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The Town Clerk: 053 531 0673
The discovery of diamonds at Klipdrift on the Vaal River in 1869 drew
thousands of prospectors. The area was renamed Barkly West in 1873
after becoming part of the Crown Colony of Griqualand West.
Renowned ...
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Brandvlei Publicity Office
Hantam Municipality
PO Box 12, Brandvlei, 8915
Tel: 054 603 8400
Brandvlei, 170km north of Calvinia, lies next to a 'vlei' (marsh)
alongside the Sak River. In 1961 the town was granted municipal status
and ...
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On 2 April 1879, British forces marching on the Zulu- besieged town of
Eshowe were attacked here by King Cetshwayo's southeastern regiments.
The Zulu were driven off and Eshowe relieved the following day after
more than two months without supplies or ...
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Environment & Tourism Department
Tel: 011 456 0112
FAX: 011 456 0114
WEBSITE: www.ekurhuleni.co.za [http://www.ekurhuleni.co.za]
Bedfordview is an affluent town on the East Rand in which is situated
in Gauteng, South Africa. Bedfordview has been part ...
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Himeville was named after Sir Alfred Hime, a road engineer elected
Prime Minister of Natal in 1889, while Underberg describes that town's
location beneath the mountains. The five-kilometre buffer between the
two settlements relates to a certain animosity ...
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Setlagole has a special place in the history of South Africa, as it
was here that the very first battle of the South African (Anglo-Boer)
War took place.
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The Baviaanskloof or "Valley of Baboons" is nestled between the
Baviaanskloof Mountain range in the north and the Kouga Mountain range
in the south. This 192 000ha conservation area recently awarded World
Heritage Site status, is home to an amazing diversity ...
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An integral part of the colonial farm-pioneering boom of the mid-to-
late 1800s, Rosetta's future looked more secure in 1895 when Natal
authorities built the Meshlyn Bridge and finally secured a place on
the map a year later with construction of its still-standing ...
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The area was named after the Letsitele River. The word Letsitele is
derived from a Northern Sotho word meaning 'valley of the dead' which
was relevant during the days when malaria was a deadly threat in the
valley. The Letsitele area is rich in its cultural ...
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Nababeep, located northwest of Springbok, was first mined for copper
in the 1850's by the Cape Copper Company. The towns name means 'the
water behind the little hill', because of the spring beside which it
was established. The mine was closed in 1919 ...
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