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The town was named after Dr. W Leyds, Secretary of State of the old
Transvaal Republic. Leydsdorp was once the capital of the Transvaal
during the Boer War and at a time, the centre of a gold rush. Now,
years later, only a little of that remains, other ...
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TOURISM INFORMATION
Email : route@battlefields.org.za
Enquiry Email : museum@ladysmith.co.za
Enquiry Fax : 086 524 6317
Tel 1 : 082 802 1643
Fax : +27 36 637 2992
Zulu wars, Shaka, Isandlwana, Rorke's Drift, Colenso, Spioenkop,
Ladysmith, Dundee, ...
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Taung "The Place of the Lion" named after Tau, chief of the Bataung
people, who made his headquarters here during the 18th century. The
village made world headlines when Australian anthropologist Professor
Raymond Dart made a startling find here in 1924. ...
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TOURIST INFORMATION
The Town Clerk: 053 531 0673
The discovery of diamonds at Klipdrift on the Vaal River in 1869 drew
thousands of prospectors. The area was renamed Barkly West in 1873
after becoming part of the Crown Colony of Griqualand West.
Renowned ...
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Lying just south of Scottburgh, Park Rynie offers caravanners
accommodation right on the beach.
Park Rynie, which was named after Renetta 'Rynie' Hoffman , the wife
of the man on whose farm the town now stands. The beach focus lies
south of the town ...
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TOURIST INFORMATION
Lowveld Tourism
Tel 013 755 1988
Tel 086 111 1888
Nelspruit is a large, modern town situated in the fertile Crocodile
Valley. The area provides an all-year round season for visitors, with
mild daytime temperatures of 30° during ...
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Clarkson is a Moravian Mission station scenically placed at the foot
of the Tsitsikhamma Mountains. Founded in 1837, the mission was named
after a prominent opponent of slavery and the slave trade, Thomas
Clarkson. The parsonage is one of the oldest buildings ...
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On 2 April 1879, British forces marching on the Zulu- besieged town of
Eshowe were attacked here by King Cetshwayo's southeastern regiments.
The Zulu were driven off and Eshowe relieved the following day after
more than two months without supplies or ...
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TOURIST INFORMATION
The Town Clerk
Tel: 011 360 6000
MUNICIPAL ENVIRONMENT & TOURISM DEPARTMENT
TEL: 011 456 0112
FAX: 011 456 0114
WEBSITE: www.ekurhuleni.co.za [http://www.ekurhuleni.co.za]
In 1886, when gold was found on the farm Varkensfontein, ...
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TOURIST INFORMATION
Heidelberg Publicity Association
Tel: 016 349 1261
Heidelberg, situated a mere 40 minutes from the centre of
Johannesburg, nestles in the scenic beauty of the Suikerbosrand. The
town was established in 1865 at the crossroads of the ...
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