnato was a South African financier and mining magnate who founded the Barnato Diamond Mining Company and became a life governor of De Beers. He was also a prominent figure in Johannesburg politics and a lover of Shakespeare and fancy waistcoats.
