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Norvalspont Concentration Camp was established during the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902) near the Norvalspont railway station in the Northern Cape. It was one of the British-run camps for Boer civilians, primarily women and children, who were forcibly removed from their farms under the British scorched-earth policy. The camp was located on the banks of the Orange River, and its proximity to the railway facilitated the transport of detainees and supplies. Conditions in the camp were harsh, with inadequate shelter, food, and medical care, leading to high mortality rates, especially among children. The camp also held a small number of black African civilians, who were segregated in separate sections with even worse conditions.

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