Windvogelberg, named after a San chief, is renamed Cathcart in honour of Sir George Cathcart, Governor of the Cape Colony.

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01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds) (1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 3, p. 128

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South African History Online. (2012, August 28). Windvogelberg, named after a San chief, is renamed Cathcart in honour of Sir George Cathcart, Governor of the Cape Colony.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092791

South African History Online (2012) 'Windvogelberg, named after a San chief, is renamed Cathcart in honour of Sir George Cathcart, Governor of the Cape Colony.', South African History Online, 28 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092791 (Accessed: 27 September 2026).

South African History Online, Windvogelberg, named after a San chief, is renamed Cathcart in honour of Sir George Cathcart, Governor of the Cape Colony. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092791, (accessed 27 September 2026).

"Windvogelberg, named after a San chief, is renamed Cathcart in honour of Sir George Cathcart, Governor of the Cape Colony.." South African History Online, 28 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092791. Accessed 27 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Windvogelberg, named after a San chief, is renamed Cathcart in honour of Sir George Cathcart, Governor of the Cape Colony.." South African History Online. August 28, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092791.