Name:Burgersdorp
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Burgersdorp. Oldest town in Eastern Cape lying in the shelter of a valley surrounded by the Stormberg Mountains. ...
www.burgersdorp.co.za/ - 2k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this
Burgersdorp 2008Burgersdorp 2008 - Eastern Cape - South Africa: As the oldest town in the North Eastern Cape, Burgersdorp preserved the past with 10 national monuments and ...
www.burgersdorp.za.net
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The museum consists of 4 buildings, and each and every room are stacked with items used by our fore-fathers.
Burgersdorp Museum - to see:
Old rifles
Rooms, exactly as they looked like a 100 years ago
Kitchen utensils
Prams to Stamp collections
Ambulance wagon - used by boer forces 1899
Funeral trailer to Spider buggies
Old market square bell - like you always see in the movies
Tractor with steel wheels
Family Bibles and tons of photo's
Anyway, you get the picture, the Burgersdorp museum got something of everything.
http://burgersdorp-museum.za.net/
An old parsonage, two typical Karoo houses, the first theological school and lean-tos in which old wagons and farm implements are displayed comprise the Burgersdorp Cultural Historical Museum.
Address: Piet Retief Street
Tel: (051) 653-1738
Fax: (051) 653-1738
Mon-Fri: 08:00-16:00
http://www.southafrica.info/travel/cultural/179904.htm#burgersdorp
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Bulwer (J13)
Name: Bulwer
Google count: 50,900 for Bulwer
Date: 26 August 2008
Boston and Bulwer are located in the foothills of the Drakensberg, amidst rolling hills, lush forests and tranquil lakes and dams, it is an ideal ...
www.drakensberg.net/bulwer.html
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Google count: 50,900 for Bulwer
Date: 26 August 2008
Boston and Bulwer are located in the foothills of the Drakensberg, amidst rolling hills, lush forests and tranquil lakes and dams, it is an ideal ...
www.drakensberg.net/bulwer.html
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Bultfontein (D11)
Name:Bultfontein
Google count: 59,900 for Bultfontein
Date: 26 August 2008
Bultfontein is a small, quaint town situated at the joining of the R708, ... There is a well-established Bultfontein Golf Club - on the Bultfontein Farm. ...
www.adventurezone.co.za/where_to_go/Town/Bultfontein/680/
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Railinfo: Bothaville: (Vierfontein – Bothaville – Bultfontein branch line, 37 km from Vierfontein) There is a grain silo at the station and during 2005– 2006, ...
www.freetrans.gov.za/FTD/fs/railfreight/2/index.html
Google count: 59,900 for Bultfontein
Date: 26 August 2008
Bultfontein is a small, quaint town situated at the joining of the R708, ... There is a well-established Bultfontein Golf Club - on the Bultfontein Farm. ...
www.adventurezone.co.za/where_to_go/Town/Bultfontein/680/
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Railinfo: Bothaville: (Vierfontein – Bothaville – Bultfontein branch line, 37 km from Vierfontein) There is a grain silo at the station and during 2005– 2006, ...
www.freetrans.gov.za/FTD/fs/railfreight/2/index.html
Bulawayo (F5) Zim
Name: Bulawayo (F5) Zim
Google count: 2 030 000 (All)
Date: 26/08/08
The name "Bulawayo" comes from the Ndebele word kwaBulawayo meaning 'place of the persecuted one' or 'place of slaughter'.
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The city is on the site of the kraal of Lobengula, king of the Ndebele, who founded the settlement in 1871, about 15km south-east of the present city centre, over the site formerly known as Gibixhegu. In 1881, the king moved the royal settlement further north, to an area roughly corresponding with Bulawayo's modern northern suburbs near modern day Northlea High School. During the 1893 Matabele War the invasion of British South Africa Company troops led the king to flee from his burning capital and head north, BSAC troops and white settlers occupied the town.
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BulawayoBulawayo is Zimbabwe`s second largest city It houses the country`s main museums theatres the Mzilikmzi Art and craft centre good hotels and the Chipangali ...
www.places.co.za/html/bulawayo.html
Bulawayo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, after the capital Harare, with a population of 676000 (UN Humanitarian
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulawayo
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Google count: 2 030 000 (All)
Date: 26/08/08
The name "Bulawayo" comes from the Ndebele word kwaBulawayo meaning 'place of the persecuted one' or 'place of slaughter'.
Historic fact:
The city is on the site of the kraal of Lobengula, king of the Ndebele, who founded the settlement in 1871, about 15km south-east of the present city centre, over the site formerly known as Gibixhegu. In 1881, the king moved the royal settlement further north, to an area roughly corresponding with Bulawayo's modern northern suburbs near modern day Northlea High School. During the 1893 Matabele War the invasion of British South Africa Company troops led the king to flee from his burning capital and head north, BSAC troops and white settlers occupied the town.
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BulawayoBulawayo is Zimbabwe`s second largest city It houses the country`s main museums theatres the Mzilikmzi Art and craft centre good hotels and the Chipangali ...
www.places.co.za/html/bulawayo.html
Bulawayo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, after the capital Harare, with a population of 676000 (UN Humanitarian
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulawayo
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Monday, August 25, 2008
Buhrmansdrif (D8)
Name: Buhrmansdrif
Google count: 770 for Buhrmansdrif
Date: 25 August 2008
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Dial Code: BUHRMANSDRIF 018
Google count: 770 for Buhrmansdrif
Date: 25 August 2008
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Dial Code: BUHRMANSDRIF 018
Buffeljagsrivier (D16)
Name:Buffeljagsrivier (D16)
Google count: 1,740 for Buffeljagsrivier
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Station, Shed and Yard Photos in the Western Cape Page 1 ... *Buffeljagsrivier - RW, 2001 2001, wc/buffelsjagsrivier_rw797_01. ...
www.sa-transport.co.za/trains/sa_stations/w-cape.html
http://www.sa-transport.co.za/trains/sa_stations/w-cape.html
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Google count: 1,740 for Buffeljagsrivier
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Station, Shed and Yard Photos in the Western Cape Page 1 ... *Buffeljagsrivier - RW, 2001 2001, wc/buffelsjagsrivier_rw797_01. ...
www.sa-transport.co.za/trains/sa_stations/w-cape.html
http://www.sa-transport.co.za/trains/sa_stations/w-cape.html
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Saturday, August 23, 2008
Buckingham (E9)
Name: Buckingham
Google count: 16,300 for Buckingham
Date: 23 August 2008
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See Welverdiend
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Google count: 16,300 for Buckingham
Date: 23 August 2008
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See Welverdiend
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Broodsnyersplaas (J9)
Name: Broodsnyersplaas
Google count: 71 for Broodsnyersplaas (SA)
Date: 22 August 2008
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The 54 km Ogies – Broodsnyersplaas section was opened between 1946 and 1950 to serve new coal mining development in the area. ...
mpumalanga.zularock.co.za/mp/rail/7.xml
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South Africa's 500 km main coal export railway line - from Broodsnyersplaas to the Richards Bay harbour - traverses geological formations that have high clay content, variable consistencies and highly jointed and fractured zones. One such area in KwaZulu-Natal caused a large-scale slip in the adjacent 25 m high cutting, which could cause an unscheduled and costly temporary closure of the line.
See more: http://www.bks.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=61
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Google count: 71 for Broodsnyersplaas (SA)
Date: 22 August 2008
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The 54 km Ogies – Broodsnyersplaas section was opened between 1946 and 1950 to serve new coal mining development in the area. ...
mpumalanga.zularock.co.za/mp/rail/7.xml
Other interesting info:
South Africa's 500 km main coal export railway line - from Broodsnyersplaas to the Richards Bay harbour - traverses geological formations that have high clay content, variable consistencies and highly jointed and fractured zones. One such area in KwaZulu-Natal caused a large-scale slip in the adjacent 25 m high cutting, which could cause an unscheduled and costly temporary closure of the line.
See more: http://www.bks.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=61
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Bronkhorstspruit (H8)
Name: Bronkhorstspruit
Google count: 153,000 for Bronkhorstspruit
Date: 23 August 2008
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Bronkhorstspruit, which began as a railway station, lies on the border between Gauteng and Mpumalanga. Historically, one of the first serious clashes of the First Boer War took place just a few miles east of the town in 1880. The Bronkhorstspruit dam is today a major attraction due to its being one of the most productive bank angling spots in the country. Thick grass lines the banks of the dam, which serve as great cover for bass awaiting their prey, even if they appear a little menacing to would-be anglers.
See more interesting information about Bronkhorstspruit at:
http://www.sa-venues.com/attractionsga/bronkhorstspruit.htm
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Google count: 153,000 for Bronkhorstspruit
Date: 23 August 2008
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Bronkhorstspruit, which began as a railway station, lies on the border between Gauteng and Mpumalanga. Historically, one of the first serious clashes of the First Boer War took place just a few miles east of the town in 1880. The Bronkhorstspruit dam is today a major attraction due to its being one of the most productive bank angling spots in the country. Thick grass lines the banks of the dam, which serve as great cover for bass awaiting their prey, even if they appear a little menacing to would-be anglers.
See more interesting information about Bronkhorstspruit at:
http://www.sa-venues.com/attractionsga/bronkhorstspruit.htm
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Monday, August 18, 2008
Britstown (C12)
Name:Britstown
Google count: 51,500 for Britstown
Date: 18 August 2008
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It was in the heady days of The Great Diamond rush in the year of 1877 that Britstown came into being. Fortune hunters paused here in their frenzied dash to the fabulous diamond fields, and a settlement mushroomed to provide fresh horses, fodder, refreshment and accommodation. Soon even a concertina virtuoso made music for happy dancers lubricated by the local brew. First the Fuller and Gibson coaches and then others stopped here. But by the time Britstown gained municipal status in January, 1889, a railway line already snaked across the Karoo plains to carry would-be diamond diggers through to Kimberley...
www.heritage.org.za/karoo/brits.htm
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The last of the gentlemen's wars, the Anglo-Boer War, did not leave Britstown untouched. Shortly before the Battle of Paardeberg, Lord Roberts ordered General Settle, commander of the Orange River Station, to form three small columns and to check the course of the Rebellion. A three-pronged advance was planned. The 450-strong Western Column, under Colonel Charles Parsons, was to march on Carnarvon and Kenhardt from Victoria West. Colonel Adye was to concentrate the centre column, about 550 men, at Britstown, while General Settle, with 600 men, was to take the right flank and move due west from the Orange River Station. His objective was to clear the river, hold the drifts and cut off the advance of a Boer commando led by Commandant Liebenberg.
BRITISH REPULSED
But the action did not proceed as planned. On March 6, 1900, Colonel Adye and his men moved out of Britstown. About 20 miles from the village, as they neared a semi-circle of hills on the farm Houtwater, they were engaged by Commandant Liebenberg and his rebels. Despite his weaker force, Adye attacked, but without securing his flanks. Liebenberg was thus able to surround the British and force them into a hasty retreat. They were driven right back to Britstown with a loss of 21 men. Dr A E Ramsbottom and an ambulance were captured in the engagement.
KITCHENER TAKES COMMAND
Once Roberts heard that Adye had been repulsed, he took vigorous measures to suppress a rebellion. He immediately sent Kitchener to take command and sent reinforcements of about 3 000 men from Cape Town. Kitchener's plan was similar to Settle's. He aimed to prevent Boer forces under commandants Liebenberg and Steenkamp from crossing the river, so he moved a column from Britstown to Omdraaivlei. But the Boer leaders moved quickly and evaded capture by charging for Prieska and crossing the Orange River there.
