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 St George's Park - 1968 - Transvaal Beaten At Last
Those who thought the Transvaal seam attack might use the pitch and the conditions to rattle Eastern Province as they chased their small target of 96 with time to spare, soon found that Barlow and Mackay-Coghill were just not up to it.
Transvaal's total of 111 was their lowest in history against Eastern Province.
More than 30 years ago Eastern Province dismissed Transvaal for 168 and in the 1955-56 season this figure was reduced to 138 when lan Anderson took five for 37 and Syd du Toit three for 26.
stgeorgespark.upe.ac.za /content/matches/displayarticle.asp?artid=local_012   (882 words)

  
 ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Transvaal
Transvaal, historic region and province in north-eastern South Africa, now divided into the provinces of Limpopo Province (formerly Northern...
Mpumalanga, formerly Eastern Transvaal, province in north-eastern South Africa.
Transvaal Museum of Natural History, in Pretoria, South Africa, noted for its displays of the remains of the hominid Australopithecus.
au.encarta.msn.com /Transvaal.html   (882 words)

  
 Silverhill Seeds: Instructions
SA wild flower guide no. 4: Transvaal Lowveld and Escarpment
SA wild flower guide no. 11: Eastern Cape
307pp, all col ill. An updated version of the long out of print book "wild Flowers of the Eastern Cape Province" by Batten & Bokelmann
www.silverhillseeds.co.za /Books.asp   (882 words)

  
 Blue Crane - Wikipedia
The population in eastern Cape Province, Natal, Transvaal and northern Orange Free State has declined by up to 90%.
The majority of the remaining population is in eastern and southern South Africa, with a small and separate population in the Etosha Pan of northern Namibia.
In the last two decades, the Blue Crane has largely disappeared from the Transkei, Lesotho, and Swaziland.
www.web-dictionary.org /encyclopedia/bl/Blue_crane.html   (882 words)

  
 South Africa Government 1995 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System
Administrative divisions: 9 provinces; Eastern Cape, Eastern Transvaal, Kwa Zulu/Natal, Northern Cape, Northern Transvaal, Northwest, Orange Free State, Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vereeniging, Western Cape
note: previously the administrative divisions consisted of 4 provinces; Cape, Natal, Orange Free State, Transvaal; there were 10 homelands not recognized by the US - 4 independent (Bophuthatswana, Ciskei, Transkei, Venda) and 6 other (Gazankulu, Kangwane, KwaNdebele, KwaZulu, Lebowa, QwaQwa)
www.theodora.com /wfb/1995/south_africa/south_africa_government.html   (477 words)

  
 Africa Update Archives
In Swaziland, Western Transvaal, and Free State there was a decrease in the very categories that increased in Zululand and eastern Transvaal.
This suggests differential possession of cattle in the Eastern Transvaal before and after the Mfecane/Difaqane.
Though consistent with the settler model for the Western Transvaal and the Free State, it is a surprising result for Swaziland.
www.ccsu.edu /afstudy/upd6-2.html   (5213 words)

  
 Africa Update Archives
In Swaziland, Western Transvaal, and Free State there was a decrease in the very categories that increased in Zululand and eastern Transvaal.
This suggests differential possession of cattle in the Eastern Transvaal before and after the Mfecane/Difaqane.
Though consistent with the settler model for the Western Transvaal and the Free State, it is a surprising result for Swaziland.
www.ccsu.edu /afstudy/upd6-2.html   (5213 words)

  
 ABC Country Book of South Africa - government Flag, Map, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System
9 provinces; Eastern Cape, Eastern Transvaal, KwaZulu/Natal, Northern Cape, Northern Transvaal, Northwest, Orange Free State, Gauteng, Western Cape
ABC Country Book of South Africa- government Flag, Map, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System
www.theodora.com /wfb/south_africa_government.html   (385 words)

  
 birrea.htm
Fruits, beers, spirits: Whole fruit used in Mozambique and Eastern Transvaal for brewing beer and, in some districts, a spirit is distilled from it
It is used for similar purposes in the Eastern Transvaal and the Venda make divining bowls and drums from it
Transvaal bark, collected during October before the appearance of the leaf, contains 20.5% tannin
www.rbgkew.org.uk /ceb/sepasal/birrea.htm   (1150 words)

