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  Encyclopedia: History of South Africa
South Africa prior to the emergence of modern humans (Homo sapiens) is shrouded in mystery.
The Griqua are a subgroup of South Africas heterogenous Coloured population.
The South African Republic (Dutch: Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek), often informally known as the Transvaal Republic, not to be confused with the Republic of South Africa, occupied the area later known as the province of Transvaal, first from 1857 to 1877, and again, after a successful Afrikaner rebellion against British rule...
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/History-of-South-Africa   (10781 words)

  
 List of extinct states - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
French Equatorial Africa - A French federation of colonies, formed in 1910, containing the colonies of Gabon, Middle Congo, Chad and Ubangi-Shari.
Protectorate of South Arabia - Federation until 1967, consisting of British colony of Aden and numerous protectorates.
South-West Africa - In 1915, South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa, which it held under mandate until 1922, after which they remained ruling the territory until its independence in 1990 as Namibia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_extinct_states   (2988 words)

  
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Plantation slavery on the east coast of Africa.
Slave missions and the Black church in the antebellum South.
Liberating the family?: gender and British slave emancipation in the rural Western Cape, South Africa, 1823-1853.
www.yale.edu /glc/books/mintz.html   (1578 words)

  
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He was taken as an infant to South Africa when his parents emigrated as missionaries.
Educated in South Africa and London and ordained in 1961, he became (1975) the first fl Anglican dean of Johannesburg.
As general secretary of the South African Council of Churches (1978-84) he was an outspoken campaigner against apartheid and was awarded (1984)...
www.encyclopedia.com /search.asp?target=@DOCKEYWORDS%20safrhistbio%20&key=South%20African%20%20History%20%20Biographies   (365 words)

  
 Baptist Union of Southern Africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Baptist Union of Southern Africa (BUSA) is a union of Baptist churches from all South African ethnic and cultural groups.
Baptist families were among a group of 4500 British emigrants that left England for South Africa in 1820.
The first ordained Baptist preacher to to South Africa was William Davies who sent by the Baptist Missionary Society in He arrived in 1832 and ministered in Grahamstown for a period.
www.freeglossary.com /Baptist_Union_of_Southern_Africa   (278 words)

  
 List of extinct states - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Basutoland - Since 1868 a British protectorate, later colony (governed from South Africa).
Bechuanaland - Since 1884 a British protectorate, later colony (governed from South Africa).
German South-West Africa - A German colony from 1884 to 1915, after which it became South African held territory until 1990, when the country became independent as Namibia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Extinct_countries,_empires,_etc.   (2988 words)

  
 Search Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
British South Africa Company British South Africa Company: see Zimbabwe.
Rhodes, Cecil John -> Business Career The son of a Hertfordshire clergyman, he first went to South Africa in 1870, joining his oldest brother, Herbert, on a cotton plantation in Natal.
In 1871 the brothers staked a claim in the newly opened Kimberley diamond fields, where Cecil was to make most of his fortune.
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 Windmills of South Africa
It doesn't take long during a trip to South Africa to realize that wind is an abundant resource in the area.
In 1823 Sybrand Jacobus Mostert became the owner, from whom it takes its name, and in 1891 the mill and the farm on which it stands was acquired by Cecil John Rhodes.
The mill was only placed on the list of National Monuments of South Africa in 1978, though it had been mentioned in the publication of the 1941 list.
www.windmillworld.com /world/southafrica.htm   (662 words)

  
 Dictionary of Australian Biography Sa-Sp   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
She was an advocate for the testator's family maintenance act (1916), the woman's legal status act (1918), and was active in the establishmerit of children's courts.
In 1887-9 she toured Australia, New Zealand, Japan, America and Germany with much success, in 1896 had a tour in South Africa, was in Australia again in 1897-8 and in 1902-3 toured with Kubelik.
He was president of the Royal Society of New South Wales in 1913, of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Chemical Institute in 1922-3, and of the chemistry section of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science at the meeting held in Wellington in 1923.
gutenberg.net.au /dictbiog/0-dict-biogSa-Sp.html   (21523 words)

  
 H-South Discussion Network
The Wages of Slavery: From Chattel Slavery to Wage Labour in Africa, the Carribbean and England.
Eldredge, Elizabeth A. Slavery in South Africa: Captive Labor on the Dutch Frontier.
Africa in America: Slave Acculturation and Resistance in the American South and the British Caribbean, 1736-1831.
www.h-net.org /~south/bibs/slavebib.html   (6612 words)