MARTIAL LAW IMPOSED
Towards the end of December, 1900, Britstown was one of 14 districts in the Cape Colony to be placed under martial law. A Boer force under Hertzog, who had occupied Philipstown, tried to march on Britstown on December 16, 1900, but was forced to abandon the plan as Settle's columns were stationed nearby.
Troops again arrived in Britstown in February, 1901. On the 16th, Kitchener ordered Major-General Bruce Hamilton, from De Aar, and Bethune, from Richmond Road, to converge on Britstown. Henniker and Knox were also in the area pursuing forces led by commandants Kritzinger and Herzog. Commandant Brand and his men were also in Britstown. They had been sent there by Hertzog to collect provisions while he himself rode north to meet De Wet. Hamilton's forces arrived a few hours after Brand had left. He pursued the Boers to Houtwater, but lost contact with and Brand gained a clear lead.
More on:
www.heritage.org.za/karoo/brits.htm
Compiled by Wally Kriek for The Britstown Publicity Association
P O Box 130
Britstown
8782
Telephone No. 053 672 0003
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FURTHER INFORMATION
ROSALIE WILLIS
REGIONAL TOURISM CO-ORDINATOR
PO BOX 56
BEAUFORT WEST
6970
SOUTH AFRICA
PHONE +27 (0)201 51160 OR +27 (0)201 3001
CELL 082 926 0474
FAX +27 (201)3675
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Google count: 51,500 for Britstown
Date: 18 August 2008
Historic fact:
It was in the heady days of The Great Diamond rush in the year of 1877 that Britstown came into being. Fortune hunters paused here in their frenzied dash to the fabulous diamond fields, and a settlement mushroomed to provide fresh horses, fodder, refreshment and accommodation. Soon even a concertina virtuoso made music for happy dancers lubricated by the local brew. First the Fuller and Gibson coaches and then others stopped here. But by the time Britstown gained municipal status in January, 1889, a railway line already snaked across the Karoo plains to carry would-be diamond diggers through to Kimberley...
www.heritage.org.za/karoo/brits.htm
Other interesting info:
The last of the gentlemen's wars, the Anglo-Boer War, did not leave Britstown untouched. Shortly before the Battle of Paardeberg, Lord Roberts ordered General Settle, commander of the Orange River Station, to form three small columns and to check the course of the Rebellion. A three-pronged advance was planned. The 450-strong Western Column, under Colonel Charles Parsons, was to march on Carnarvon and Kenhardt from Victoria West. Colonel Adye was to concentrate the centre column, about 550 men, at Britstown, while General Settle, with 600 men, was to take the right flank and move due west from the Orange River Station. His objective was to clear the river, hold the drifts and cut off the advance of a Boer commando led by Commandant Liebenberg.
BRITISH REPULSED
But the action did not proceed as planned. On March 6, 1900, Colonel Adye and his men moved out of Britstown. About 20 miles from the village, as they neared a semi-circle of hills on the farm Houtwater, they were engaged by Commandant Liebenberg and his rebels. Despite his weaker force, Adye attacked, but without securing his flanks. Liebenberg was thus able to surround the British and force them into a hasty retreat. They were driven right back to Britstown with a loss of 21 men. Dr A E Ramsbottom and an ambulance were captured in the engagement.
KITCHENER TAKES COMMAND
Once Roberts heard that Adye had been repulsed, he took vigorous measures to suppress a rebellion. He immediately sent Kitchener to take command and sent reinforcements of about 3 000 men from Cape Town. Kitchener's plan was similar to Settle's. He aimed to prevent Boer forces under commandants Liebenberg and Steenkamp from crossing the river, so he moved a column from Britstown to Omdraaivlei. But the Boer leaders moved quickly and evaded capture by charging for Prieska and crossing the Orange River there.
MARTIAL LAW IMPOSED
Towards the end of December, 1900, Britstown was one of 14 districts in the Cape Colony to be placed under martial law. A Boer force under Hertzog, who had occupied Philipstown, tried to march on Britstown on December 16, 1900, but was forced to abandon the plan as Settle's columns were stationed nearby.
Troops again arrived in Britstown in February, 1901. On the 16th, Kitchener ordered Major-General Bruce Hamilton, from De Aar, and Bethune, from Richmond Road, to converge on Britstown. Henniker and Knox were also in the area pursuing forces led by commandants Kritzinger and Herzog. Commandant Brand and his men were also in Britstown. They had been sent there by Hertzog to collect provisions while he himself rode north to meet De Wet. Hamilton's forces arrived a few hours after Brand had left. He pursued the Boers to Houtwater, but lost contact with and Brand gained a clear lead.
More on:
www.heritage.org.za/karoo/brits.htm
Compiled by Wally Kriek for The Britstown Publicity Association
P O Box 130
Britstown
8782
Telephone No. 053 672 0003
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FURTHER INFORMATION
ROSALIE WILLIS
REGIONAL TOURISM CO-ORDINATOR
PO BOX 56
BEAUFORT WEST
6970
SOUTH AFRICA
PHONE +27 (0)201 51160 OR +27 (0)201 3001
CELL 082 926 0474
FAX +27 (201)3675
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Brits (G6)
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Location. Brits is close to Pretoria, en route to Rustenburg. Interactive Map. Bojanala. History. Brits was founded in 1924 on a farm owned by Gert Brits. ...
www.tourismnorthwest.co.za/bojanala/brits.html
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De Wildt Cheetah Centre
Granite Works
Vaalkop Dam Reserve
Rainbow Cultural Village
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Location. Brits is close to Pretoria, en route to Rustenburg. Interactive Map. Bojanala. History. Brits was founded in 1924 on a farm owned by Gert Brits. ...
www.tourismnorthwest.co.za/bojanala/brits.html
Other interesting info:
De Wildt Cheetah Centre
Granite Works
Vaalkop Dam Reserve
Rainbow Cultural Village
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Sunday, August 17, 2008
Breyton (J9)
Name: Breyton
Google count: 8,550 for Breyton (including Breyton Paulse)
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Bethal, Ermelo, Breyton and Lothair
Google count: 8,550 for Breyton (including Breyton Paulse)
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Bethal, Ermelo, Breyton and Lothair
Breerivier (C16)
Name:Breerivier
Google count: 4,900 for Breerivier
Date: 17 August 2008
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Wolseley and Breerivier are surrounded by the majestic Waaihoek-Witzen and Waterval Mountains which are often covered by a blanket of snow in the winter. ...
www.tiscover.co.za/za/guide/5za,en,SCH1/objectId,RGN60za,season,at1,selectedEntry,pict/pict.html
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Olifantskrans is ’n merkwaardige natuurverskynsel langs die Breërivier tussen Robertson en Bonnievale. Dit is sowat 200 m lank en troon 65 m bo die rivier uit in die vorm van ’n reuse-boog.
http://152.111.1.251/argief/berigte/dieburger/2006/04/15/OJ/4/olifants1.html
Google count: 4,900 for Breerivier
Date: 17 August 2008
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Wolseley and Breerivier are surrounded by the majestic Waaihoek-Witzen and Waterval Mountains which are often covered by a blanket of snow in the winter. ...
www.tiscover.co.za/za/guide/5za,en,SCH1/objectId,RGN60za,season,at1,selectedEntry,pict/pict.html
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Olifantskrans is ’n merkwaardige natuurverskynsel langs die Breërivier tussen Robertson en Bonnievale. Dit is sowat 200 m lank en troon 65 m bo die rivier uit in die vorm van ’n reuse-boog.
http://152.111.1.251/argief/berigte/dieburger/2006/04/15/OJ/4/olifants1.html
Friday, August 15, 2008
Bredasdorp (D17)
Name:Bredasdorp
Google count: 170,000 for Bredasdorp
Date: 16 August 2008
Bredasdorp - Bredasdorp is a sleepy agricultural town in the midst of a peaceful landscape of sheep farms and weatfields at the southern-most region of ...
www.viewoverberg.com/Bredasdorp.asp
Bredasdorp is situated 41km from the most Southern Point of Africa in L´Agulhas. ... The Overberg, therefore including Bredasdorp can be considered the home ...
www.tourismcapetown.co.za/index.php?cityhome+97049
Historic fact:
Bredasdorp was founded on the farm Langefontein in 1838, by the Hon. Michiel van Breda, who was the first mayor of Cape To.
www.countryroads.co.za/bredasdorp.html
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Google count: 170,000 for Bredasdorp
Date: 16 August 2008
Bredasdorp - Bredasdorp is a sleepy agricultural town in the midst of a peaceful landscape of sheep farms and weatfields at the southern-most region of ...
www.viewoverberg.com/Bredasdorp.asp
Bredasdorp is situated 41km from the most Southern Point of Africa in L´Agulhas. ... The Overberg, therefore including Bredasdorp can be considered the home ...
www.tourismcapetown.co.za/index.php?cityhome+97049
Historic fact:
Bredasdorp was founded on the farm Langefontein in 1838, by the Hon. Michiel van Breda, who was the first mayor of Cape To.
www.countryroads.co.za/bredasdorp.html
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Brandfort (E11)
December 2015 https://www.facebook.com/Herdenkingsritte/photos/pcb.965862726814872/965861693481642/?type=3&theater
Name:Brandfort
Google count:49,000 for Brandfort
Date:16 August 2008About 669 000 results 12 Dec 2015
Historic fact:
S
OURCES WHERE BY THE BLOW-BY- BLOW EVENTS OF EACH BATTLE AND EVERY SKIRMISH OF THE ANGLO-BOER WAR CAN BE TRACED.
19000325 - 19000325 BRANDFORT BRON 5, BL.177-178
This comprehensive list is supplied by Bloemfontein War Museum and is the result of intensive research done by this museum about each and every battle. This list is invaluable when consulting the below mentioned books and should be of great benefit to historians doing research of their own area.
http://www.icon.co.za/~dup42/oorlog.htm
The Anglo Boer War Cemeteries at Brandfort, including different sites of Boer, African and British graveyards. https://www.facebook.com/Herdenkingsritte/photos/pcb.965862726814872/965861713481640/?type=3&theater
The Winburg Voortrekker Monument.
The 1956 Women's Pass Resistance Site next to the old Magistrate Court in Winburg.
The Winnie Mandela Museum Lodge.
http://www.bulletinonline.co.za/archives/specfeat/1sep2006.php
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During her trial for kidnapping and assaulting Stompie, Mrs Madikizela-Mandela claimed she had left Johannesburg for Brandfort on December 29 after Mr Cebekhulu had been examined by Dr Asvat. She said she had returned on December 31, giving her an alibi for the assault on Stompie.
http://www.dispatch.co.za/1997/12/02/page%201.htm
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Google count:49,000 for Brandfort
Date:16 August 2008About 669 000 results 12 Dec 2015
Historic fact:
S
OURCES WHERE BY THE BLOW-BY- BLOW EVENTS OF EACH BATTLE AND EVERY SKIRMISH OF THE ANGLO-BOER WAR CAN BE TRACED.
19000325 - 19000325 BRANDFORT BRON 5, BL.177-178
This comprehensive list is supplied by Bloemfontein War Museum and is the result of intensive research done by this museum about each and every battle. This list is invaluable when consulting the below mentioned books and should be of great benefit to historians doing research of their own area.
http://www.icon.co.za/~dup42/oorlog.htm
The Anglo Boer War Cemeteries at Brandfort, including different sites of Boer, African and British graveyards. https://www.facebook.com/Herdenkingsritte/photos/pcb.965862726814872/965861713481640/?type=3&theater
The Winburg Voortrekker Monument.
