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daily basis. In addition to the new line, railway sidings were established throughout the district. From Cape Town at Breërivier, Botha's Halt, Goudini Road and
Chavonnes. To Kimberley at De Wet, Sandhills and Orchard. On the NCCR line at Overhex and Nuy. In 1883 the Reverend William Murray and the Church Council petitioned the Cape Colonial Government against the use of trains on Sundays.
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night Open-Air meetings with his violin, which he also took to the goal every Sunday morning for service. After the
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that South Africa, therefore, won her first international wearing what was to become the national colour. South Africa won the test 5 – 0 and afterwards
Heatlie was carried around the field in triumph. Barry Heatlie and his 14 heroes had to rely on public transport to get home after their historic triumph.
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persuaded most of the farmers to convert to wine-grape growing: and in response to this change an extensive network of co-operative wineries sprang up. Today the Breede River Valley is the largest wine-producing region in South Africa, contributing almost 25% of the country's viticultural output. The
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By 1830, 329 farms were cultivated in the district and by 1832 the town of Worcester was becoming a frontier town with the Market Square being used for stock sales. Many a fine animal changed ownership in the days when Worcester was a jumping-off spot for the "togryers" (transport riders) of the 19th
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By 1892 Izak Meiring, Hennie de Wet and Jas Perkins founded the Mountain Club, the first of its kind in South Africa. Meiring who was a pharmacist and amateur surveyor, confirmed Matroosberg as the highest peak in the Western Province. Meiring's Plateau on the Brandwacht Mountains was named for him.
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would play an important part in the development of this community. Worcester's first Mission Church was established in 1832. The Rhenish Mission complex situated on the corner of High- and Adderley streets forms an integral part of the rich Worcester cultural and architectural heritage. The coloured
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In the Coloured area 1350 sub-economic dwellings and 584 economic dwellings were built in Esselen Park Uitbreiding (extension) also known as "ICE CHASSIS", Roodewal and Riverview. In addition, 230 plots were sold in Esselen Park for the erection of dwellings by purchasers. Mostly Indian traders were
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where a bomb was planted in a Christmas tree decoration in a Shoprite shopping centre. Another was placed at a Narutam pharmacy just down the street. The Shoprite bomb ripped through the building killing a woman and 3 children, and further injuring 67 people. The Narutam bomb disintegrated the tree
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In 1969 Mike Jennings was selected to tour with the Springboks to Britain. The tour would become infamous as the "Demo tour." Johan Oosthuizen, born and educated at Worcester, would represent the Springboks in 9 tests from 1974 to 1976. During 1996 the All Blacks played a rugby match on their South
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realised that to gain influence with the public he needed the local newspaper to support his policies. De Jong was offered £5000 for his newspaper and a salary of £500 per annum. De Jong refused the offer and Rhodes decided to start his own newspaper, The Worcester Standard. These two papers ran in
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school has been in operation in Worcester since the 1840s. In 1835 a Mission School where elementary education was offered was started by the Rhenish Missionary Society. By the end of the first World War the Venerable Söhnge came to Worcester with instructions from the Society to develop a Teachers
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etc. Many of the young boys never received or completed an education. The Dutch Reformed Church founded a school in what became the birth of adult education. Students were taught in the Gospel but also learned trades. The Drostdy was handed over by Government for this purpose in 1903 and by 1911 it
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in Worcester began in 1891, when Captain Lotz "opened fire" and became the first Commanding Officer in charge. Brother Craayenstein, born in 1868, kept the work of the Corps going visibly. A faithful soldier to the Army for many decades, he was a familiar figure in Worcester, attending the Saturday
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The multi-national company, Rainbow Chicken Ltd invested substantial capital in farms and a factory in Worcester during the 1970s. Today some light industries such as millers, coldddrink manufacturers, food manufacturers, furniture manufacturers, paint manufacturers, joineries and engineering works
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By 1882 the Cape Colonial Government proclaimed that the railway line should be extended to Robertson. The New Cape Central Railway Company (NCCR) undertook the construction of this line and it was completed in September 1887. Newspapers of the era informed the public of 3 up and 3 down trains on a
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Worcester district is as old as hunting grounds and cattle runs go in the Cape, but new as a settled area. Before 1700, the area now known as the Breede River Valley was a hunter's paradise, teeming with game and wild birds. The main source of income, especially the sale of elephant tusks came from
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The early golfers wore red blazers and long white trousers and played on Church Square during the 1880s. The first Golf Club in Southern Africa was the Royal Cape Golf Club founded in 1885. The Worcester Golf Club was established in 1896 and competition for the Donnison Cup between these two clubs
