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  Vereeniging
Vereeniging, with the meaning of joining (uniting), is located at the rail and road crossing point between the two old republics: Zuid-Afrikaansche Republic and the Republic of the Orange Free State.
In the late 1800s the Vaal River was crossed at Viljoensdrift, on the Free State side of the present Vereeniging.
In 1878 coal was dicovered on the farm Leeuwkuil and a town developed around the mine on the northern bank of the Vaal River.
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  Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Vereeniging   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Vereeniging, Treaty of (31 May 1902) The peace treaty that ended the Second BOER WAR.
It provided for the acceptance by Boers of British sovereignty, the use of Afrikaans in schools and law courts, a civil administration leading to self-government, a repatriation commission, and compensation of...
It became the capital of the Transvaal in 1860, and of the South African Republic in 1881.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Vereeniging   (442 words)

  
  Vereeniging, Gauteng - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vereeniging is a city in Gauteng province, South Africa, with a population of more than 350,000.
The city was founded in 1892 and is situated on the banks of the northern loop of the Vaal River.
Vereeniging also has several Eskom thermal power plants that supply electricity to the nearby goldmines.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vereeniging   (284 words)

  
 Vereeniging History - A town at war   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
He provided the ground for these enterprises from the large tract of land at Peacehaven owned by Usco; and when war was declared these companies together with others in Vereeniging were poised for the industrial expansion that was to carry the town to its present prominence as a steel and engineering centre.
Finally, the decision was taken which led to the establishment of Iscor's giant steelworks on the site.The construction of the plate mill began in 1941, and with it the founding of the town of Vanderbijlpark.
Vereeniging burgeoned with an influx of munition workers.
www.vaaltriangleinfo.co.za /vaal_triangle/history/chapter_13/50.htm   (684 words)

  
 Routes Travel Info Portal: Vereeniging
Vereeniging, meaning Association with the associated meaning of joining, is named after the being located at the rail and road crossing point between the two old republics: Zuid-Afrikaansche Republic and the Republic of the Orange Free State.
In 1878 coal was dicovered on the farm Leeuwkuil and a town developed around the mine on the northern bank of the Vaal River.
The town was called Vereeniging (meaning Association) because at this point transport between the two republics met.
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 AllRefer.com - Vereeniging (South African Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - Vereeniging (South African Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
The city, founded in 1892, owed its early growth to nearby coal mines.
The Treaty of Vereeniging (1902), which ended the South African War, was negotiated there.
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 Property in Vereeniging, Gauteng - Properties in South Africa
Vereeniging was founded in 1892 on the banks of the northern loop of the Vaal River, it is one of the busiest industrial areas in South Africa.
Although Gauteng is the smallest of the nine South African province in terms of land size, it is the economic powerhouse of South Africa and the Gauteng province generates the highest property transfers per year in terms of national property sales.
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 Vereeniging - Resultados de la búsqueda - MSN Encarta
Vereeniging - Resultados de la búsqueda - MSN Encarta
Vereeniging, ciudad del noreste de la República de Sudáfrica situada en el sector meridional de la provincia de Gauteng (antigua Pretoria...
Las negociaciones de paz comenzaron el 23 de marzo de 1902, y el 31 de mayo los líderes bóers firmaron el Tratado de Vereeniging.
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 Amazon.com: Vereeniging   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Vereeniging, South Africa: Suid-Afrika by Ramon Lewis Leigh (Unknown Binding - 1968)
Vereeniging tot Bevordering van Beeldende Kunsten - Schilderijen van J. Israels in Nederlandsche Verzamelingen by Ed.; Et al Karsen (Paperback - 1912)
Catalogus der bibliotheek van de Vereeniging ter bevordering van de belangen des boekhandels te Amsterdam.
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 Sociëteit De Vereeniging te Utrecht
Eén van deze huizen vormt de grondslag voor een deel van de Mariaplaats 14, de huidige “Sociëteit de Vereeniging”.
Na het overlijden van Jasparina in 1864 worden de Mariaplaats 14 en een belendend perceel in 1872 verkocht door mr.
De Sociëteit “De Vereeniging” werd in 1869 opgericht en was gevestigd in de bovenzaal van de schouwburg - een houten gebouw op het Vredenburg - bij de heer J.Wolters, vermeld als “restaurant, koffijhuis- en stalhouder”.
www.vereeniging.nl /algemeen/societeit.aspx   (792 words)

  
 Treaty of Vereeniging - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Treaty of Vereeniging was a treaty signed on 31 May 1902 to end the Second Anglo-Boer War between the South African Republic and the Orange Free State Republic on one side and the Great Britain on the other.
Although the treaty is named after the town of Vereeniging, where the peace negotiations took place, it was actually signed at Melrose House in Pretoria.
This page was last modified 18:19, 1 September 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Treaty_of_Vereeniging   (245 words)