The 1956 Women's Pass Resistance Site next to the old Magistrate Court in Winburg.
The Winnie Mandela Museum Lodge.
http://www.bulletinonline.co.za/archives/specfeat/1sep2006.php
Other interesting info:
During her trial for kidnapping and assaulting Stompie, Mrs Madikizela-Mandela claimed she had left Johannesburg for Brandfort on December 29 after Mr Cebekhulu had been examined by Dr Asvat. She said she had returned on December 31, giving her an alibi for the assault on Stompie.
http://www.dispatch.co.za/1997/12/02/page%201.htm
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Brakpan (H9)
Name: Brakpan (Salty oy brackish pan - got nothing to do with dogs! - only some will understand)
Google count: 190,000 for Brakpan
Date: 16 August 2008
Historic fact:
The operations listed as numbers 10 (the explosion at John Vorster Square on 5 March 1986), 13 (the limpet mine attack at the Department of Community Development in Johannesburg on 3 December 1983), 15 (the three explosions at Brakpan on 15 May 1985), 16 (the limpet mine attack at the Medical Centre, Johannesburg on 30 May 1985), 17 (the explosion at the Southern Cross Fund offices on 31 May 1985) and 34 (the limpet mine attack at Capital Park substation during 1981) were, according to evidence received at the amnesty hearing of Abboobaker Ismail and others, carried out by members of the Special Operations Unit of MK.
http://www.justice.gov.za/trc/decisions/2000/ac200195.htm
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Barclays Bank 1934 Brakpan Gauteng
Flats for I Connack 1936 Brakpan Gauteng
Masonic Hall c1913 Brakpan Gauteng
Mines Offices with PEARSE c1913 Brakpan Gauteng
NGK bldg 1917 Brakpan Gauteng
Recreation Halls at Springs and Brakpan Mines c1913 Brakpan Gauteng
Technical Institute 1927 Brakpan Gauteng
Town Hall 1923 Brakpan Gauteng
http://www.artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings/bldg_list_bottom.php?orderby=%60tbltowns%60.%60name%60,%60tblbldg%60.%60name%60&initial=all
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Google count: 190,000 for Brakpan
Date: 16 August 2008
Historic fact:
The operations listed as numbers 10 (the explosion at John Vorster Square on 5 March 1986), 13 (the limpet mine attack at the Department of Community Development in Johannesburg on 3 December 1983), 15 (the three explosions at Brakpan on 15 May 1985), 16 (the limpet mine attack at the Medical Centre, Johannesburg on 30 May 1985), 17 (the explosion at the Southern Cross Fund offices on 31 May 1985) and 34 (the limpet mine attack at Capital Park substation during 1981) were, according to evidence received at the amnesty hearing of Abboobaker Ismail and others, carried out by members of the Special Operations Unit of MK.
http://www.justice.gov.za/trc/decisions/2000/ac200195.htm
Other interesting info:
Barclays Bank 1934 Brakpan Gauteng
Flats for I Connack 1936 Brakpan Gauteng
Masonic Hall c1913 Brakpan Gauteng
Mines Offices with PEARSE c1913 Brakpan Gauteng
NGK bldg 1917 Brakpan Gauteng
Recreation Halls at Springs and Brakpan Mines c1913 Brakpan Gauteng
Technical Institute 1927 Brakpan Gauteng
Town Hall 1923 Brakpan Gauteng
http://www.artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings/bldg_list_bottom.php?orderby=%60tbltowns%60.%60name%60,%60tblbldg%60.%60name%60&initial=all
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Brackenfell (B16)
Name:Brackenfell
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Brackenfell is located in the northern suburbs of Cape Town at the gateway to the winelands. There is a range of property from affordable and comfortable accommodation to upmarket luxury homes on the dramatic foothills.
Brackenfell offers an excellent infrastructure to property and real estate owners including excellent schools, major shopping malls and first class medical services. Sports lovers are well catered for with many different sporting facilities.
The popular Cape Town beaches are within easy reach as is the centre of Cape Town itself.
Nearby suburbs include Oostenberg, Kraaifontein and Kuils River.
Seeff Brackenfell can assist you with all types of residential property for sale and rental including villas, houses, apartments, cluster developments, townhouses and land.
Residential, Commercial & Developments
Tel: +27 21 982 1860
Fax + 27 21 982 1888
Email: brackenfell@seeff.com
Licensee: Joe Van Rooyen +27 83 265 7200
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Brackenfell is located in the northern suburbs of Cape Town at the gateway to the winelands. There is a range of property from affordable and comfortable accommodation to upmarket luxury homes on the dramatic foothills.
Brackenfell offers an excellent infrastructure to property and real estate owners including excellent schools, major shopping malls and first class medical services. Sports lovers are well catered for with many different sporting facilities.
The popular Cape Town beaches are within easy reach as is the centre of Cape Town itself.
Nearby suburbs include Oostenberg, Kraaifontein and Kuils River.
Seeff Brackenfell can assist you with all types of residential property for sale and rental including villas, houses, apartments, cluster developments, townhouses and land.
Residential, Commercial & Developments
Tel: +27 21 982 1860
Fax + 27 21 982 1888
Email: brackenfell@seeff.com
Licensee: Joe Van Rooyen +27 83 265 7200
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Braamfontein (F9)
Name:Braamfontein
Google count:94,800 for Braamfontein
Date: 16 August 2008
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Braamfontein explosion
...an enormous explosion took place on Wednesday, 16 February 1896. Ten railway trucks were loaded with 3 000 cases of blasting gelatine (about 80 tons).
That afternoon the load exploded, leaving a crater in the Braamfontein rail yard nine metres deep and 61 metres wide. The bang was heard about 40 kilometres away.
According to AP Cartwright in The Dynamite Company, it is not known how many people were killed in the blast. At the time it was estimated that 130 people died and 300 were injured. Some 3 000 people lost their homes and almost every window in the town was shattered.
"The unidentified dead were laid out in the hall of the Wanderers Club and President Paul Kruger, who had come from Pretoria at the first news of the disaster, looked at the bodies of the children and wept," writes Cartwright.
A commission of inquiry sat for days but no explanation was found. At first it was thought that the trucks had stood too long in the hot sun, and a nudge from the shunting engine had sparked the explosion.
But this was discounted after similar experiments of dynamite standing in the sun failed to explode. The commission concluded it was "cause unknown".
The commission found too that "during 1895, 78 men had been killed and 113 injured in blasting accidents in the mines", mostly caused by "carelessness in placing the charges or failing to recover unexploded cartridges". Anyone could obtain sticks of dynamite at the time, it seems.
As a result of the accident, more stringent regulations for the handling of explosives were promulgated. However, over the years there have been numerous accidents, the most recent in 1994 when an explosion killed eight people.
Modderfontein Museum
VISIT the Modderfontein Museum where there's a large collection of early artefacts used in the construction and running of the town, as well as a mini laboratory.
The museum is at 2 Main Street, Modderfontein. Hours are Mondays 10am to 2pm, Wednesdays 1.30pm to 4.30pm, and Fridays 10am to 2pm. Phone 011 606 3206 for further information.
http://www.joburgnews.co.za/2005/dec/dec13_modderfontein.stm
Braamfontein dynamite explosion - the explosion was on 19 February 1896.
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Google count:94,800 for Braamfontein
Date: 16 August 2008
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Braamfontein explosion
...an enormous explosion took place on Wednesday, 16 February 1896. Ten railway trucks were loaded with 3 000 cases of blasting gelatine (about 80 tons).
That afternoon the load exploded, leaving a crater in the Braamfontein rail yard nine metres deep and 61 metres wide. The bang was heard about 40 kilometres away.
According to AP Cartwright in The Dynamite Company, it is not known how many people were killed in the blast. At the time it was estimated that 130 people died and 300 were injured. Some 3 000 people lost their homes and almost every window in the town was shattered.
"The unidentified dead were laid out in the hall of the Wanderers Club and President Paul Kruger, who had come from Pretoria at the first news of the disaster, looked at the bodies of the children and wept," writes Cartwright.
A commission of inquiry sat for days but no explanation was found. At first it was thought that the trucks had stood too long in the hot sun, and a nudge from the shunting engine had sparked the explosion.
But this was discounted after similar experiments of dynamite standing in the sun failed to explode. The commission concluded it was "cause unknown".
The commission found too that "during 1895, 78 men had been killed and 113 injured in blasting accidents in the mines", mostly caused by "carelessness in placing the charges or failing to recover unexploded cartridges". Anyone could obtain sticks of dynamite at the time, it seems.
As a result of the accident, more stringent regulations for the handling of explosives were promulgated. However, over the years there have been numerous accidents, the most recent in 1994 when an explosion killed eight people.
Modderfontein Museum
VISIT the Modderfontein Museum where there's a large collection of early artefacts used in the construction and running of the town, as well as a mini laboratory.
The museum is at 2 Main Street, Modderfontein. Hours are Mondays 10am to 2pm, Wednesdays 1.30pm to 4.30pm, and Fridays 10am to 2pm. Phone 011 606 3206 for further information.
http://www.joburgnews.co.za/2005/dec/dec13_modderfontein.stm
Braamfontein dynamite explosion - the explosion was on 19 February 1896.
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Botrivier (C17)
Name:Botrivier
Google count: 21,200 for Botrivier
Date: 15 August 2008
BotrivierThe small village of Botrivier is situated en route to Hermanus and Caledon at the eastern slopes of the Houw Hoek Mountains. ...
www.twk.org.za/botrivier.htm
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Although at first glance Botriver might seem like a sleepy little town, there are in fact multiple draw-cards for this village. Besides the hiking and horse-riding trails, quad-biking and fishing, there are many wine tours to take in the region. There is also the historical Botriver Hotel and Pub which is filled with memorabilia from yesteryear and well worth a visit.
from: http://www.overberg.co.za/component/option,com_mtree/task,listcats/cat_id,1670/Itemid,34/
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Google count: 21,200 for Botrivier
Date: 15 August 2008
BotrivierThe small village of Botrivier is situated en route to Hermanus and Caledon at the eastern slopes of the Houw Hoek Mountains. ...
www.twk.org.za/botrivier.htm
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Although at first glance Botriver might seem like a sleepy little town, there are in fact multiple draw-cards for this village. Besides the hiking and horse-riding trails, quad-biking and fishing, there are many wine tours to take in the region. There is also the historical Botriver Hotel and Pub which is filled with memorabilia from yesteryear and well worth a visit.
from: http://www.overberg.co.za/component/option,com_mtree/task,listcats/cat_id,1670/Itemid,34/
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Bothaville (E10)
Name:Bothaville
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"No farmers, no future." So says the bumper sticker on farmer Bully Botma's white bakkie, parked in Bothaville, South Africa's mealie capital.
http://www.mg.co.za/city/bothaville
German Group Thyssenkrupp Engineering subsidiary, Uhde, will build the first Ethanol Africa bioethanol plant in Bothaville, in the Free State, ...
www.engineeringnews.co.za/article.php?a_id=85811
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"No farmers, no future." So says the bumper sticker on farmer Bully Botma's white bakkie, parked in Bothaville, South Africa's mealie capital.
http://www.mg.co.za/city/bothaville
German Group Thyssenkrupp Engineering subsidiary, Uhde, will build the first Ethanol Africa bioethanol plant in Bothaville, in the Free State, ...
www.engineeringnews.co.za/article.php?a_id=85811
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
Botha's Hill (L13)
Name:Botha's Hill
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Shunter's Arms & Botha's Hill BreweryThe first train to Botha’s Hill left Durban Station in March 1879. This little country station remained the terminus until the railway reached ...
www.mitchellandco.co.za/site/awdep.asp?dealer=6444&depnum=16070
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The first glimpse of the Valley with it's literally thousands of hills is opposite Heidi's Farm Stall at Botha's Hill. As you near Cato Ridge, ...