  
 Percheron Horse Breeders' Society of South Africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Percherons were imported to South Africa during the latter part of the 19th century and their numbers gradually increased by subsequent imports as well as local breeding.
South Africa breeders imported from well-known studs such as Chivers and Sons, Histon near Cambridge, Scotts Hall, Canewdon and others.
The Percheron Horse Breeders' Society of South Africa was founded on 26 May 1939 and on 23 August 1943 under Registration of the Pedigree Livestock Act 22 of 1920, affiliated to the SA Stud Book Association with a membership of 23 members.
www.studbook.co.za /society/percher/pindex.html   (1463 words)

  
 6_Jan_Paultts_Pages - pafg122 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Alfred Ogilvie [Parents] was born in 1831 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
Alfred Ogilvie died in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
Harriet Jane Ogilvie [Parents] was born in 1823 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
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 6_Jan_Paultts_Pages - pafg179 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Matthew Benjamin Shaw [Parents] was born in Sep 1823 in Salem, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
Louise Emily Mary Green [Parents] was born on 20 Apr 1855 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
Florence Ada Green [Parents] was born on 27 Nov 1857 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
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 Durban Accommodation, Attractions and Travel info
In 1823, on behalf of the cape traders, when they learnt about the new Zulu nation, James King and Francis Farewell sailed up the coast from Cape Town, in their ship Salisbury, to find a suitable place to establish a trading post.
The first railway in South Africa, 3km in length, was constructed between the town and the Point, making the first trip on the 23rd of June 1860.
The first public transport system in South Africa was implemented in the 1870's using a horse drawn tram.
www.hotels-tours-safaris.com /south_africa/durban/default.htm   (796 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: 1826
1823 1824 1825 - 1826 - 1827 1828 1829
June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining.
George Goyder (George Woodroffe Goyder; born June 24, 1826, London, England; died November 2, 1898, Echunga, South Australia) was an outstanding surveyor in South Australia during the latter half of the nineteenth century.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1826   (3036 words)

  
 Ndebele. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
The Ndebele, now numbering close to 2 million, originated as a tribal following in 1823, when Mzilikazi, a general under the Zulu king Shaka, fled with a number of warriors across the Drakensberg into present-day NE South Africa.
Reinforced by other Zulu deserters, the Ndebele raided as far south as the Orange River, destroying or absorbing the surrounding tribes except for the Ngwato of Bechuanaland (now Botswana), who paid tribute.
From his successor, Lobengula (1870–94), the British South Africa Company secured (1888) the mineral concession for all of Matabeleland.
www.bartleby.com /65/nd/Ndebele.html   (228 words)

  
 web-exttxt-june05 - pafg200 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
She died on 10 Oct 1976 in Westpark Cemetery, Johannesburg, South Africa.
She died on 16 May 1955 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Solomon (Stephen) Melmed was born in 1909 in Queenstown, South Africa.
www.krotman.co.il /extentxt/pafg200.htm   (137 words)

  
 Tiresias - Agencies
Cape Town Society for the Blind believes that VIPs can, and should, be empowered to achieve their maximum potential and to this aim, the Society provides enabling services to VIPs by the optimal use of all available resources.
Asste Laan, 102 Eighth Avenue, Mayfair, Johannesburg, 2092, South Africa.
Activities: The South African National Council for the Blind (SANCB) is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) striving to meet the needs of all visually disabled people in South Africa.
www.tiresias.org /agencies/countries_s/south_africa.htm   (1322 words)

  
 South African Pearces   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
I am trying to establish a data base of the Pearces who emmigrated to South Africa from England in the 1840's.
Specifically looking for info on David Pearce(born 1823 and died in 1872) who came out on the good ship Tory on the 18th Sept 1849 with his wife Charlotte (nee Johnson) and two children.
I have details of the five children born here in South Africa, but nothing about him.
genforum.genealogy.com /pearce/messages/2927.html   (71 words)

  
 HickokSports.com - History - Rugby World Cup
Because of its apartheid policies, South Africa wasn't allowed to take part in the first two Rugby World Cups, but the country was readmitted to the IRFB in 1992 and it hosted the 1995 tournament.
South Africa also won the championship, beating New Zealand, 15-12, in an exciting final.
Wales was the nominal host in 1999, but matches were actually played in five different countries, creating ticketing and scheduling problems that drastically cut into attendance at several matches.
www.hickoksports.com /history/rugbyworldcup.shtml   (278 words)