  
 Search Results for "Transvaal"
...With the new constitution of 1994, it was divided into Eastern Transvaal (later renamed Mpumalanga), Northern Transvaal, Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Veereeniging (later...
In 1857 he was elected the first president of the South African Republic (the Transvaal), and in 1859, while...
A Boer (Afrikaner), he participated in the founding (1884) of the New Republic, which joined (1888) the Transvaal.
www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/65search?query=Transvaal   (238 words)

  
 Walter's Transvaal Rugby Page
June 26, 2005 - Transvaal won their first match in the qualifying round on Friday at Ellis Park by beating the Falcons (Old Eastern Transvaal) 44-6.
Meanwhile Transvaal lost 24-30 to WP at Ellis Park on Saturday in a pre-season friendly.
This is great in my opinion, but I think it would have been even better if we could have taken part in the Super 14 as the Lions, as that would have dumped all the bad baggage of the Cats franchise.
www.transvaal.co.za   (2918 words)

  
 BANTU LANGUAGES - LoveToKnow Article on BANTU LANGUAGES
Sc-sub is the langtiage of Basutcland; Se-rolo, Se-inangwabo, of the Eastern Kalahri; Se-kololo is the court language of Barotseland; Ci-venda and Se-pedi or Fell are the principal dialects of the Transvaal.
Each word must end in a vowel (though in some modern dialects in Eastern Equatorial, West and South Africa the terminal vowel may be elided in rapid pronunciation, or be dropped, or absorbed in the terminal consonant, generally a nasal).
The third independent sub-section of this group is Lu-konjo, the language which is spoken on the southern flanks of the Ruwenzori Range and thence southwards to Lake Kivu and the eastern limits of the Congo Forest.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BA/BANTU_LANGUAGES.htm   (2918 words)

  
 Eastern Transvaal - South Africa
The Eastern Transvaal escarpment in the vicinity of the Blyde River Canyon is known for its good rainfall, cool wreaths of mist.
Eastern Transvaal is steeped in the history of pioneers, hunters and fortune seekers, fascinating gold rush towns abound.
The centre of a vast fertile irrigation area of Eastern Transvaal where maize, tobacco, peanuts, vegetables, sunflowers and cotton are cultivated on a huge scale.
www.south-africa-tours.com /eastern-transvaal.html   (2918 words)

  
 Self Drive Tour 8 Days
Drive to the charming town of Nelspruit via the spectacular scenery of the Eastern Transvaal.
Enter the fabulous Kruger park at the Paul Kruger gate and on to the first rest camp at Skukuza.
The rest camps are situated inside the park and are surrounded by wild animals.
www.africanwelcome.com /jock-of-the-bushveld.htm   (645 words)

  
 transvaal - OneLook Dictionary Search
Phrases that include transvaal: transvaal daisy, transvaal kafferboom, eastern transvaal, transvaal jade, transvaal province, more...
Transvaal : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
TRANSVAAL : 1911 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica [home, info]
www.onelook.com /?loc=rescb&w=transvaal   (645 words)

  
 Scottish Placenames Around the World
There is also a little village called Caledonian just north of Barberton in Mpumalanga province (formerly Eastern Transvaal), South Africa and Caledonian Estate is a suburb of Toowoomba in Queensland, Australia.
And along the way, there are brief notes about the Scottish locations from which these places derived their names.
Scotland's capital city, the "burgh" part of the name (pronounced "burrah" not "burg") is found in many Scottish town names and comes from an Old English word meaning a collection of houses.
www.rampantscotland.com /placenames/placenames1.htm   (645 words)