1000hills.kzn.org.za/1000hills/about/20.xml
Botha's Hill is a small town outside Hillcrest in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is the gateway to the Valley of a Thousand Hills. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botha's_Hill
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Shunter's Arms & Botha's Hill BreweryThe first train to Botha’s Hill left Durban Station in March 1879. This little country station remained the terminus until the railway reached ...
www.mitchellandco.co.za/site/awdep.asp?dealer=6444&depnum=16070
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The first glimpse of the Valley with it's literally thousands of hills is opposite Heidi's Farm Stall at Botha's Hill. As you near Cato Ridge, ...
1000hills.kzn.org.za/1000hills/about/20.xml
Botha's Hill is a small town outside Hillcrest in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is the gateway to the Valley of a Thousand Hills. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botha's_Hill
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Bosmont (F9)
Name:Bosmont
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The township Bosmont and New Monteleo were joined together under the name. Bosmont in 1962. Bosmont was incorporated into the Johannesburg municipal ...
etd.rau.ac.za/theses/available/etd-05252005-115424/restricted/Chap7172.pdf
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The township Bosmont and New Monteleo were joined together under the name. Bosmont in 1962. Bosmont was incorporated into the Johannesburg municipal ...
etd.rau.ac.za/theses/available/etd-05252005-115424/restricted/Chap7172.pdf
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Boskop (E9)
Name:Boskop (Map says F9, is in actual fact E9)
Google count: 3,020 for Boskop
Date: 13 August 2008
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Property: Property Boskop. Boskop North West Potchefstroom Real Estate ...South Africa north west, Potchefstroom Boskop,Potchefstroom Boskop,Potchefstroom Boskop,Potchefstroom Boskop,Potchefstroom Boskop,Potchefstroom Boskop ...
www.sundaytimesproperty.co.za/Property_for_sale_*_south_africa_**_north_west--potchefstroom---boskop.prs
Google count: 3,020 for Boskop
Date: 13 August 2008
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Property: Property Boskop. Boskop North West Potchefstroom Real Estate ...South Africa north west, Potchefstroom Boskop,Potchefstroom Boskop,Potchefstroom Boskop,Potchefstroom Boskop,Potchefstroom Boskop,Potchefstroom Boskop ...
www.sundaytimesproperty.co.za/Property_for_sale_*_south_africa_**_north_west--potchefstroom---boskop.prs
Boshoek (F7)
Name:Boshoek
Google count: 6,770 for Boshoek
Date: 12 August 2008
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HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE RAIL SYSTEMThe development of passenger and rail freight transport in North West Province ... The Rustenburg branch was extended to Boshoek in 1929 and Northam and ...
www.nwpg.gov.za/transport/NWFTD/nw/rail/11_xml.html
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They decide to kill him, and drove him to a railway line just outside Bulwer. ... Makwe were killed on 28 November 1985; exhumed 17 March 1998 at Boshoek. ...
www.polity.org.za/polity/govdocs/commissions/1998/trc/2chap6e.htm
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boshoekBoshoek - Town or city in North West
Search for accommodation in Boshoek (2 establishmnets found)Other boshoek optionsBoshoek - Tourist region in North West.
www.countryroads.co.za/boshoek.html
Google count: 6,770 for Boshoek
Date: 12 August 2008
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HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE RAIL SYSTEMThe development of passenger and rail freight transport in North West Province ... The Rustenburg branch was extended to Boshoek in 1929 and Northam and ...
www.nwpg.gov.za/transport/NWFTD/nw/rail/11_xml.html
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They decide to kill him, and drove him to a railway line just outside Bulwer. ... Makwe were killed on 28 November 1985; exhumed 17 March 1998 at Boshoek. ...
www.polity.org.za/polity/govdocs/commissions/1998/trc/2chap6e.htm
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boshoekBoshoek - Town or city in North West
Search for accommodation in Boshoek (2 establishmnets found)Other boshoek optionsBoshoek - Tourist region in North West.
www.countryroads.co.za/boshoek.html
Monday, August 11, 2008
Booysens (F9)
Name: Booysens
The city's main station is Park Station, just north of the central business district, a destination for both local and mainline trains and the largest railway station in Africa. To the east of Park Station are Doornfontein, Ellis Park and Jeppe stations. To the west are Braamfontein, Mayfair, Grosvenor and Langlaagte stations, whilst the south has Faraday, Westgate, Booysens, Crown and Village Main stations.
http://www.joburg.org.za/content/view/64/71/
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The city's main station is Park Station, just north of the central business district, a destination for both local and mainline trains and the largest railway station in Africa. To the east of Park Station are Doornfontein, Ellis Park and Jeppe stations. To the west are Braamfontein, Mayfair, Grosvenor and Langlaagte stations, whilst the south has Faraday, Westgate, Booysens, Crown and Village Main stations.
http://www.joburg.org.za/content/view/64/71/
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Boons (E8)
Name:Boons
Google count:14,100 for Boons
Date: 11 August 2008
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Routes Travel Info Portal: BoonsTravel related info about Boons, a village in the North-west Province, South Africa. Routes: R509.
www.routes.co.za/nw/boons/index.html
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Date: 11 August 2008
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Routes Travel Info Portal: BoonsTravel related info about Boons, a village in the North-west Province, South Africa. Routes: R509.
www.routes.co.za/nw/boons/index.html
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Bontheuwel (B16)
Name:Bontheuwel
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FROM CAPE TOWN TO LANGA - LAVISTOWN - KAPTEINSKLIP - KHAYELITSHA ...TRAIN TIMETABLES for METRORAIL WESTERN CAPE REGION, effective 2005/01/17. FROM CAPE TOWN TO LANGA - LAVISTOWN - KAPTEINSKLIP - KHAYELITSHA ...
www.capemetrorail.co.za/_timetables/central/central-mon-fri-down.htm
Bonteheuwel Community-Based Paralegal Office | Prodder- South Africa’s most comprehensive directory of NGOs and development organisations. South Africa’s most comprehensive directory of NGOs and development ...
www.prodder.org.za/civicrm/contact/view?reset=1&cid=29
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FROM CAPE TOWN TO LANGA - LAVISTOWN - KAPTEINSKLIP - KHAYELITSHA ...TRAIN TIMETABLES for METRORAIL WESTERN CAPE REGION, effective 2005/01/17. FROM CAPE TOWN TO LANGA - LAVISTOWN - KAPTEINSKLIP - KHAYELITSHA ...
www.capemetrorail.co.za/_timetables/central/central-mon-fri-down.htm
Bonteheuwel Community-Based Paralegal Office | Prodder- South Africa’s most comprehensive directory of NGOs and development organisations. South Africa’s most comprehensive directory of NGOs and development ...
www.prodder.org.za/civicrm/contact/view?reset=1&cid=29
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Bonnievale (D16)
Name:Bonnievale
Google count: 98 100
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Bonnievale was founded by Christopher Forest Rigg, who saw the potential of irrigation in this part of the Breede River. He bought the land known as Bosjesmansdrift and started to build irrigation canals. The fertile land was divided and sold, thus forming Bonnievale.
The railway station nearby was built in 1902 and named Vale, which was also the initial name of the town. In 1917 the town changed its name to Bonnievale.
Today it is renowned for the production of superior cheese and Muscadel wines.
http://www.southerncape.co.za/towns/bonnievale/welcome.html
Bonnievale
In 1902 a railway halt was constructed between Robertson and Swellendam and was called 'Vale'. In 1917 the halt received full status as a railway station and was then called Bonnievale. In 1922 a village management board was elected. The town received full municipal status in April 1953.
http://www.breeland.gov.za/cgi-bin/cmsbree-1/software/bre502.htm?ts=29/05/10&artid=1
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Bonnievale is situated on the banks of the Breede River. Surrounded by the Langeberg Mountain Range in the north-east, and the Riviersonderend mountains in the south-west, it is one of the most beautifully situated towns in the Western Cape. The town is approximately 180km from Cape Town and 100km from the southernmost tip of Africa at Cape Agulhas.
Bonnievale is known as The Valley of Cheese and Wine for a good reason. Here are 4 Co-operative Wine Cellars, 4 Estates and 2 private wine producers in the area. The oldest wine cellar in the Bonnievale area is Nordale Wine Cellar. The Robertson Wine Route, which includes all the wine cellars in the Bonnievale area, has in recent years won great acclaim in South Africa and around the world, for the production of outstanding white and red wines.
https://www.aabtourism.com/area_overberg_polski.php
http://www.robertsonr62.com/info/robertson-accommodation-route62/bonnievale-ttd
Words cannot describe the hospitality that awaits you when visiting Bonnievale - the valley of cheese and wine. Pay us a visit and see for yourself.
www.bonnievale.co.za/
Bonnievale is situated on the banks of the Breede River. Surrounded by the Langeberg Mountain Range in the north-east, and the Riviersonderend mountains in ...
www.bonnievaletourism.com/
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Rail: http://www.sa-transport.co.za/trains/sa_stations/w-cape.html
http://www.southerncape.co.za/history/transport/railways/locomotives/types.html
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Bonnievale was founded by Christopher Forest Rigg, who saw the potential of irrigation in this part of the Breede River. He bought the land known as Bosjesmansdrift and started to build irrigation canals. The fertile land was divided and sold, thus forming Bonnievale.
The railway station nearby was built in 1902 and named Vale, which was also the initial name of the town. In 1917 the town changed its name to Bonnievale.
Today it is renowned for the production of superior cheese and Muscadel wines.
http://www.southerncape.co.za/towns/bonnievale/welcome.html
Bonnievale
In 1902 a railway halt was constructed between Robertson and Swellendam and was called 'Vale'. In 1917 the halt received full status as a railway station and was then called Bonnievale. In 1922 a village management board was elected. The town received full municipal status in April 1953.
http://www.breeland.gov.za/cgi-bin/cmsbree-1/software/bre502.htm?ts=29/05/10&artid=1
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Bonnievale is situated on the banks of the Breede River. Surrounded by the Langeberg Mountain Range in the north-east, and the Riviersonderend mountains in the south-west, it is one of the most beautifully situated towns in the Western Cape. The town is approximately 180km from Cape Town and 100km from the southernmost tip of Africa at Cape Agulhas.
Bonnievale is known as The Valley of Cheese and Wine for a good reason. Here are 4 Co-operative Wine Cellars, 4 Estates and 2 private wine producers in the area. The oldest wine cellar in the Bonnievale area is Nordale Wine Cellar. The Robertson Wine Route, which includes all the wine cellars in the Bonnievale area, has in recent years won great acclaim in South Africa and around the world, for the production of outstanding white and red wines.
https://www.aabtourism.com/area_overberg_polski.php
http://www.robertsonr62.com/info/robertson-accommodation-route62/bonnievale-ttd
Words cannot describe the hospitality that awaits you when visiting Bonnievale - the valley of cheese and wine. Pay us a visit and see for yourself.
www.bonnievale.co.za/
Bonnievale is situated on the banks of the Breede River. Surrounded by the Langeberg Mountain Range in the north-east, and the Riviersonderend mountains in ...
www.bonnievaletourism.com/
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Rail: http://www.sa-transport.co.za/trains/sa_stations/w-cape.html
http://www.southerncape.co.za/history/transport/railways/locomotives/types.html
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Bon Accord (G7)
Name:Bon Accord
(Good will; good fellowship; agreement).
