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Old Stables, Oatlands, Simonstown

... Shortly after the second British occupation of the Cape in 1806 it was converted to a guard house and was used as such for some time ...

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Jan De Waal House, 93 Bree Street, Cape Town

... after the second British annexation of the Cape in 1806. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 24 June ...

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Kalk Bay

... the Dutch located a small military outpost here, and after 1806 it began to flourish as a fishing village and whaling station. During the ...

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Green Point

... of betting has found its way to the farthest extremity of Africa, and on Green Point large sums are said to have been won or lost." ... increased by the addition of a new tower. During the South African War of 1899-1902, Green Point common was used by the Military as ...

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Robben Island

... in their country. When the British annexed the Cape in 1806 they continued this practice. During the first British occupation of the ... were begun in Table Bay, and after their return in 1806 a whaling station was located on Robben Island. However it soon became ...

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Dutch East Indian Company, pioneer in the expansion of European settlement in South Africa is formed

... Sri Lanka). In 1652, the company established a colony in South Africa, at the Cape of Good Hope. The colony remained a Dutch possession until ...

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Riebeeck Square, Cape Town.

... changed after the annexation of the Cape by the British in 1806, when a new market was established immediately east of the Castle in 1812 ...

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Grand Parade, Cape Town

... Town planted a number of oaks around this area, and in 1806 the city treasury voted money for the erection of a fountain and the ...

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Old Town House, Greenmarket Square, Cape Town.

... Following the annexation of the Cape by the British in 1806, the Council acquired more municipal responsibilities until its abolition ...

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George

... Port Elizabeth, 51 km north-east of Mossel Bay and 72 km south-east of Oudtshoorn. 33° 55' S., 22° 33' E.; altitude 225 metres; ... in 1813, wrote 'a more pleasant one I have not seen in Africa; it abounds with wood, water and majestic scenery'. The first landdrost ...

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