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refreshments for tired travellers. Some of the new landowners included
William Walthen (1846) and Gideon Hoffmeyer (1879). With the growing influx of coloured people into Elsies River, landowners like Walthen and Hoffmeyer started rental arrangements with these coloured people and properties were divided. There was plenty of wood in Elsies River and people could build shacks and informal dwellings, cheaply, and there was ample water in the Elsies Kraal River for drinking, cleaning, washing, etc. In the 1920s the
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back then were the Braafs and the
Kruywagens. They lived on extended family grounds, often referred to as "die bos" which is literally translated as "the bush". However, a more accurate translation would be ‘clan' or as in a "bunch of people". So for example, the area where the Braafs lived was referred to as "Braaf se bos" or the place where the Braaf clan staid.
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hit South Africa and the Cape, and in the late 1920s and the early 1930s more families from the rural areas made their way to the 'convenient area', Elsies River, which now included areas such as Clarke Estate, Avondale Estate, Eureka Estate, amongst others. Some of the influential coloured families
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Central had a major stop at Elsies River
Station. People with wagons from surrounding areas would gather to meet the train at the halt (hence the name Halt Road still today). There was ample water in the Elsies Kraal River to quench thirsty horses and the Arcadia Coffee House served much-needed
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In Elsie's River, there are eleven schools: Elsies River High School, The Range High School, Elswood High School, Marion RC High School, Valhalla High School, The Range
Primary School, Elnor Primary school, Matroosfontein Primary School, Elsbury Primary School and J.S. Klopper Primary School,
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due to ever-increasing population, sanitation and other health issues, and high infant mortality rates (2 out if every 10 babies dies before age one). From 1940 onwards, industry in the area was on the increase with big business such as G.H Starck - the plywood company opening - employment
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Matroosfontein's Badge, Eldene
Primary School,Valhalla Primary School, Leonsdale Primary School, Balvenie Primary School, Elswood Primary School,Norwood Primary School, Holy Trinity Primary School, Clarke Primary School,Edward Primary School.
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Walters, A. (2013) UITSIG – A photographic investigation into the landscape, structures and objects of Uitsig and the surrounding areas of Parow
Industria, Ravensmead, Cravenby, Belhar, Eureka.
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Jansen, P., du Plooy A., & Esau, F. (1984) Second
Carnegie Inquiry into Poverty and Development in Southern Africa – Area Study of Cape Town 13–19 April 1984, Conference Paper No. 10c –
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1700:Simon's Town
1640:Da Gama Park
1502:Bishopscourt
1459:Philadelphia
1397:Kraaifontein
1382:Fisantekraal
1371:
1355:Blikkiesdorp
1261:Parel Vallei
1241:Gordon's Bay
1231:Eerste River
1153:District Six
1143:De Waterkant
979:Mandela Park
879:Hanover Park
859:Bishop Lavis
806:Duynefontein
796:Century City
691:
682:Western Cape
634:
627:
620:the original
602:
593:
577:
568:
559:
550:
541:
527:
518:
469:
461:
450:
434:
421:
414:
405:South Africa
389:Elsiesrivier
388:
384:
383:
198:Municipality
192:Western Cape
182:South Africa
26:Elsiesrivier
1695:Scarborough
1567:Observatory
1547:Meadowridge
1542:Lotus River
1527:Grassy Park
1434:Monte Vista
1407:Kuils River
1401:Wallacedene
1362:Durbanville
1345:Brackenfell
1335:Bonteheuwel
1323:Stellenberg
1173:Oranjezicht
1130:City Centre
1061:Weltevreden
994:Silver Town
974:Ikwezi Park
956:Khayelitsha
924:Browns Farm
733:Green Point
519:Census 2011
481:Tony Cedras
442:Voortrekker
359:Postal code
165: /
64:Devils Peak
1720:Categories
1690:Ocean View
1592:Salt River
1582:Rondebosch
1557:Muizenberg
1537:Kenilworth
1532:Heathfield
1522:Diep River
1517:Constantia
1392:Kensington
1330:Blue Downs
1223:Helderberg
1213:Zonnebloem
1091:Heinz Park
989:QQ Section
869:Crossroads
846:Cape Flats
836:Table View
774:Blaauwberg
713:Bantry Bay
587:0799208493
494:References
483:, musician
444:Road - in
221:Population
153:18°34′36″E
1685:Noordhoek
1675:Kommetjie
1650:Glencairn
1645:Fish Hoek
1597:Steenberg
1572:Plumstead
1507:Claremont
1497:Bergvliet
1479:Tygerberg
1464:Pinelands
1417:Joe Slovo
1303:Bellville
1208:Woodstock
1198:Vredehoek
1168:Higgovale
1158:Foreshore
1116:Lost City
1101:Rondevlei
1081:Montclair
1056:Woodlands
1051:Lentegeur
1041:Eastridge
1031:Portlands
1026:Westridge
1021:Rocklands
904:Manenberg
894:Lansdowne
884:Heideveld
874:Gugulethu
831:Parklands
826:Milnerton
748:Sea Point
738:Llandudno
718:Camps Bay
693:Cape Town
466:Education
424:Cape Town
401:Cape Town
393:Afrikaans
342:Time zone
313:Afrikaans
150:33°55′5″S
1705:St James
1670:Kalk Bay
1660:Hout Bay
1655:Hangberg
1635:Clovelly
1587:Rosebank
1562:Newlands
1474:Thornton
1469:Richwood
1449:Panorama
1424:Maitland
1387:Goodwood
1367:Edgemead
1340:Bothasig
1318:Kenridge
1313:Eversdal
1246:Macassar
1106:Westgate
1076:Mandalay
1036:Tafelsig
964:Bongweni
919:Philippi
864:Crawford
791:Brooklyn
781:Atlantis
728:Fresnaye
453:coloured
361:(street)
260:Coloured
188:Province
1612:Wynberg
1577:Retreat
1552:Mowbray
1444:Norwood
1439:Ndabeni
1429:Mfuleni
1278:Nomzamo
1273:Lwandle
1163:Gardens
1138:Bo-Kaap
854:Athlone
723:Clifton
708:Bakoven
457:boycott
411:History
395:) is a
324:English
178:Country
1607:Wetton
1377:Epping
1308:Boston
1298:Belhar
1268:Strand
1066:Valley
914:Ottery
909:Nyanga
889:Kenwyn
801:Dunoon
690:Seat:
585:
397:suburb
372:PO box
306:(2011)
271:Indian
229:42,479
1602:Tokai
1454:Parow
1412:Langa
1350:Delft
1236:Faure
816:Mamre
446:Parow
347:UTC+2
328:19.2%
317:77.4%
286:White
275:Asian
264:91.4%
636:Time
616:WZLX
583:ISBN
377:7480
365:7490
351:SAST
336:3.3%
298:1.0%
290:0.3%
279:0.5%
253:6.8%
208:Area
66:and
399:of
391:in
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