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Orange River

Place
… the Atlantic Ocean at Alexander Bay . At the source of the OrangeRiver, in Lesotho , which has an average rainfall of about … less than 50 mm per Year. The total catchment Area of the OrangeRiver (including that of a major tributary, the Vaal) …

Anniskop, Hill in Karoo-Namibia

Place
… Hill some 13 km North-West of the confluence of the Annis River with the OrangeRiver. Near the hill is the joining of the OrangeRiver and the Annis River which is known for its …

Green Lodge, 81 St George Street, Bloemfontein

Place
… Published July 14, 2011 Updated April 18, 2019 The OrangeRiver Convention (sometimes also called the Bloemfontein … the independence of the Boers in the area between the Orange and Vaal rivers, which had previously been known as …

Aliwal North, Eastern Cape

Place
… 20, 2016 Updated May 9, 2020 Town on the banks of the OrangeRiver, some 195 km from Bloemfontein, on the road to to East … springs and a good fording place ('drift') across the OrangeRiver, just below its confluence with the Kraai River. …

Aberfeldy a Settlement in the Free Sate

Place
… Land and Game Farms. The Farm 'Aberfeldy', in the Orange Free State had a Post Office known as … when the Railway reached the Farm in 1902, the new OrangeRiver Colony Administration preferred Aberfeldy. Which …

'Abbakwap' a Mountain were the Fish and Orange Rivers Merge

Place
… in the Richtersveld, at the confluence of the Fish River with the OrangeRiver. This a Khoikhoi name for 'Rooilepel', and means … Map Geolocation 'Abbakwap' a Mountain were the Fish and Orange Rivers Merge Language Not specified Most Read Off …

First Raadsaal

Place
… as a school. It was the first school building north of the OrangeRiver. It served as a church until 1852, and was then used by the Legislative Council of the OrangeRiver Sovereignty, and from 1854 by the Republic of …

The Old Presidency Museum, Bloemfontein

Place
… former residence of the President of the Republic of the Orange Free State from 1886 until 1899 when the city fell to … then the British Resident for the area North of the OrangeRiver, purchased it from the Brits family in 1846. The …

Bethulie Bridge across the Gariep River

Place
… Cape Provinces. The stone Bridge spanning the Gariep River at Bethulie Drift was opened to traffic in March 1879, … been established a short distance from the drift, in the Orange Free State, in 1829. The name was subsequently amended … been established a short distance from the drift, in the Orange Free State, in 1829. The name was subsequently amended …

The Queen’s Fort Military Museum, Bloemfontein

Place
… Fort. On 3 February 1848 the British declared the OrangeRiver Sovereignty, covering a broad area of land over the … during heavy rains in 1850 and when the Republic of the Orange Free State was established, it was taken over by …

Gordonia Division

Place
… Africa and Botswana. It is crossed from east to westby the OrangeRiver, whose banks and islands are farmed under irrigation … from north to south by the Molopo, which joins the OrangeRiver just north of Augrabies. The main industries are …

Lookout, Uitenhage

Place
… the farm \"Gouwernements Belooning\". A flooded Sundays river prevented him from reaching the farm and instead he … the Sundays River Irrigation Project and eventually the OrangeRiver Water Project. His name lives on in the town of … the animal Kingdom. A panoramic view of Kirkwood and the orange groves is visible from The Lookout, where James Somers …

Gariep River Mouth, Namibia

Place
… Published March 9, 2020 Updated March 9, 2020 The OrangeRiver, Southern Africa’s longest waterway, rises high in the … found typically in the marshes of a River Delta. The Orange has been called ‘The River of Diamonds’, stones from …

Goshen

Place
… arrived at the end of the railway line (which in 1885 was OrangeRiver Station; the bridge over the OrangeRiver had not yet been built), a party of Boers with …

The Fourth Raadsaal, Bloemfontein

Place
… fourth such to have been Built by the old Republic of the Orange Free State. Following the abolition of the OrangeRiver Sovereignty in 1854, the Republic's Legislative …

Amandelboom, Town in Northern Cape

Place
… name of this little Northern Cape Village on the Sak River, which began life as a Rhenish Mission station in 1845. … the Richtersveld, to the original River Snake abode, the OrangeRiver. There was once a mystical connection between … the Richtersveld, to the original River Snake abode, the OrangeRiver. There was once a mystical connection between …