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Bon Accord Dam 665Bon Accord Dam fishing and boating area near Onderstepoort.
www.gauteng.com/content.php?page=Bon%20Accord%20Dam
the Bon Accord dam on the old Warmbaths road
Flint and semi-flint types of refractory clay are found near Bon Accord, Hammanskraal,. Nooitgedacht, Witbank, Middelburg, Bronkhorstspruit and Belfast. ...
www.dme.gov.za/pdfs/minerals/r47.pdf
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(Good will; good fellowship; agreement).
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Bon Accord Dam 665Bon Accord Dam fishing and boating area near Onderstepoort.
www.gauteng.com/content.php?page=Bon%20Accord%20Dam
the Bon Accord dam on the old Warmbaths road
Flint and semi-flint types of refractory clay are found near Bon Accord, Hammanskraal,. Nooitgedacht, Witbank, Middelburg, Bronkhorstspruit and Belfast. ...
www.dme.gov.za/pdfs/minerals/r47.pdf
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Saturday, August 9, 2008
Boksburg-Oos/East (G9)
Name:Boksburg East
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oksburg, East Rand: Boksburg is a suburb situated on the East Rand of Gauteng, South Africa. Originally, it was laid out in 1887 to serve the surrounding ...
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oksburg, East Rand: Boksburg is a suburb situated on the East Rand of Gauteng, South Africa. Originally, it was laid out in 1887 to serve the surrounding ...
www.sa-venues.com/attractionsga/boksburg.htm
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Boksburg (G9)
Name:Boksburg
Steam trips
http://www.reefsteamers.co.za/content/view/106/82/
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Frank Coetzee
Boksburg Online
SA Internet News Group cc
http://www.talking-point.co.za
http://www.boksburg-online.co.za/news/boksburg-online/
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Steam trips
http://www.reefsteamers.co.za/content/view/106/82/
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Frank Coetzee
Boksburg Online
SA Internet News Group cc
http://www.talking-point.co.za
http://www.boksburg-online.co.za/news/boksburg-online/
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Thursday, August 7, 2008
Bodenstein (D9)
Name:Bodenstein
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Routes Travel Info Portal: Small places in the North-West ProvinceBodenstein, N14 16 Km west to Coligny 40 Km east to Ventersdorp. Boshoek, R565 14 Km north to Sun City and Pilanesberg 26 Km south to Rustenburg ...
www.routes.co.za/nw/smallplaces.html
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Routes Travel Info Portal: Small places in the North-West ProvinceBodenstein, N14 16 Km west to Coligny 40 Km east to Ventersdorp. Boshoek, R565 14 Km north to Sun City and Pilanesberg 26 Km south to Rustenburg ...
www.routes.co.za/nw/smallplaces.html
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Boane (M9)
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Boane District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia16 Jan 2008 ... Boane District is a district of Maputo Province in southern Mozambique. The principal town is Boane . This Mozambique location article is a ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boane_District
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Boane District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia16 Jan 2008 ... Boane District is a district of Maputo Province in southern Mozambique. The principal town is Boane . This Mozambique location article is a ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boane_District
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Bloemspruit (E12)
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Bloemhof (D10)
Name:Bloemhof
Google count:62,100 for Bloemhof.
Date:6 August 2008
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Bloemhof - North West Province South AfricaBloemhof, a maize and cattle farming town,on the banks of the Vaal River. ... An ideal stopover to enjoy a drive through Bloemhof Dam Nature Reserve which ...
www.tourismnorthwest.co.za/southern/bloemhof.html
The Bloemhof Dam is one of the largest dams in South Africa, ... The Bloemhof Dam Nature Reserve is located 320km from Johannesburg and 4km east of Bloemhof ...
www.tourismnorthwest.co.za/bloemhof_dam/
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The Dam: Bloemhof Dam is situated on the Vaal River, downstream of Vaal Dam approximately 2km upstream of the town of Bloemhof. The dam, originally known as Oppermansdrif Dam was constructed during the late sixties and was commissioned in 1970. It is a composite dam comprising earthfill flanks on each side of a 305m long central concrete spillway. Due to the flat topography of the area, the dam wall is very long with a total crest length of 4 270m and a maximum wall height of only 35.2m above deepest foundation level.
At full supply the capacity of Bloemhof Dam is 1 269 million m3 with a surface area of 223km2. It is therefore a very large and shallow reservoir in an area with relatively low rainfall ( 474mm/a ) and high potential evaporation ( ~1800mm/a ).
Bloemhof Dam was constructed to impound runoff originating below the Vaal Dam to meet the needs of users in the Lower Vaal River area. The dam supplies water to various industrial and municipal users although most of the water released from the dam is used for riparian irrigation along the Vaal River totaling 17 000ha. Water is also released from Bloemhof Dam to augment supplies to the Vaalharts Government Water Scheme where approximately 37 000ha are under irrigation. The Vaalharts scheme is currently the largest user of water from Bloemhof Dam and the water released from Bloemhof Dam is diverted from the Vaalharts Weir via canal to the irrigation scheme in the Vaalharts River catchment - a tributary of the Vaal River.
From: http://www.dwaf.gov.za/orange/Vaal/bloemhof.htm See for photos.
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The Dam: Bloemhof Dam is situated on the Vaal River, downstream of Vaal Dam approximately 2km upstream of the town of Bloemhof. The dam, originally known as Oppermansdrif Dam was constructed during the late sixties and was commissioned in 1970. It is a composite dam comprising earthfill flanks on each side of a 305m long central concrete spillway. Due to the flat topography of the area, the dam wall is very long with a total crest length of 4 270m and a maximum wall height of only 35.2m above deepest foundation level.
At full supply the capacity of Bloemhof Dam is 1 269 million m3 with a surface area of 223km2. It is therefore a very large and shallow reservoir in an area with relatively low rainfall ( 474mm/a ) and high potential evaporation ( ~1800mm/a ).
Bloemhof Dam was constructed to impound runoff originating below the Vaal Dam to meet the needs of users in the Lower Vaal River area. The dam supplies water to various industrial and municipal users although most of the water released from the dam is used for riparian irrigation along the Vaal River totaling 17 000ha. Water is also released from Bloemhof Dam to augment supplies to the Vaalharts Government Water Scheme where approximately 37 000ha are under irrigation. The Vaalharts scheme is currently the largest user of water from Bloemhof Dam and the water released from Bloemhof Dam is diverted from the Vaalharts Weir via canal to the irrigation scheme in the Vaalharts River catchment - a tributary of the Vaal River.
From: http://www.dwaf.gov.za/orange/Vaal/bloemhof.htm See for photos.
Bloemfontein (E12)
Name:Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein (pronounced /ˈblʊmfɒnteɪn/, Dutch for "spring of Bloem (bloom)", "flower spring" or "fountain of flowers") is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa as well as one of the nation's three capitals, the judicial capital. The city's Sesotho name is Mangaung, meaning "place of cheetahs" and became part of the Mangaung Local Municipality in 2000. Bloemfontein is popularly and poetically known as "the city of roses", owing to the abundance of these flowers and the annual rose festival held there.[1][2]
The city is situated on dry grassland at 29°06′S 26°13′E / 29.1°S 26.217°E / -29.1; 26.217, at an altitude of 1,395 metres above sea level. The city is home to 369,568 residents, while the Mangaung Local Municipality has a population of 645,455. Bloemfontein is served by Bloemfontein airport.
History
Bloemfontein, circa 1900.Though historically a predominantly Afrikaner settlement, Bloemfontein was officially founded in 1846 as a fort by British army major Henry Douglas Warden as a British outpost in the Transoranje region, at that stage occupied by various groups of peoples including Cape Colony Trek Boers, Griqua and Basotho.
Although modern day Bloemfontein has a reputation for its flowers in an otherwise arid region, the origin of the city's name is unclear. Popular legends include an ox named "Bloem" owned by one of the pioneer farmers that was taken by a lion near a fountain on his property, while another story names Jan Blom (1775–1858), a Korana KhoiKhoi leader who inhabited the area.[3] Bloemfontein literally means fountain of flowers or flower spring in Dutch. (See Discussion page for more details).
With colonial policy shifts the region changed into the Orange River Sovereignty (1848–1854) and eventually the Orange Free State Republic (1854–1902). From 1902–1910 it served as the capital of the Orange River Colony and since that time as the provincial capital of the Orange Free State (now Free State). In 1910 it became the Judicial Capital of South Africa.
Founding and early days
Warden originally chose the site largely because of its close proximity to the main route to Winburg, the spacious open country, and the absence of horse sickness. Bloemfontein was the original farm of Johannes Nicolaas Brits born 21 February 1790 owner and first inhabitant of Bloemfontein. Johann as he was known sold the farm to Maj Warden.
1854–1898
The old Raadsaal in Bloemfontein, with the statue of Christiaan de WetAs the capital of the Orange Free State Republic the growth and maturing of the Republic resulted in the growth of the town. Numerous public buildings that remain in use today were constructed. This was largely facilitated by the excellent governance of the Republic (which acquired the term model republic) and the compensation from the British for the loss of the diamond rich Griqualand area.
A railway line was built in 1890 connecting Bloemfontein to Cape Town.
The writer J. R. R. Tolkien was born in the city on 3 January 1892, though his family left South Africa following the death of his father, Arthur Tolkien, while Tolkien was still a child (1896). He recorded that his earliest memories were of "a hot country."
[edit] Second Anglo-Boer War/South African War
In 1899, the city was the site of the Bloemfontein Conference, which failed to prevent the outbreak of the Second Boer War. The conference was a final attempt to avert a war between Britain and the south African Republic. With its failure the stage was set for war, which broke out on 11 October 1899.
The rail line from Cape Town provided a centrally located railway station, and proved critical to the British in occupying the city later.
On 13 March 1900, following the Battle of Paardeberg, British forces captured the city and built a concentration camp nearby to house Boer women and children. The National Women's Memorial, on the outskirts of the city, pays homage to the 26,370 women and children as well as 1,421 old men[4] (including 14,154 black people, though some sources feel that the records are unsatisfactory, and that this number could be as high as 20,000[5]) who died in these camps in various parts of the country.[6]
Recent history
Until 1994, the city was the sole judicial capital of South Africa. It remains the seat for the Supreme Court Of Appeal (formerly the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court) and is therefore generally regarded[who?] as the judicial capital. It is also an administrative centre with many private hospitals and educational institutions.
Government
Bloemfontein forms part of the Manguang Local Municipality and the Motheo District Municipality.
[edit] Geography and climate
Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein is located in central South Africa on the southern edge of the Highveld at an elevation of 1,400 metres (4,600 ft), bordering on the semi-arid region of the Karoo. The area is generally flat with occasional hills (koppies in Afrikaans) and the general vegetation is Highveld grassland. Bloemfontein experiences a continental climate, with hot summer days (Jan: max:32°C min:19°C; frequent afternoon thunderstorms) and cooler, dry winters, often with frosts (July: max:14°C min:-3°C). Snow is uncommon but as recently as August 2006 it snowed in the city, with snowfalls occurring again at the airport on 26 July 2007.