  
 PEACH Line in South Africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It would appear that the first PEACH to come South Africa was GEORGE PEACH with the 1820 BRITISH SETTLERS.
WILLIAM and brother THOMAS sailed from CORK on a ship, BARROSSA in 1823 in a party settlers lead by their cousin whose name was JOHN INGRAM, to come to the CAPE of GOODHOPE, SOUTH AFRICA, where they then settled in the PAARL (S.A winelands area) DISTRICT.
Members of the PEACH Family in the U.K and South Africa formed a syndicate in an endeavor to recover the PEACH fortune but to no avail.
www.thepeaches.com /genealogy/SouthAfrica.htm   (262 words)

  
 Mzilikazi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The greatest Bantu warrior after Shaka, king of the Zulus, Mzilikazi took his Kumalo people more than 500 miles (800 km) from what is now South Africa to the region now known as Zimbabwe, creating en route an immense and ethnically diverse nation.
Originally a lieutenant of Shaka, he revolted against the Zulu king in 1823 and withdrew his people northward to safety from their home on the southeast coast of Africa.
Mzilikazi was generally friendly to European travelers, but the discovery of gold in Matabeleland in 1867 brought a flood of Europeans that he was unable to control and that eventually led to the downfall of the kingdom.
www.chirundu.com /history/mzilikazi.htm   (271 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
He took part in the 1998 Golden Oldies tournament in Capetown, South Africa, playing for the Cook Islands and the "Toothless Tigers" of Brisbane, Australia.
Now he has come forward with what he admits is "a crazy idea" to form a Foundation for the Promotion of the Name Rugby in the World, with himself as president, backed by two vice-presidents: Dale Niewoehner of Rugby North Dakota, and Richard Coss of Rugby England.
Richard runs a comprehensive Rugby website in Rugby England, the town where Rugby football was born when, in 1823, a schoolboy, William Webb Ellis, first broke the rules by picking up a football and running with it.
www.ballsout.com /art_rugby.htm   (473 words)

  
 The Colony of Natal - South African History
In 1879, the British laid claims on the whole of Zululand and gave Zulu King Cetshwayo a practically unacceptable ultimatum.
From that time on, the bay was a frequent port-of-call for sailors and merchants, but not until 1823 did a real settlement start to develop.
In 1844, Natal became a Crown Colony and the Voortrekkers retreated.
www.southafrica-travel.net /history/eh_natal.htm   (355 words)

  
 John Macgillivray from Scotland to South Africa 1858   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
John Macgillivray married Mary Gibson at South Leith Edinburgh Scotland in 1821.
John (junior) married Frances Elizabeth Scott abt 1844-46, they immigrated to South Africa in 1858 aboard "The Lady of the Lake" with their children, Margaret, James, Finlayson and Frances.
John was a cabinet maker by trade and the family settled at Fort Beaufort in the Eastern Cape.
genforum.genealogy.com /southafrica/messages/4235.html   (98 words)

  
 Charles S. Mawrey
She was born June 21, 1907 in 28 Penlope Road, Pendleton, Saeford, England, and died September 27, 1997 in Randburg, South Africa.
She was born 1940 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
She was born 1969 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
www.dataoptions.com /Family/cmawrey.htm   (372 words)

  
 Durban   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In 1823, British settlers established a permanent settlement.
Perhaps Durban is known for India's Mohandas Gandhi, a famous political and symbolic figure who fought for his country's independence from Britain.
Today, Durban is South Africa's second busiest port and beach resort.
www.fact-index.com /d/du/durban.html   (135 words)

  
 Slavery in South Africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
WORDEN Nigel [1985] : Slavery In Dutch South Africa.
Gender and Slave Emancipation in the Rural Western Cape, South Africa.
LIEBENBERG, B J [1959] : "Die Vrystelling van die Slawe in die Kaapkolonie en die implikasies daarvan", M A thesis, University of the Orange Free State, Republic of South Africa], [translation : "The emancipation of the Slaves in the Cape Colony and the implications thereof"].
batavia.rug.ac.be /slavery/bibliography.htm   (3347 words)

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