  
 Podstrona Hippo Page
Kruger National Park, Eastern Transvaal, Republic of South Africa.
Their ears, eyes and nostrils are located high on the head, so that the rest of the body can be submerged underwater.
A male hippopotamus raises his head from where he has been resting it on the back of another hippo to watch for enemies as the herd lolls in a pond.
republika.pl /hippopage/egaleria.html   (284 words)

  
 NORTH-EASTERN TRANSVAAL v RHODESIA (first-class friendly)
Rhodesia's second innings batting display and consequent ten-wicket defeat at the hands of Transvaal at the Wanderers on Monday is as embarrassing to South African cricket circles as it is to the Rhodesian camp.
Rhodesia were bundled out for 234 runs today in reply to the North-Eastern first innings total of 298.
Rhodesia broke through immediately after lunch and grabbed three wickets for 12 runs, including Finlay, who played a lazy shot into the covers where Davison dived, rolled over and did well to hold the ball off the grass.
www.cricinfo.com /link_to_database/ARCHIVE/1960S/1968-69/RSA_LOCAL/OTHER/NETVL_RHOD_FM_23-25JAN1969_MR.html   (4366 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Rhodesia
A British possession in South Africa, bounded on the north and north-west by the Congo Free State and German East Africa; on the east by German East Africa, Nyassaland, and Portuguese East Africa; on the south by the Transvaal and Bechuanaland; on the west by Bechuanaland and Portuguese West Africa.
The predominant people in North-eastern Rhodesia are the Awemba and the Angoni whose raiding propensities and coöperation with the Arab slave drivers caused much trouble and expense until their definitive annexation by the company in 1894.
North-western Rhodesia or Barotseland is ruled partly by an administrator residing at Livingstone, near the Victoria Falls of the Zambesi and partly by its native King Lewanika, the chief of the Barotse, who has been heavily subsidised by the company.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/13025a.htm   (1320 words)

  
 Kruger Park - South Africa Safari - 2 By 2 Holidays
This morning your host will introduce you to the beauty of the Eastern Transvaal on your scenic 4-hour drive to the world famous Kruger National Park.
We continue to Kruger Park, which offers a choice of seven camps* each situated in a different section of the park with its own unique flora and fauna: Skukuza, Letaba, Olifants, Lower Sabie, Pretoriuskop, Satara and Berg-en-Dal.
Accommodation is in simple but comfortable thatched game park bungalows, with each camp having a restaurant and a small shop.
www.2by2holidays.co.uk /safari_kruger_itinerary_KT.htm   (1392 words)

  
 Keyword
The Orange Free State was a former Boer Republic located in southern Africa which was established in 1854 by local Boers who were Voortrekkers who migrated from the eastern Cape during the 1830s and 40s and was officially recognized as an independent republic on February 23 1854 with the signing of the Bloemfontein Convention.
A handful of farmers presented a memorandum on Wednesday to the Transvaal Agricultural Union's SA president, Paul van der Walt, urging him to convey their concerns to the government in the strongest possible language.
A recent growing emergence of Boer nationalism among educated and different classes as a result of their increasinly dire circumstances would suggest that past political differences might be yielding in the face of a growing collective threat.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/keyword?k=BOERS   (1369 words)

  
 guichett - 31992D0021 -
Exporting country: Republic of South Africa (excluding that part of the foot-and-mouth disease control area situated in the veterinary region Northern and Eastern Transvaal, in the district of Ingwavuma of the veterinary region of Natal and in the border area with Botswana east of longitude 28°).
Reference number of the public health certificate (2):
europa.eu.int /smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexapi!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=31992D0021&model=guichett   (1369 words)