Suburbs
Replica Eiffel Tower in an industrial area next to BathoBloemfontein suburbs include Heidedal to the east and southeast, Bainsvlei, Woodland Hills Wildlife Estate, Bayswater, Brandwag, Ehrlichpark, Fauna, Fichardtpark, Fleurdal, Gardeniapark, Generaal De Wet, Hospitaalpark, Kiepersol, Langenhoven Park, Lourierpark, Park West, Pellissier, Uitsig, Universitas, Westdene, Wilgehof and Willows to the south of the city. To the north of Bloemfontein, you will find Langenhovenpark, Arboretum, Bayswater, Dan Pienaar, Helicon Heights, Heuwelsig, Hillsboro, Hillside, Hilton, Naval Hill, Navalsig, Noordhoek, Pentagon Park, Panorama Park,Waverley. The predominantly black suburbs are; Rocklands, Phahameng, Phelindaba, Bloemanda, Bochabela and the most historic Batho where the Maphikela House (where the African national Congress - ANC started) is situated.
Sports Stadia
The Free State Stadium and the surrounding sports complex is the main sports venue in the city and province. The venue will be the hosting stadium of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa matches played in Bloemfontein. There are several other sports venues however in the city, including facilities belonging to the university, schools and sports clubs.
Football
Free State Stadium
Bloemfontein is joint home (together with nearby Botshabelo) to Premier Soccer League team Bloemfontein Celtic. Some of the matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be played at the Free State Stadium.
[edit] Rugby
Bloemfontein's Free State Stadium is home to two rugby union teams; the Central Cheetahs franchise who compete in the Super 14 and the Free State Cheetahs who play in the domestic Currie Cup. The Free State Cheetahs won the Currie Cup in 2005 against the Blue Bulls, they drew the final with the Blue Bulls in 2006 and retained the Currie Cup title in 2007 by winning the Golden Lions resulting in the Free State Cheetahs to be Currie Cup champions until at least 2008.
[edit] Cricket
The Eagles cricket team representing the Free State and Northern Cape in various series is located at OUTsurance Oval, part of the Free State Stadium complex. Bloemfontein features as a regular venue for touring international and local cricket teams.[citation needed]
[edit] Soaring
One of the most active soaring communities in South Africa and the world is using the New Tempe Airport north of Bloemfontein.
[edit] Motor Sports
Bloemfontein has a motocross track run by the Bloemfontein Off Road Club, as well as a go-kart circuit (M&F Raceway), which is run by Bloemfontein Kart Club.
[edit] Education
Bloemfontein offers many institutions of learning, from pre-schools to Universities and colleges. Classes are taught in different schools in different languages, some schools even teaching all classes in two languages. These languages are mostly Afrikaans, English or Sesotho.
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A university of excellence, equity and innovation UOFS official website detailing the facilities and courses offered by this Bloemfontein based South African university.
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Bloemfontein, the Capital City of the Free State Province in South Africa, is centrally situated roughly in the middle of the Province, as well as in South Africa. The "City of Roses", as it had become known locally, is placed with more pivotal importance than any other city in the country. The Judicial Capital, sixth largest city in South Africa, lies on the main road, rail and air links between north and south, east and west. Shopping in picturesque, neat surroundings where it is cool, parking space is ample and convenient, and friendly staff provides efficient service, is a pleasant experience.
BloemfonteinThe city of Roses and the capital of the Free State Province Enjoy warm hospitality friendly but diverse peoples many attractions and cultural sites an ...
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Historical buildings include the City Hall, Old Presidency, buildings of judicial implication, the Anglican Cathedral, railway station, the Dutch Reformed twin tower church and many more.
Other attractions include the Orchid House, a tropical oasis of lush beauty, with astonishing colour and uniqueness. Then there's Loch Logan, a popular venue for a braai or get-together, or the Botanical Gardens, or Aventura Maselspoort, where you can enjoy various activities and watersports.
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Antjieskraal or Blood River Station
Having been pursued by the British for some time and to ill to travel any further Commandant Scheepers instructed his men too leave him behind on Kopjeskraal, which is about 20km southeast of Antjeskraal. According to Taffy Shearing in her work Commandant Gideon Scheepers and the search for his grave, Scheepers’ commando left the farmstead on 10 October 1901 in two groups, one under Hans Pypers and the other under Schalk Pypers. A messenger was send to Prince Albert to inform the British about his whereabouts so he could receive proper medical care. On 11 October Scheepers surrendered to Captain Shearmann of the Hussars who arrived at Kojeskraal (Shearing, pp.138-141). According to Charl Conradie Sheepers’ men left on 9 October and he therefore surrendered on 10 October. (Conradie, p.35). From the Kojeskraal farmstead Scheepers was taken to Blood River Station, today known as Antjieskraal Station or Siding. Dr J H Mearns from Prince Albert, who was called out to examine Scheepers at Kopjeskraal, accompanied his patient to Blood River Station. Since they had to wait three hours for the train, the house of Johan van der Merwe, the local teacher, was commandeered by the British so that Scheepers could occupy the bedroom. From Blood River Station he was taken to Matjiesfontein and after being treated in a military hospital in Beaufort west for a while, he was taken to Noupoort and eventually to Graaff-Reinet. (Marincowitz, pp.30-31)
Although, Scheepers was an officer of the Free State Artillery and therefore a prisoner of war, he was put on trail in Graaff-Reinet by a military court, in accordance with typical British justice, and at 3 o’clock on the afternoon of 18 January 1902 he was executed by firing squad. Scheepers was found guilty on charges such as arson since he gave orders to burn down the farmsteads of two British sympathisers - a crime the British themselves were guilty of and which was actually their brainchild. In their Scorched Earth Policy they burnt down over 33 000 farmsteads in the Free State and the Transvaal, destroying all crops, orchards and livestock and in some cases even burning down village churches. The night of 18 January Scheepers were re-interred in secrecy by five members of the Coldstream Guards on an unknown spot to prevent Scheepers from becoming a Boer martyr. Scheepers’ execution caused an international uproar. (Koch, pp. 35-41)
Today Antjieskraal siding can be reached from the N1 via a gravel road of about 4km. The turnoff is about 60km northeast of Laingsburg and 24 km southwest of Prince Albert Road. It is marked by an old fashioned road sign stating ‘Bloedrivier.’ The house in which Gideon Scheepres was held is situated on the farm Elim, which belongs to Lucas and Jacoline Botes. They take visitors into this house and actual room in which he was held. Both the Blood River (Ketting) and Dwyka Blockhouses can be reached from this farm. (Rose Willis)
Sources:
Conradie, Charl F: Murraysburg Tydens die Anglo-Boere Oorlog (1899-1902.) Self-published.
Koch, Retief: Van die Oewer van die Dwyka na Graaff-Renet se Sand. Kommandant Gideon Scheepers. Sy Lewe, Gevangeneming en Tregstelling. Tweede Uitgawe. Die Oorlogsmuseum van die Boererepublieke.
Marincowitz, Helena (1999): Prince Albert and the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902). Prince Albert, Fransie Pienaar Museum
Shearing, Taffy and David (1999): Commandant Gideon Scheepers and the search for his grave. Sedgefield, Privately Printed.
Willis, Rose: personal correspondence.
from: Antjieskraal or Blood River Station
http://gis.deat.gov.za/isrdp/staticsites/ss_k/documents/antjieskraal_or_blood_river_station.doc
Dwyka Station Blockhouses (151)
There are two blockhouses on the railway line near Dwyka Station, one on each side of the Dwyka River. These two blockhouses are the ‘twin towers of the Dwyka’ mentioned by Deneys Reitz in his book ‘On Commando.’ This specific blockhouse is particular unusual having a door at ground level. Normally a blockhouse could only be accessed through a stable-type steel door at the first floor by making use of a retraceable ladder.
The Dwyka Blockhouses are situated about 13 off the main road, along a gravel road. The turnoff is about three kilometres south of Prince Albert Road. These blockhouses can also be reached via Elim Farm and Antjieskraal siding on a gravel road of about 9km of which 4km is of a lower order than the road form Prince Albert Road. The turnoff to Antjieskraal is about 60km northeast of Laingsburg and 24 km southwest of Prince Albert Road on the N1. It is marked by an old fashioned road sign simply stating ‘Bloedrivier’.
Sources:
Marincowitz, Helena (1999): Prince Albert and the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902). Prince Albert, Fransie Pienaar Museum.
Willis, Rose: Laingsburg. A proud tradition of old-fashioned hospitality. (Information leaflet).
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Antjieskraal or Blood River Station
Having been pursued by the British for some time and to ill to travel any further Commandant Scheepers instructed his men too leave him behind on Kopjeskraal, which is about 20km southeast of Antjeskraal. According to Taffy Shearing in her work Commandant Gideon Scheepers and the search for his grave, Scheepers’ commando left the farmstead on 10 October 1901 in two groups, one under Hans Pypers and the other under Schalk Pypers. A messenger was send to Prince Albert to inform the British about his whereabouts so he could receive proper medical care. On 11 October Scheepers surrendered to Captain Shearmann of the Hussars who arrived at Kojeskraal (Shearing, pp.138-141). According to Charl Conradie Sheepers’ men left on 9 October and he therefore surrendered on 10 October. (Conradie, p.35). From the Kojeskraal farmstead Scheepers was taken to Blood River Station, today known as Antjieskraal Station or Siding. Dr J H Mearns from Prince Albert, who was called out to examine Scheepers at Kopjeskraal, accompanied his patient to Blood River Station. Since they had to wait three hours for the train, the house of Johan van der Merwe, the local teacher, was commandeered by the British so that Scheepers could occupy the bedroom. From Blood River Station he was taken to Matjiesfontein and after being treated in a military hospital in Beaufort west for a while, he was taken to Noupoort and eventually to Graaff-Reinet. (Marincowitz, pp.30-31)
Although, Scheepers was an officer of the Free State Artillery and therefore a prisoner of war, he was put on trail in Graaff-Reinet by a military court, in accordance with typical British justice, and at 3 o’clock on the afternoon of 18 January 1902 he was executed by firing squad. Scheepers was found guilty on charges such as arson since he gave orders to burn down the farmsteads of two British sympathisers - a crime the British themselves were guilty of and which was actually their brainchild. In their Scorched Earth Policy they burnt down over 33 000 farmsteads in the Free State and the Transvaal, destroying all crops, orchards and livestock and in some cases even burning down village churches. The night of 18 January Scheepers were re-interred in secrecy by five members of the Coldstream Guards on an unknown spot to prevent Scheepers from becoming a Boer martyr. Scheepers’ execution caused an international uproar. (Koch, pp. 35-41)
Today Antjieskraal siding can be reached from the N1 via a gravel road of about 4km. The turnoff is about 60km northeast of Laingsburg and 24 km southwest of Prince Albert Road. It is marked by an old fashioned road sign stating ‘Bloedrivier.’ The house in which Gideon Scheepres was held is situated on the farm Elim, which belongs to Lucas and Jacoline Botes. They take visitors into this house and actual room in which he was held. Both the Blood River (Ketting) and Dwyka Blockhouses can be reached from this farm. (Rose Willis)
Sources:
Conradie, Charl F: Murraysburg Tydens die Anglo-Boere Oorlog (1899-1902.) Self-published.
Koch, Retief: Van die Oewer van die Dwyka na Graaff-Renet se Sand. Kommandant Gideon Scheepers. Sy Lewe, Gevangeneming en Tregstelling. Tweede Uitgawe. Die Oorlogsmuseum van die Boererepublieke.
Marincowitz, Helena (1999): Prince Albert and the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902). Prince Albert, Fransie Pienaar Museum
Shearing, Taffy and David (1999): Commandant Gideon Scheepers and the search for his grave. Sedgefield, Privately Printed.
