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Edward Bushnan Rose

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Edward Bushnan Rose, a British subject, remained in Johannesburg and Pretoria during the South African War (Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902) under permit from the British Government, and later recounts his experiences and gives an account of conditions in the Transvaal during the War.

Edward Bushnan Rose became the President of the Witwatersrand Mine Employees and Mechanics Union. He wrote several books and pamphlets on the South African War, such as "The Truth about the Transvaal", published in 1902. He published articles in "The Reformer" and "The Sphere".