  
 Addo South Africa Guide Directory
Previously widespread in the Cape and pans of the Transvaal, this beetle is now restricted to the Southern and Eastern Cape, and in particular, the Addo area.
The Addo Elephant National Park is situated in the Eastern Cape Province 72km by road from Port Elizabeth.
Proclaimed in 1931 to save the last survivors of the once numerous Eastern Cape elephants the park consists of 12 126ha of gently undulating Valley Bushveld dominated mostly by the Spekboom, Portulacaria afra, which covers approximately 80% of the park area.
gardenroute.org /addo   (1369 words)

  
 North-Eastern Transvaal v Rhodesia, first-class friendly, Pretoria, 23-25 January 1969
North-Eastern Transvaal v Rhodesia, first-class friendly, Pretoria, 23-25 January 1969
Clarke, who had stood in well as wicket-keeper for the injured de Caila in the previous match against Transvaal, was played as first-choice keeper this time, but the experiment was a disaster; the 56 byes he conceded and chances he missed in the match played a major part in Rhodesia's defeat.
The former Glamorgan professional Pressdee did much to inspire his team to a thrilling victory on the final day with eight balls to spare.
www.cricinfo.com /link_to_database/ARCHIVE/1960S/1968-69/RSA_LOCAL/OTHER/NETVL_RHOD_FM_23-25JAN1969.html   (186 words)

  
 Johannesburg [Definition]
It is built on the open veldt, at an elevation of 4,194 feet, by the banks of the Upper Molopo River, is 9 miles W of the western frontier of the defunct Transvaal and 15 miles S of the southern boundary of Botswana.
Johannesburg is located in the eastern plateau area of South Africa, known as the HighveldThe Highveld is a high plateau area of South Africa which includes the largest metropolitan area in the country, Johannesburg.
Johannesburg SouthJohannesburg South is a suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa....
www.wikimirror.com /Johannesburg   (186 words)

  
 South Africa - Currie Cup/Castle Cup/Supersport Series
The title has been shared five times as follows: Transvaal 4, Natal and Western Province 3, Eastern Province 1.
The following summer a domestic competition, the Currie Cup, named after Sir Donald Currie, who donated the trophy, began with two sides - Kimberley and Transvaal - playing against each other.
Cricket in South Africa was established by the British, and the first tour by a side from England took place in 1888-89.
www.cricinfo.com /db/NATIONAL/RSA/HISTORY   (177 words)

  
 GEO_CHAPTER_2_REF.HTML
Anhauesser, C. R., and C. Robb, Magmatic Cycles and the Evolution of the Archean Granitic Crust in the Eastern Transvaal and Swaziland, 11 pp., University of Witwatersrand, 1980.
geoinfo.amu.edu.pl /wpk/geos/GEO_2/GEO_CHAPTER_2_REF.HTML   (4678 words)

  
 Mamiane, Richard P., South Africa, Church of the Nazarene
In 1959 she began working at the Ethel Lucas Memorial (Tintswalo) Hospital at Acornhoek, Eastern Transvaal (Northern Province) as a staff nurse.
In 1942 she felt called to be a nurse and went for training at the Nursing College at R.F.M. Hospital, Manzini, Swaziland.
In 1967 she was transferred to the Islington Clinic about twelve miles to the east of Acornhoek.
wesley.nnu.edu /DACB/DACBCDFILES/stories/southafrica/mamiane_richard.html   (562 words)

  
 Eastern Book Company - Practical Lawyer
Henerson's Transvaal Estates, (1908) 1 Ch 743 at p.
Assurance Co., AIR 1956 Mad 316; Ram Kumar Potdar v.
www.ebc-india.com /lawyer/articles/71v2a6.htm   (5812 words)

  
 South African Museum - Lydenburg Heads
Excavations at the Lydenburg Heads site, eastern Transvaal, South Africa.
Definitive publication by Inskeep, R. and Maggs, T. Unique art objects in the Iron Age of the Transvaal South Africa.
www.museums.org.za /sam/resource/arch/lydenbur.htm   (652 words)

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