Willis, Rose: personal correspondence.
from: Antjieskraal or Blood River Station
http://gis.deat.gov.za/isrdp/staticsites/ss_k/documents/antjieskraal_or_blood_river_station.doc
Dwyka Station Blockhouses (151)
There are two blockhouses on the railway line near Dwyka Station, one on each side of the Dwyka River. These two blockhouses are the ‘twin towers of the Dwyka’ mentioned by Deneys Reitz in his book ‘On Commando.’ This specific blockhouse is particular unusual having a door at ground level. Normally a blockhouse could only be accessed through a stable-type steel door at the first floor by making use of a retraceable ladder.
The Dwyka Blockhouses are situated about 13 off the main road, along a gravel road. The turnoff is about three kilometres south of Prince Albert Road. These blockhouses can also be reached via Elim Farm and Antjieskraal siding on a gravel road of about 9km of which 4km is of a lower order than the road form Prince Albert Road. The turnoff to Antjieskraal is about 60km northeast of Laingsburg and 24 km southwest of Prince Albert Road on the N1. It is marked by an old fashioned road sign simply stating ‘Bloedrivier’.
Sources:
Marincowitz, Helena (1999): Prince Albert and the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902). Prince Albert, Fransie Pienaar Museum.
Willis, Rose: Laingsburg. A proud tradition of old-fashioned hospitality. (Information leaflet).
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Bloedrivier (J11)
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Die slag van Bloedrivier wat op 16 Desember 1838 op die walle van die Ncomerivier plaasgevind het, het volgens historici 'n draaipunt in die geskiedenis van ...
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Die slag van Bloedrivier wat op 16 Desember 1838 op die walle van die Ncomerivier plaasgevind het, het volgens historici 'n draaipunt in die geskiedenis van ...
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Blinkpan (J9)
Name:Blinkpan
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Blinkpan (45 km from Ogies on the Ermelo line) There is one colliery and a connecting line to a power station at this station. Coal is supplied to the power ...
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Golf: Blinkpan Golf Club Blinkpan Road, Blinkpan Tel: (013) 295 3388. Carolina Golf Club ... Witbank/Ogies Roads, Tweefontein Collieries, Coalville ...
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Blinkpan (45 km from Ogies on the Ermelo line) There is one colliery and a connecting line to a power station at this station. Coal is supplied to the power ...
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Golf: Blinkpan Golf Club Blinkpan Road, Blinkpan Tel: (013) 295 3388. Carolina Golf Club ... Witbank/Ogies Roads, Tweefontein Collieries, Coalville ...
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Bleskop (G6)
Name:Bleskop (naby Rustenburg)
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We must all act to bring an end to this violence. There is no place in our democracy for people to organise through violence and terror. Workers on the mines must be vigilant in their pursuit of unity.
I have returned to Bleskop to urge you all, indeed to challenge all of you, and especially the leaders amongst you, to make a pledge to work together for peace and stability on the mines. Let us work together to expose the hidden hand of those who want to take us back to the days of apartheid. Refuse to be used against your own brothers and sisters!
Let us all agree here and now, that there will be no more intimidation, no more roadblocks, no more curfews, no more no-go zones. We cannot allow our society to be run by gangsters. Let us pledge that all workers shall enjoy their right to freedom of association and their right to join any unions that work within the framework or our labour laws, which are properly registered and use legitimate ways to recruit members.
It is our duty, wherever we are, to support those who suffered with us under apartheid; and those who today contribute to the building of a better life. It is our task to ensure that they are not targeted for destabilisation by sinister elements. The brutal assassinations of union members are to be condemned in the strongest terms. The government will not tolerate the building of any organisation on the corpses of mineworkers.
http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/history/mandela/1997/sp1018b.html
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We must all act to bring an end to this violence. There is no place in our democracy for people to organise through violence and terror. Workers on the mines must be vigilant in their pursuit of unity.
I have returned to Bleskop to urge you all, indeed to challenge all of you, and especially the leaders amongst you, to make a pledge to work together for peace and stability on the mines. Let us work together to expose the hidden hand of those who want to take us back to the days of apartheid. Refuse to be used against your own brothers and sisters!
Let us all agree here and now, that there will be no more intimidation, no more roadblocks, no more curfews, no more no-go zones. We cannot allow our society to be run by gangsters. Let us pledge that all workers shall enjoy their right to freedom of association and their right to join any unions that work within the framework or our labour laws, which are properly registered and use legitimate ways to recruit members.
It is our duty, wherever we are, to support those who suffered with us under apartheid; and those who today contribute to the building of a better life. It is our task to ensure that they are not targeted for destabilisation by sinister elements. The brutal assassinations of union members are to be condemned in the strongest terms. The government will not tolerate the building of any organisation on the corpses of mineworkers.
http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/history/mandela/1997/sp1018b.html
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Monday, August 4, 2008
Blantyre (J2) (Mal.)
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Although not the capital, Blantyre is the main commercial and industrial centre of Malawi. Stretching some 20km, it has joined up with its 'sister city' Limbe. It's the perfect place stock up on supplies before heading off to the local attractions: Lake Chilwa, Malawi's second biggest lake (and with great wetlands) is to the east while heading west will take you to the game-packed Majete Wildlife Reserve and Lengwe National Park. Head north for some of the region's best birding at Liwonde National Park.
http://www.go2africa.com/malawi/blantyre
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Blantyre is the largest city in Malawi with an estimated population of 732518 as of 2008. Blantyre is the capital of the country's Southern Region as well ...
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Odds: BLZ Blantyre, Malawi - Chileka (Airport Code)
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Although not the capital, Blantyre is the main commercial and industrial centre of Malawi. Stretching some 20km, it has joined up with its 'sister city' Limbe. It's the perfect place stock up on supplies before heading off to the local attractions: Lake Chilwa, Malawi's second biggest lake (and with great wetlands) is to the east while heading west will take you to the game-packed Majete Wildlife Reserve and Lengwe National Park. Head north for some of the region's best birding at Liwonde National Park.
http://www.go2africa.com/malawi/blantyre
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Blantyre is the largest city in Malawi with an estimated population of 732518 as of 2008. Blantyre is the capital of the country's Southern Region as well ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blantyre,_Malawi
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Odds: BLZ Blantyre, Malawi - Chileka (Airport Code)
Blaney (H15)
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Three rail corridors in Eastern Cape full steam ahead
Port Elizabeth, Alicedale and Addo have been identified as the most promising Eastern Cape rail tourism corridors in a study commissioned by the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) and Department of Roads and Transport.
The study, commissioned in early 2008, also identifies a further four inter-city rail corridors, namely the East London-Bethulie, Cookhouse-Blaney junction, New Brighton-Vondeling and Amabele-Mthatha corridors.
ECDC regional head Ken Bern explains that the intention is that a large proportion of the half-million international visitors are looking for a holiday which offers scenic beauty, excursions offering unique local experiences, high quality scenery, as well as authentic or vintage décor. Currently the total value of the international market’s spend in 2006 was R4.3-billion, an increase from R3.8-billion in 2005.
http://www.tradeinvestsa.co.za/news/314093.htm
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Other:Bern explains: 'Across the board, whether it is the Blue Train, Rovos Rail, trains in Australia, Canada or UK, the number of passengers using rail transport is on the increase. For example, Eurail Group reported a worldwide increase in EurailPasses sales of 24% in 2004 and 18% in 2006.'
However, there are challenges which need to be addressed if rail tourism is to be pursued in the province. These include a shortage of locomotives, the availability of passenger rolling stock, access agreements for private enterprises for rail usage, the uncertain future of state-subsidised rail tourism enterprises and limitations with regard to steam train operations.
In its heyday, the then South African Railways, apart from being the largest freight hauler in the country, provided affordable, safe and reliable public transport to both long-distance travellers and daily commuters.
Enthusiasm for this tourism initiative is also borne out by local rail operators such as Johan Minnaar, William Luckoff and later Charles Kingwill, who established the Karoo Railway Safari 10 years ago, believe their 'sleepy Karoo valley, with its solitude and natural beauty, is a wonderful experience which should be shared!'
Their planned rail-based venture will take tourists from Bethesda Road to Lootsberg (northwards) and Nieu Bethesda, to a farm a few kilometres outside of Graaff-Reinet, an area described by a top railway official as the second most picturesque scenery in South Africa.
For more information contact:
Pierre Leppan
Tel.: +27 43 743 5600
Email: pleppan@ecdc.co.za
Website: www.ecdc.co.za
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Three rail corridors in Eastern Cape full steam ahead
Port Elizabeth, Alicedale and Addo have been identified as the most promising Eastern Cape rail tourism corridors in a study commissioned by the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) and Department of Roads and Transport.
The study, commissioned in early 2008, also identifies a further four inter-city rail corridors, namely the East London-Bethulie, Cookhouse-Blaney junction, New Brighton-Vondeling and Amabele-Mthatha corridors.
ECDC regional head Ken Bern explains that the intention is that a large proportion of the half-million international visitors are looking for a holiday which offers scenic beauty, excursions offering unique local experiences, high quality scenery, as well as authentic or vintage décor. Currently the total value of the international market’s spend in 2006 was R4.3-billion, an increase from R3.8-billion in 2005.
http://www.tradeinvestsa.co.za/news/314093.htm
Where to stay:
Other:Bern explains: 'Across the board, whether it is the Blue Train, Rovos Rail, trains in Australia, Canada or UK, the number of passengers using rail transport is on the increase. For example, Eurail Group reported a worldwide increase in EurailPasses sales of 24% in 2004 and 18% in 2006.'
However, there are challenges which need to be addressed if rail tourism is to be pursued in the province. These include a shortage of locomotives, the availability of passenger rolling stock, access agreements for private enterprises for rail usage, the uncertain future of state-subsidised rail tourism enterprises and limitations with regard to steam train operations.
In its heyday, the then South African Railways, apart from being the largest freight hauler in the country, provided affordable, safe and reliable public transport to both long-distance travellers and daily commuters.
Enthusiasm for this tourism initiative is also borne out by local rail operators such as Johan Minnaar, William Luckoff and later Charles Kingwill, who established the Karoo Railway Safari 10 years ago, believe their 'sleepy Karoo valley, with its solitude and natural beauty, is a wonderful experience which should be shared!'
Their planned rail-based venture will take tourists from Bethesda Road to Lootsberg (northwards) and Nieu Bethesda, to a farm a few kilometres outside of Graaff-Reinet, an area described by a top railway official as the second most picturesque scenery in South Africa.
For more information contact:
Pierre Leppan
Tel.: +27 43 743 5600
Email: pleppan@ecdc.co.za
Website: www.ecdc.co.za
Blackhill (H8)
Name:Blackhill
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Date: 4 August 2008
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Een persoon het doodgebrand en nog ses mense is ernstig beseer in 'n kettingbotsing gisteroggend hier op die N12 snelweg waarin sewe vragmotors en ses ander voertuie betrokke was.
Die ongeluk het omstreeks halfagt in digte mis naby die Blackhill afrit tussen Ogies en Witbank in Mpumalanga plaasgevind. Dit is op dieselfde pad waar die bekende Afrikaanse vermaaklikheidskunstenaars Tolla van der Merwe, Koos Meyer en Ollie Viljoen gister tussen 7 vm. en 8 vm. ook weens digte mis in 'n ernstige ongeluk betrokke was.