Old Presidency

Place
… residence of the presidents of the former Republic of the Orange Free State, it was declared a National Monument under … (then the British resident for the area North of the OrangeRiver) purchased it from the Brits family in 1846. The …

Namaqualand, Flower Route

Place
… Africa. The Western boundary is the Atlantic Ocean and the OrangeRiver Mouth, is the Northern boundary.  Namaqualand was … Africa   (now known as Namibia ), is located across the OrangeRiver. Travel was by means of Pontoons, which occurred …

Dutch Reformed Church, Pretoria East

Place
… is at the foot of Table Mountain and along the Liebeek River. A Fort of Good Hope was built. With him, Van Riebeeck … part of the population moved across the Northern border (OrangeRiver) of the Cape Colony to the areas known later as the Orange Free State, Natal and Transvaal.   Many new churches …

Abraham Fischer Men’s Residence, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein

Place
… on 16 October 1909 by the then Prime Minister of the OrangeRiver Colony, Abraham Fischer . The men's hostel and the main … on 16 October 1909 by the then Prime Minister of the OrangeRiver Colony, Abraham Fischer . The men's hostel and …

Agtersuurberg, Eastern Cape

Place
… Gariep Dam on the 4 October 1996. Gariep is Khoekhoe for 'river' and was the original name of the Orangeriver. Gariep Dam Image source Location Map … Emergency treatment of unrest victims in the eastern Cape OrangeRiver 'Abbakwap' a Mountain were the Fish and Orange …

Houses Brill and Andrew Murray, together with Tuck Shop, Grey-College, Bloemfontein

Place
… opened on 19 December 1907 by the then Governor of the OrangeRiver Colony, Sir Hamilton J Gould-Adams. The tuckshop … opened on 19 December 1907 by the then Governor of the OrangeRiver Colony, Sir Hamilton J Gould-Adams. The tuckshop …

Free State Province

Place
… the hollow of its bean-like shape. Lying between the Vaal River in the North and the OrangeRiver in the South, the region is flat with rolling … in the Great Trek, some of them settled just north of OrangeRiver , which formed the border between the Cape …

Alexander Bay, Namaqualand

Place
… this Seaside Town that lies on the mouth of the Mighty OrangeRiver – the River that feeds the Gariep and Vanderkloof dam … flaking ribs. The Cove on the  Coast, 7 km South of the OrangeRiver mouth. The Area has the richest alluvial diamond …

Pretoria, now known as Tshwane

Place
… Tshwane . Pretoria stretches along both sides of the Apies River and extends into the Western Hills, of the Magaliesberg … for South Africa and Governor of Transvaal and OrangeRiver Colony was responsible for the design and … for South Africa and Governor of Transvaal and OrangeRiver Colony was responsible for the design and …

Upington, Northern Cape

Place
… of South Africa. It was established on the bank of the OrangeRiver in 1870. By uniting Christian Schröder’s 1871 Mission … Station now houses the Town Museum, known as: 'Kalahari Orange Museum'. The Museum is also the Home of the famous …

Vaal River and Dam, Gauteng, Free State, Northern Cape and Mpumalanga

Place
… major sources of drinking water , it lies on the Vaal River close to Vereeniging , midway between the N1 and the … meetings!) The Vaal River is the Northern tributary of the OrangeRiver . Rising at Sterkfontein Beacon, near Breyten , … it flows 1,210 km Southwest to its confluence with the OrangeRiver, near Douglas. The Vaal's middle section forms …

Pella

Place
… Palestine refuge for Christians crossing the Jordan River in flight. (prior to 1910)  In 1806 the first stationof … the London Missionary Society (L.M.S.) north of the OrangeRiver wasestablished at Warmbad in South-West Africa, … the London Missionary Society (L.M.S.) north of the OrangeRiver wasestablished at Warmbad in South-West Africa, …

Raadsaal, 95 St George’s Street, Bloemfontein

Place
… as a Council Chamber for the Legislative Assembly of the OrangeRiver Sovereignty , who held its sessions there from … here. Following the establishment of the Republic of the Orange Free State in 1854, the hall continued to serve as the …

Table Mountain Water Supply

Place
… streams flowing off the mountain: to the North the Vasche River, to the East the Liesbeek; South-East the Diep and Spaanshemat River, whilst the Disa River emerged from Orange Kloof and ran South-West. The most important river, … was built in Hof Street in 1814. Iron pipes were laid in Orange, Long and Strand Streets and a number of fountains …

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