Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Chicuacuala - Moz
Name:Mozambique - Gaza - Chicuacuala
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Chicuacuala District is a district of Gaza Province in south-western Mozambique. It has a population of 38,780 (2007)
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www.maplibrary.org/stacks/Africa/Mozambique/Gaza/Chicuacuala/index.php
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Chicuacuala District is a district of Gaza Province in south-western Mozambique. It has a population of 38,780 (2007)
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www.maplibrary.org/stacks/Africa/Mozambique/Gaza/Chicuacuala/index.php
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Chatsworth (H4)
Name: Chatsworth (H4)
Google count: 109,000 for Chatsworth
Date: 15 October 2008
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Police are making inroads against Chatsworth's drugs problem with Durban's organised crime unit, in co-ordination with other law-enforcement wings, arresting 36 dealers and users and seizing drugs and assets valued at more than R500 000 in the past three months. (10 October 2008)
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http://www.chatsworth-online.co.za/
Google count: 109,000 for Chatsworth
Date: 15 October 2008
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Police are making inroads against Chatsworth's drugs problem with Durban's organised crime unit, in co-ordination with other law-enforcement wings, arresting 36 dealers and users and seizing drugs and assets valued at more than R500 000 in the past three months. (10 October 2008)
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http://www.chatsworth-online.co.za/
Chatsgen (L14)
Name:Chatsgen
Location of Chatsglen, Natal, South Africa (Latitude: 29° 53' 60 S, Longitude: 30° 52' 60 E) displayed on world map, coordinates and short location facts.
www.traveljournals.net/explore/south_africa/map/m1785685/chatsglen.html - 22k -
Google count:78 for Chatsglen
Date:15 October 2008
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Location of Chatsglen, Natal, South Africa (Latitude: 29° 53' 60 S, Longitude: 30° 52' 60 E) displayed on world map, coordinates and short location facts.
www.traveljournals.net/explore/south_africa/map/m1785685/chatsglen.html - 22k -
Google count:78 for Chatsglen
Date:15 October 2008
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Charlestown (H11)
Name: Charlestown (H11)
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CHARLESTOWN
In the 1890s a desperate race for trade began between the three major city ports of Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth. The objective was to complete a railway link to the treasured gold fields of Johannesburg. The railway from Durban reached the Transvaal border first, but President Paul Kruger refused permission to continue until his railway from Pretoria to Lourenco Marques in Mozambique , was completed. The town which grew around this junction at the Transvaal border was named Charlestown in honour of Sir Charles Mitchell, Governor of Natal. The railway was finally completed in 1895 and Charlestown lost the significance of its earlier days as a busy rail junction.
http://home.mweb.co.za/sa/salbu/Charlestown.html
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CHARLESTOWN
In the 1890s a desperate race for trade began between the three major city ports of Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth. The objective was to complete a railway link to the treasured gold fields of Johannesburg. The railway from Durban reached the Transvaal border first, but President Paul Kruger refused permission to continue until his railway from Pretoria to Lourenco Marques in Mozambique , was completed. The town which grew around this junction at the Transvaal border was named Charlestown in honour of Sir Charles Mitchell, Governor of Natal. The railway was finally completed in 1895 and Charlestown lost the significance of its earlier days as a busy rail junction.
http://home.mweb.co.za/sa/salbu/Charlestown.html
Monday, October 13, 2008
Ceres (C15)
Name: Ceres
Principal town of magisterial district and division of Ceres, 79 miles (127km) by road north-east of Cape Town, 33° 22' 19° 18' E.; altitude 1,481 ft (451.4metres); inches (1,041 mm). It lies on a branch railway from Wolseley (10 miles, 16 km) to Prince Alfred! (6 miles, 9.6 km). Population (1960): Coloured 3,501; Bantu 401.
Ceres was established in 1854 on a part of the belonging to Jan Frederik Munnik, the Senator G. G. Munnik, and was named _ Roman goddess of agriculture, on account of the fertility of the soil. It became a municipality in Situated in the Warm Bokkeveld on the River with its well-wooded banks and surrounded by the Witsenberg, Skurweberg and Hex Ranges and the Gydo Mountain, it is one of the most attractive towns in South Africa. It can be reached only through the Michell's, Theronsberg and Gydo Passes. The mountains are frequently snow-capped in winter, and hence Ceres is sometimes referred as 'the Switzerland of South Africa'. It is a popular holiday resort, with a camping site and rondavels at the pleasant open-air swimming-bath. In winter the snow-covered slopes of the Matroosberg (7, 381 ft, 2,250 metres) attract skiing enthusiasts from far and near. The town is the centre of an important of agricultural and fruit-growing district. It has factories for dried fruit, canned fruit and fruit juices, and a large co-operative cold storage. Water for domestic use is brought from the Witsenberg. Electricity is s by hydro-electric generators, supplemented t power during the summer months.
http://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/places/places.htm
Google count: 198,000 for ceres
Date: 13 October 2008
The traditional southern entrance to the Karoo was from Ceres through Karoo Poort.
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Ceres Road was located at the entrance to Mitchell's Pass, and adjoined the village of Wolseley. Both were established after the railway line from Cape Town and Tulbagh Road reached Ceres Road on 3 November 1875.
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Ceres is situated 150 km north east of Cape Town, snugly wedged at the foot of the Skurweberg Mountains. The valley can be reached through Michell's Pass (from Cape Town), Theronsberg Pass (from Touwsriver via "Warm Bokkeveld") and Gydo Pass (from Citrusdal via "Koue Bokkeveld").
