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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
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
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: 7 August 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 7 August 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 7 Aug. 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.
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