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Golf Course: Golf courses in Mpumalanga - SouthAfrica.infoGreenside Colliery, Blackhill, Witbank Tel: (013) 690 4344. Groblersdal Golf Club Middelburg Road, Groblersdal Tel: (013) 262 3157. Kinross Golf Club ...
www.southafrica.info/about/sport/923105.htm
South Africa Golf courses & Golf Tours with Golfline - MpumalangaDirections: From Johannesburg travel on the N12 to Nelspruit/Witbank. Take the Ogies / Blackhill Road turn-off (turn right to Blackhill) and continue for ...
www.golfline.co.za/
GREENSIDE COLLIERY GOLF CLUB's NGN Home PageGREENSIDE COLLIERY GOLF CLUB. Greenside Colliery Blackhill Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa. Mpumalanga Golf Union. Club Members: 610, Handicapped Members: ...
www.handicaps.co.za/golfclub.asp?cidm=652&clubname=GREENSIDE%20COLLIERY%20GOLF%20CLUB
Google count: 867
Date: 4 August 2008
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Een persoon het doodgebrand en nog ses mense is ernstig beseer in 'n kettingbotsing gisteroggend hier op die N12 snelweg waarin sewe vragmotors en ses ander voertuie betrokke was.
Die ongeluk het omstreeks halfagt in digte mis naby die Blackhill afrit tussen Ogies en Witbank in Mpumalanga plaasgevind. Dit is op dieselfde pad waar die bekende Afrikaanse vermaaklikheidskunstenaars Tolla van der Merwe, Koos Meyer en Ollie Viljoen gister tussen 7 vm. en 8 vm. ook weens digte mis in 'n ernstige ongeluk betrokke was.
Where to stay:
Golf Course: Golf courses in Mpumalanga - SouthAfrica.infoGreenside Colliery, Blackhill, Witbank Tel: (013) 690 4344. Groblersdal Golf Club Middelburg Road, Groblersdal Tel: (013) 262 3157. Kinross Golf Club ...
www.southafrica.info/about/sport/923105.htm
South Africa Golf courses & Golf Tours with Golfline - MpumalangaDirections: From Johannesburg travel on the N12 to Nelspruit/Witbank. Take the Ogies / Blackhill Road turn-off (turn right to Blackhill) and continue for ...
www.golfline.co.za/
GREENSIDE COLLIERY GOLF CLUB's NGN Home PageGREENSIDE COLLIERY GOLF CLUB. Greenside Colliery Blackhill Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa. Mpumalanga Golf Union. Club Members: 610, Handicapped Members: ...
www.handicaps.co.za/golfclub.asp?cidm=652&clubname=GREENSIDE%20COLLIERY%20GOLF%20CLUB
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Blackheath (B16)
Name: Blackheath
'Max protection' at rail crossing
2010-08-25 14:15
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Cape Town – The Railway Safety Regulator says there is not much authorities can do to prevent incidents such as Wednesday morning's horrific accident in which nine school children died when a mini bus they were travelling in was hit by a train.
"It's like someone crossing a red robot," the regulator's Carvel Webb told News24. "It's a road compliance issue," he said.
Asked if the half booms could be extended across both lanes to prevent drivers from swerving past the half booms, Webb said these were safer than full booms.
A half boom only extends across the lane a vehicle is travelling in on one side of the train tracks leaving the crossing open on the other side of the tracks.
Carvel said full booms were not preferred in South Africa because two full booms on opposite sides of the tracks had the potential to close in vehicles should the booms come down just after a vehicle goes past the first.
"We would not like to see people trapped in between the tracks," he said.
Culpable homicide
In a statement earlier on Wednesday the regulator said the road signs, flashing lights and booms protecting the Buttskop crossing in Blackheath, just outside of Cape Town, were in working order and were the "maximum level of protection which can be afforded to a level crossing".
It also said an investigation it is conducting into the incident would look at how the accident could have occurred, despite these measures.
Police spokesperson Billy Jones told News24 earlier that preliminary investigations indicated that the driver of the mini bus, who has been hospitalised, may have tried to beat the boom and that a case of culpable homicide was being investigated.
Meanwhile, Western Cape Education MEC Donald Grant and Health MEC Theunis Botha were expected to visit the five children, who were all in a serious condition in hospital.
Eight children were declared dead on the scene. Another body was later discovered under the bodies of the other dead children, bringing the death toll to nine. Earlier reports had said the ninth child had died on the way to hospital.
News24 user Donovan Edmunds, who uses the road regularly, said impatience by drivers was a regular sight at the Buttskop level crossing which he said was prone to morning and afternoon traffic.
"The problem is the drivers. They refuse to be patient and wait like us," he told News24.
He said taxi come from behind the queue, riding on the wrong side of the road while passing the traffic and then cross the train tracks.
"My heart goes out to the families. All they did was to send their kids to school.
"The main culprits are the minibus taxis. I know we seem to blame them a lot but, it is what I have been seeing every morning."
Counselling
A statement from Grant's office said the MEC would then proceed to the Blackheath Civic Centre where disaster management was debriefing those affected by the tragedy.
He is also expected to visit all of the schools concerned.
Police told News24 the children were from Kasselsvlei High School, Sarepta High School, Bellville South Primary School and Bellville Technical High School.
"WCED (Western Cape Education Department) officials will work with the schools concerned to provide further debriefing and trauma counselling to learners and teachers," Grant said.
ER24 said Wednesday morning's crash was the third major crash involving a train in Cape Town in the past three weeks.
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Blackheath Lodge is conveniently situated on Cape Town's world famous Atlantic Seaboard right under Signal Hill just off High Level Road, Sea Point. ...
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'Max protection' at rail crossing
2010-08-25 14:15
Related Links
'Driver may have ignored boom'
Train hits school bus near CT
'Total chaos' at crash scene
kalahari.netDestination - Cape Town
Was R156.95 Now R149.10
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Cape Town – The Railway Safety Regulator says there is not much authorities can do to prevent incidents such as Wednesday morning's horrific accident in which nine school children died when a mini bus they were travelling in was hit by a train.
"It's like someone crossing a red robot," the regulator's Carvel Webb told News24. "It's a road compliance issue," he said.
Asked if the half booms could be extended across both lanes to prevent drivers from swerving past the half booms, Webb said these were safer than full booms.
A half boom only extends across the lane a vehicle is travelling in on one side of the train tracks leaving the crossing open on the other side of the tracks.
Carvel said full booms were not preferred in South Africa because two full booms on opposite sides of the tracks had the potential to close in vehicles should the booms come down just after a vehicle goes past the first.
"We would not like to see people trapped in between the tracks," he said.
Culpable homicide
In a statement earlier on Wednesday the regulator said the road signs, flashing lights and booms protecting the Buttskop crossing in Blackheath, just outside of Cape Town, were in working order and were the "maximum level of protection which can be afforded to a level crossing".
It also said an investigation it is conducting into the incident would look at how the accident could have occurred, despite these measures.
Police spokesperson Billy Jones told News24 earlier that preliminary investigations indicated that the driver of the mini bus, who has been hospitalised, may have tried to beat the boom and that a case of culpable homicide was being investigated.
Meanwhile, Western Cape Education MEC Donald Grant and Health MEC Theunis Botha were expected to visit the five children, who were all in a serious condition in hospital.
Eight children were declared dead on the scene. Another body was later discovered under the bodies of the other dead children, bringing the death toll to nine. Earlier reports had said the ninth child had died on the way to hospital.
News24 user Donovan Edmunds, who uses the road regularly, said impatience by drivers was a regular sight at the Buttskop level crossing which he said was prone to morning and afternoon traffic.
"The problem is the drivers. They refuse to be patient and wait like us," he told News24.
He said taxi come from behind the queue, riding on the wrong side of the road while passing the traffic and then cross the train tracks.
"My heart goes out to the families. All they did was to send their kids to school.
"The main culprits are the minibus taxis. I know we seem to blame them a lot but, it is what I have been seeing every morning."
Counselling
A statement from Grant's office said the MEC would then proceed to the Blackheath Civic Centre where disaster management was debriefing those affected by the tragedy.
He is also expected to visit all of the schools concerned.
Police told News24 the children were from Kasselsvlei High School, Sarepta High School, Bellville South Primary School and Bellville Technical High School.
"WCED (Western Cape Education Department) officials will work with the schools concerned to provide further debriefing and trauma counselling to learners and teachers," Grant said.
ER24 said Wednesday morning's crash was the third major crash involving a train in Cape Town in the past three weeks.
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Blackheath Lodge is conveniently situated on Cape Town's world famous Atlantic Seaboard right under Signal Hill just off High Level Road, Sea Point. ...
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Bitterfontein (B13)
Name:Bitterfontein
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Bitterfontein also boasts a graveyard birthplace – a railway marshalling yard where tons of locally-mined granite wait to be shipped out.
Bitterfontein - SNTR Hardeveld RouteVisit the Miershoop restaurant at the Bitterfontein information centre, for the only espresso or cappuchino between Clanwilliam and Springbok. ...
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Bitterfontein, Rietpoort, Nuwerust & KliprandIn the heart of the Hardeveld lies Bitterfontein. The surrounding area is one of the best spots for flower viewing during the spring. ...
www.capewestcoast.org/Towns/BitterMiddel.htm
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A number of secondary roads into the area, starts off at Bitterfontein. Along these various species of birds, and specifically raptors can be viewed. The area is habitat to Martial eagles, pale chanting goshawk, black-breasted snake-eagle, peregrine falcons, spotted eagle owl, and many more. During night-drives, that can be undertaken with permission from private land-owners, a variety of animals like Cape honey badger, black-backed jackall, Cape silver fox, aardwolf, suricate, bat-eared fox and a number of other species, can be seen.
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Bitterfontein also boasts a graveyard birthplace – a railway marshalling yard where tons of locally-mined granite wait to be shipped out.
Bitterfontein - SNTR Hardeveld RouteVisit the Miershoop restaurant at the Bitterfontein information centre, for the only espresso or cappuchino between Clanwilliam and Springbok. ...
www.south-north.co.za/hardeveld_rt_bitterfontein.html - 17k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this
Bitterfontein, Rietpoort, Nuwerust & KliprandIn the heart of the Hardeveld lies Bitterfontein. The surrounding area is one of the best spots for flower viewing during the spring. ...
www.capewestcoast.org/Towns/BitterMiddel.htm
Other interesting info:
A number of secondary roads into the area, starts off at Bitterfontein. Along these various species of birds, and specifically raptors can be viewed. The area is habitat to Martial eagles, pale chanting goshawk, black-breasted snake-eagle, peregrine falcons, spotted eagle owl, and many more. During night-drives, that can be undertaken with permission from private land-owners, a variety of animals like Cape honey badger, black-backed jackall, Cape silver fox, aardwolf, suricate, bat-eared fox and a number of other species, can be seen.
Where to stay:
Birchleigh (G9)
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Google count: 41 300 (50 000 all)
Date: 2 August 2008
Birchleigh, Gauteng, South Africa, Local information and maps. Birchleigh is a railroad station in Gauteng, South Africa, Africa.
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Google count: 41 300 (50 000 all)
Date: 2 August 2008
Birchleigh, Gauteng, South Africa, Local information and maps. Birchleigh is a railroad station in Gauteng, South Africa, Africa.
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Bindura (G2)
Name:Bindura
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Bindura is a town in the province of Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe. It is located in the Mazowe Valley about 88 km north-east of Harare. ...
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Bindura Nickel Corporation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBindura Nickel Corporation (BNC) is a mining company based in Zimbabwe's Mashonaland Central. Bindura operates mines and a smelter complex in the area of ...
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Map: http://www.fallingrain.com/world/ZI/3/Bindura.html
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Bindura is a town in the province of Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe. It is located in the Mazowe Valley about 88 km north-east of Harare. ...
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Bindura Nickel Corporation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBindura Nickel Corporation (BNC) is a mining company based in Zimbabwe's Mashonaland Central. Bindura operates mines and a smelter complex in the area of ...
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Map: http://www.fallingrain.com/world/ZI/3/Bindura.html
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