Name: Groot Drakenstein
The Groot Drakenstein correctional facility (the former Victor Verster maximum security prison near Simondium, between Franschhoek and Paarl) is a working ...
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1895 - HEV purchases Delta farm in Groot Drakenstein and later Meerlust next to ... Hence, Hermanus boasts the only railway station in South Africa with no ...
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As its name and population grew, Hermanus acquired municipal status in 1904. However, it never lost its tranquillity. Recognising this, Sir William Hoy, general manager of the South African Railways, was so taken with Hermanus that, together with Jan Smuts (later General), they made certain that the railway did not reach the town. Hence, Hermanus boasts the only railway station in South Africa with no tracks, trains or timetables.
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