• Norvalspont is a small town in Pixley ka Seme District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The name is Afrikaans for Norval’s...
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    The Gariep Dam is located in South Africa, near the town of Norvalspont, bordering the Free State and Eastern Cape provinces. Its primary purpose is for...
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  • Colesberg Copperton De Aar Hanover Hopetown Hutchinson Loxton Marydale Norvalspont Noupoort Orania Petrusville Philipstown Prieska Richmond Strydenburg...
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  • Midland – Colesberg Junction to Norvalspont bridge, 23 miles 43 chains (37.9 kilometres). 17 December – Free State – Norvalspont bridge to Bloemfontein, 120 miles...
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    the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Town 43 km south-east of Norvalspont and 65 km west of Burgersdorp It was laid out in 1875 and attained municipal...
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    North, Barkly East and Khowa. Towns on the R58-route include Colesberg, Norvalspont, Venterstad, Burgersdorp, Aliwal North, Lady Grey, Barkly East, Elliot...
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    June 1901 - ? undisclosed Mooi River Natal Colony Never occupied N/A Norvalspont Orange Free State February 1901 - October 1902 366 Nylstroom Transvaal...
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    the construction of a temporary rail bridge across the Orange River at Norvalspont. In the process the CGR locomotive, nicknamed Coffee Pot, became the...
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  • C.M. van den Heever (27 February 1902 in the concentration camp near Norvalspont in Cape Province, now Northern Cape Province, South Africa – 8 July 1957)...
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    and they don't know how to face it. Hobhouse also visited camps at Norvalspont, Aliwal North, Springfontein, Kimberley and Orange River.[citation needed]...
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    was nicknamed the Coffee Pot while serving as construction engine at Norvalspont. In 1876, the Cape Government Railways (CGR) was reorganised into three...
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  • 96417; 22.51417 (Garden Route Dam) Gariep Dam (Hendrik Verwoerd Dam) Norvalspont Free State Orange River 1971 5,340,600 [N] 352.162 88 30°37′30″S 25°30′58″E...
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  • (Gariep Bridge) Norvalspont Road Bridge Local road Norvalspont 30°37′16″S 25°27′53″E / 30.6212°S 25.4648°E / -30.6212; 25.4648 (Norvalspont Road Bridge)...
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    years old and Synge was 29 years old. In 1902, Scarlett traveled to Norvalspont, Cape Colony to serve, by government appointment, in the concentration...
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  • at the entrance to the Ruigte Valley, nearest town to the reserve is Norvalspont (about 5km away) behind the dam wall. The lake covers an area of 36.487 ha...
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  • under Col Charles Leyden. After arrival it entrained on 6 March for Norvalspont and took over the blockhouse line between Jagersfontein and Achterlong...
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    to try to cross the line. On 13 July 1901 the battalion proceeded to Norvalspont where the main line railway crossed the Orange River, and occupied the...
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    Kwazamuxolo 370006 0.7 3,334 Xhosa Masizakhe 370002 0.1 1,101 Xhosa Norvalspont 370001 0.8 97 Afrikaans Noupoort 370005 9.4 4,514 Afrikaans Remainder...
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  • of communications from Port Elizabeth to the Orange River bridge at Norvalspont, with battalion headquarters established at Colesberg and a detachment...
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  • communication with detachments guarding towns, bridges and culverts between Norvalspont and Port Elizabeth, Graaff-Reinet and Hanover Road. In August 1900 a...
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  • 4 September. New lines opened: Cape Midland – Colesberg Junction to Norvalspont on 17 December. Cape Western – Somerset West to Sir Lowry's Pass Village...
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    African farm of Vanwyksfontein, owned by a Mr. Greathead, near the town of Norvalspont. It consists of a single, distorted skull, catalogued as NHMUK R5696...
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    is still applicable. Kritzinger invaded the Cape Colony once again at Norvalspont on 19 May 1901. Invested with more authority than he had formerly had...
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  • the battalion was stationed for six weeks at De Aar and then sent to Norvalspont. Lieutenant-Col Milne-Redhead then returned to England for a while and...
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  • Colesberg Junction and Colesberg respectively, then were briefly reunited at Norvalspont on 21 April. Right Half was then sent to the north bank of the Orange...
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  • Edinburgh Hospital in South Africa. This 100-bed hospital opened at Norvalspont in the Northern Cape in May 1890. It remained in service until October...
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    Residential : Single. Current use: Residential: House. 28 km from Colesberg on Norvalspont road The old house is an outstanding example of vernacular architecture...
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