  
 Vereeniging, Gauteng, Pictures
It is a major steel center, located in an area of coal mines; the city obtains power from hydroelectric stations on the Vaal River.
Also nearby is the predominantly fl African community of Sharpeville, the site of a protest in 1960 against South African laws requiring fls to carry passes (identity papers).
The Treaty of Vereeniging, which ended the Boer War, was negotiated here in 1902.
www.greatestcities.com /Africa/South_Africa/Gauteng/Vereeniging_city.html   (172 words)

  
 Car Hire Vereeniging, Book Now!
Vereeniging is host to many fantastic restaurants catering for travelers on a budget or those looking for something a little more up market.
Vereeniging is a pleasant area with hospitable people and a fascinating culture.
The tourist office in Vereeniging is an excellent place to pick up brochures about the various tours and activities taking place in the area and to ask the friendly staff any questions that you are unsure of such as where to exchange currency or recommended places to eat.
www.argusrentals.com /Africa/South-Africa/car-rental-car-hire-Vereeniging.html   (981 words)

  
 Vereeniging, South Africa News
The lives of two young mothers were shattered at the weekend when the father of their children burnt himself and the two tots, both 15 months old, to death in his car.
The Vereeniging magistrate's court on Thursday postponed the case against Lebohang Molotsane, the woman who allegedly tried to defraud a five-star hotel by claiming the Presidency would pay for her expensive...
A 58-year-old Vereeniging florist was stabbed to death at his home on a Meyerton farm, Vaal Rand police said on Wednesday.
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 Property in Vereeniging for sale - Vereeniging property to buy and rent
- Neat affordable family home - vereeniging, Property vereeniging: House - fully tiled, 3 bedroom house, with laundry...
- 1,100m² Stand - Three Rivers, Vereeniging, Property Three Rivers, Vereeniging: Vacant_Land - 2km from suikerbos, 5km from river square, 5km from r59.
- Crystal Cove on the banks of the Vaal dam - Vereeniging, Property Vereeniging: Flat_Apartment - a sectional title resort development on the banks of the vaal dam, 40 minutes from vereeninging.
www.sa-properties.com /propertysearch/realestate-Vereeniging-property-c-95.asp   (591 words)

  
 The Vereeniging Peace Treaty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
On 31 May 1902, a little before midnight the two parties signed the peace treaty of Vereeniging at Melrose House in Pretoria.
The British demanded that the Boers choose 30 representatives per state (60 in all) to meet at Vereeniging on May 15th 1902 to discuss these conditions.
On 27 May 1902 the commission returned to Vereeniging with the negotiated conditions for peace as well as a request by the British that they reply before midnight on 31 May 1902.
www.mtholyoke.edu /~enkwaa/thepeacetreaty.html   (267 words)

  
 Laura and Vereeniging
In 1887 the Concession Laura was purchased by the Eschweiler Bergwerksverein (EBV) and the holders of Vereeniging.
On the other side of the Feldbiss fault, there were also rich coal seams, although 225 m deeper, but they could not be reached from the Laura, because the fault had to be crossed.
Laura and Vereeniging purchased the concession ""Eendracht"" from the Dutch State Mines, because the concession Vereeniging was not considerd to be large enough for a profitable explotation.
www.ta.tudelft.nl /coalpage/Laura_en_Vereeniging/Laura_and_Vereeniging2.htm   (892 words)

  
 africans - Vereeniging - a fool's journey part.2
I wake up rather early each day, being used to it from getting up early for work, and driven by the guilt that I am wasting my life, which spurs me onto action and anxiety, without focus (this could be the tagline for the ID party).
Talieta had assured me that Vereeniging was rather oblivious to cool, but nothing there had stood out from the endless parade of human cattle one sees each day, except this delightful little word.
Leaving Vereeniging was hard, especially for Talieta, since her family and history lay there, but I also found a moistening in my eyes.
www.africans.co.za /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1081   (1584 words)

  
 Vereeniging Accommodation / Hotel accommodation in Gauteng , South Africa
Vereeniging Accommodation / Hotel accommodation in Gauteng, South Africa
Riveira on Vaal - Accommodation in Vereeniging - Accommodation in Gauteng
Riveira on Vaal l - Accommodation in Vereeniging - Accommodation in Gauteng
www.sa-accommodation-finder.com /gs_rivieraonvaal.htm   (339 words)