More: http://www.ceres.org.za/location.html
Principal town of magisterial district and division of Ceres, 79 miles (127km) by road north-east of Cape Town, 33° 22' 19° 18' E.; altitude 1,481 ft (451.4metres); inches (1,041 mm). It lies on a branch railway from Wolseley (10 miles, 16 km) to Prince Alfred! (6 miles, 9.6 km). Population (1960): Coloured 3,501; Bantu 401.
Ceres was established in 1854 on a part of the belonging to Jan Frederik Munnik, the Senator G. G. Munnik, and was named _ Roman goddess of agriculture, on account of the fertility of the soil. It became a municipality in Situated in the Warm Bokkeveld on the River with its well-wooded banks and surrounded by the Witsenberg, Skurweberg and Hex Ranges and the Gydo Mountain, it is one of the most attractive towns in South Africa. It can be reached only through the Michell's, Theronsberg and Gydo Passes. The mountains are frequently snow-capped in winter, and hence Ceres is sometimes referred as 'the Switzerland of South Africa'. It is a popular holiday resort, with a camping site and rondavels at the pleasant open-air swimming-bath. In winter the snow-covered slopes of the Matroosberg (7, 381 ft, 2,250 metres) attract skiing enthusiasts from far and near. The town is the centre of an important of agricultural and fruit-growing district. It has factories for dried fruit, canned fruit and fruit juices, and a large co-operative cold storage. Water for domestic use is brought from the Witsenberg. Electricity is s by hydro-electric generators, supplemented t power during the summer months.
http://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/places/places.htm
Google count: 198,000 for ceres
Date: 13 October 2008
The traditional southern entrance to the Karoo was from Ceres through Karoo Poort.
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Ceres Road was located at the entrance to Mitchell's Pass, and adjoined the village of Wolseley. Both were established after the railway line from Cape Town and Tulbagh Road reached Ceres Road on 3 November 1875.
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Ceres is situated 150 km north east of Cape Town, snugly wedged at the foot of the Skurweberg Mountains. The valley can be reached through Michell's Pass (from Cape Town), Theronsberg Pass (from Touwsriver via "Warm Bokkeveld") and Gydo Pass (from Citrusdal via "Koue Bokkeveld").
More: http://www.ceres.org.za/location.html
Cement (G5) Zim
Name:Cement (G5) Zim
Cement, on the Zimbabwe railway, between Bulawayo and Heany Junction
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http://www.planet.nu/sunshinecity/nrz/railinfo.html
Cement, on the Zimbabwe railway, between Bulawayo and Heany Junction
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Saturday, October 11, 2008
For more info on place names and other historic information - go to
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SOUTH-AFRICA/2006-06/1151213571
Friday, October 3, 2008
Cedarville (J14)
Name: Cedarville
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http://www.saexplorer.co.za/south-africa/map/cedarville_map.asp
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East Griqualand / Sisonke District Municipality Creighton, Himeville, Underberg, Cedarville, Matatiele, Kokstad, Ixopo, iNdlovu, Ugu, Bulwer, Pevensey, Stuartsville The name East Griqualand refers to the geographical location of the area and Griqualand refers to the fact that the area was initially occupied by the Griquas. Sisonke is an isiZulu name meaning "we are together". The name draws inspiration from the places of the district under one jurisdiction the people from the formerly divided ethnic, cultural and racial groupings. The district is driven by the spirit of togetherness and unity in diversity and the recognition of co-operative governance in the reconstruction of the district and social delivery.
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South Africa: At Least 20 Killed In Bus Plunge Near Cedarville, Eastern Cape Province ...
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Cedarville provides tranquil canoe- borne excursions on its surrounding, ...
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http://www.saexplorer.co.za/south-africa/map/cedarville_map.asp
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East Griqualand / Sisonke District Municipality Creighton, Himeville, Underberg, Cedarville, Matatiele, Kokstad, Ixopo, iNdlovu, Ugu, Bulwer, Pevensey, Stuartsville The name East Griqualand refers to the geographical location of the area and Griqualand refers to the fact that the area was initially occupied by the Griquas. Sisonke is an isiZulu name meaning "we are together". The name draws inspiration from the places of the district under one jurisdiction the people from the formerly divided ethnic, cultural and racial groupings. The district is driven by the spirit of togetherness and unity in diversity and the recognition of co-operative governance in the reconstruction of the district and social delivery.
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South Africa: At Least 20 Killed In Bus Plunge Near Cedarville, Eastern Cape Province ...
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Cedarville provides tranquil canoe- borne excursions on its surrounding, ...
Cedara (K12)
Name: Cedara (K12)
Cedara College offers a Higher Certificate and Diploma in Agriculture specialising in Animal Production (Beef, Dairy, Equine, Game, Pigs, Poultry, ...
www.enviropaedia.com/company/default.php
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Hilton has two small shopping centres and various restaurants nearby where you can wine and dine. You will also find a railway museum and vintage steam trains at historic Hilton Station.
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Cedara College offers a Higher Certificate and Diploma in Agriculture specialising in Animal Production (Beef, Dairy, Equine, Game, Pigs, Poultry, ...
www.enviropaedia.com/company/default.php
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Hilton has two small shopping centres and various restaurants nearby where you can wine and dine. You will also find a railway museum and vintage steam trains at historic Hilton Station.
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Place names in South Africa
http://sagns.dac.gov.za/Public/asp/intro_inter.asp?State=LoggedOut
http://www.demarcation.org.za/MunicProfileOnline/location.aspx?code=EC136&type=Local
http://www.demarcation.org.za
http://www.demarcation.org.za/MunicProfileOnline/location.aspx?code=EC136&type=Local
http://www.demarcation.org.za
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