  
 Accommodation in Vereeniging in the Gauteng province of South Africa
Accommodation in Vereeniging in the Gauteng province of South Africa
Accommodation in Vereeniging - Accommodation in Gauteng - Accommodation in South Africa
The hotel is located only 45 minutes from Johannesburg and offers the perfect location for a conference or workshop with a difference...
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 Welkom bij de Linschoten-Vereeniging
Op 9 december 2006 werden in Leiden de delen 104 en 105 uit de reeks Werken voorgesteld: Christenslaven: de slavernij-ervaringen van Cornelis Stout in Algiers (1678-1680) en Maria ter Meetelen in Marokko (1731-1743) en Expeditie naar de Goudkust: het journaal van Jan Dircksz Lam over de Nederlandse aanval op Elmina, 1625-1626.
Bij wijze van experiment zijn het concept-verslag van de ledenvergadering van 30 september 2006 en het concept-jaarverslag over 2006 in de weken voorafgaand aan de vergadering van 7 juli op de website van de Vereeniging worden gepubliceerd.
Op die manier kunnen de leden zich bij voorbaat op de hoogte stellen van de stukken die ter vergadering door de leden moeten worden vastgesteld.
www.linschoten-vereeniging.nl   (511 words)

  
 1850 -Djakarta - Koninklijke Natuurkundige Vereeniging in Nederlandsch-Indië - History of Scholarly Societies
(N.S. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Natuurkundige Vereeniging in Nederlandsch Indie = Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae
From 1.1856 - 6.1859 the title was Verhandelingen der Natuurkundige Vereeniging in Nederlandsch Indie, with a parallel title for the same time period of Acta Societatis Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae.
The record in the Zeitschriftendatenbank (ZDB) indicates that this journal ceased with v.113 (1957).
www.scholarly-societies.org /history/1850knvni.html   (410 words)

  
 Heavy Engineering Vereeniging: Home Page
Heavy Engineering Vereeniging is a major division of DCD-DORBYL.
The core business of Heavy Engineering Vereeniging is manufacturing of medium to large mechanical equipment.
Heavy Engineering Vereeniging is ideally equipped for heavy machining.
www.dcd-dorbyl.com /heavy_engineering   (75 words)

  
 News from Vereeniging (South Africa)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
This is a free service to the community of Vereeniging, so tell us what is happening in your town or send us a photo.
If you would like to be notified of news from Vereeniging, please provide your e-mail address in the box below and click on "Enter." We will respect your privacy.
Toro Yaka, which means "My Dream" in Northern Sotho, is a one-of-a-kind lodge situated in the unforgettably pristine bushveld of Balule, a 30 000 hectare nature conservancy in the Greater Kruger National Park area
www.cozanews.co.za /vereeniging/index.shtm   (291 words)

  
 EeuwLustrum der Electrotechnische Vereeniging
The “Electrotechnische Vereeniging”, the association for students of electrical engineering from the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), will reveal the world’s largest 3D-display Sunday 23rd of April.
This stunt is being organised because of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the “Electrotechnische Vereeniging” (ETV).
The display will be revealed on Sunday at 9.00 pm local time on the 'Markt' in Delft.
lustrum.etv.tudelft.nl /matrixx   (181 words)

  
 3 October Vereeniging Leiden
Welkom op de homepage van de 3 October Vereeniging Leiden.
Het doet de PR commissie bijzonder veel genoegen dat 2 zeer gewaardeerde Leidenaren toegetreden zijn tot de webredactie...
De PR commissie organiseert dit jaar een fotowedstrijd voor alle leden van de 3 October Vereeniging.
www.3october.nl   (217 words)

  
 VEREENIGING Hotels / Hotel in Vereeniging, Gauteng
Vereeniging Hotel Accommodation: From budget to 5-star Vereeniging hotels, resorts, game lodges and inns, as well as larger guesthouses which feature all of the facilities and services a traveller would expect of a hotel.
These Vereeniging Hotels and Lodges offer en-suite rooms and public areas, including a guest lounge and dining area where breakfast and dinner (and lunch usually on request) is available.
RIVIERA ON VAAL HOTEL - Vereeniging Hotel: A boutique hotel on the banks of the Vaal River on the edge of Johannesburg in Gauteng offers 89 luxury hotel rooms with panoramic river views.
www.sa-venues.com /hotels/ga_vereeniging.htm   (193 words)

  
 Vereeniging, Gauteng Copywriters - Copy Writer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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THE best place to find Vereeniging copywriters for advertising campaigns, public relations campaigns and marketing initiatives.
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 Vereeniging - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Vereeniging, city in northeastern South Africa, in Gauteng Province, on the Vaal River, near Johannesburg.
It is a major steel center, located in an...
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