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In 1883 Villagers Rugby club was established and trophies show that by 1893 they even have their own union. They are one of the oldest clubs from the formerly disadvantage communities that played and survived two world wars. Others break up and re-establish decades later and claim back their first
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Worcester originally drew its water from the Hex River. The early water distribution method was very primitive. The water ran in over Joubert's Mill and then flowed in open channels through the town. The first reservoir and distribution pipes were built in 1875. In 1910 a diversion and storage dam
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Worcester experiences more extremes of temperature than neighbouring Cape Town, as oceanic influences are blocked by the Du Toitskloof and Slanghoek mountain ranges to the west. The daytime maximum in summer averages around 30 °C or 86 °F, but some days in February can reach in excess of
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By the 1850s the necessity for the formation of a hamlet west of the Breede River had become clear; the ward was cut off from Worcester during the rainy season when the river burst it banks regularly. The farm Aan-de-Smalblaar was transported to Johannes Petrus Jordaan on 23 July 1858. Jan Jordaan
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matches. Heatlie was a big, robust forward and an intelligent, inspiring leader. When Heatlie was given the captaincy of the South Africans for the final test in 1896, he decided to supply his team with jerseys from the Old Diocesan Club. It was a happy coincidence that the jerseys were green and
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The official formation of the school took place on 2 July 1873 when the "Undenominational Boys Public school" was declared. By June 1882 the school was classified as a Class 1 Public School and by 1899 a high school. It later became Worcester Boys' High. In 1972 Worcester Boys' High and Worcester
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During 1875 the farm De Doorns in the Hex River Valley was bought by the Cape Colonial Government to build a railway station. Around this station the hamlet of De Doorns would develop. By 1877, the line already reached Montagu Road on its way to Kimberley and in 1883 the name was changed to Touws
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The Worcester Commercial Bank Unlimited was officially established in 1856. Due to growth in the wagon making industry, the Bank ran into a credit crisis by 1864. Discounting of bills of exchange became difficult and investors started to withdraw their money. Only a £6000 capital injection by the
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per year, and as Shopkeeper, by ordinance, he had to supply twelve months worth of credit to clients. The town of Worcester was founded as an administrative seat and to create a church and central market place for the frontier farmers. With the market established, Scottish artisans settled in the
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Richard Robins (Dick) Luyt was born at Ceres and was ranked by his contemporaries as a centre as good as Japie Krige. He had the same uncanny ability to create openings for his teammates and it would seem as if he was South Africa's first hard-tackling centre. Dick Luyt who was a medical doctor
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In 1882 a Worcester Rugby team played in the first recorded match against De Doorns, "A special train was engaged and a tremendous crowd of enthusiasts proceeded to the Valley for a whole day's picnicking and some football." The Church Council complained about this "tendency of the age," matches
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Truter, District Surgeon Glaeser and Reverend Sutherland served on the School Commission when the Government Free School reached the town in 1830. School was attended six days a week and subjects included Dictatation, Reading, Grammar, Writing, Arithmetic and Translating from Dutch into English.
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The Zweletemba township, to the southeast of the town, was awarded 524 sub-economic, 300 economic dwellings and two hostel schemes of 1274 units for single persons. Due to the policy of Apartheid, these people were not considered to be permanent residents and it was only after the abolishment of
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Sub division of the original plots dates back to the 1860s when the town experienced its first economic boom. By the 1890s, when there was a downturn in economic fortune the population grew at a considerable rate, as landless people moved to the town. Small industry, business and residence still
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influx control in 1986 that the township population really exploded. In 1985, students protested over Afrikaans being a dominant language at school. Riots broke out and several students were shot by police in Robertson Road. A student named Nkosana Nation Bahumi was killed due to the protests.
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created more public interest than any other rugby match up to then and for the first time reports in the old newspapers refer to the "perpetual Newlands roar." The highlight of the match was undoubtedly a try scored by Allport. It was to be 45 years before Roy Dryburgh became only the second
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On 29 October 2019, the Council of Breede Valley Municipality, which governs the town of Worcester, approved that the honorary title of "Freedom of the Town" be bestowed on the following exceptional persons who contributed significantly to Worcester and the South African society:
915:. By 1709 European farmers were given grazing rights in the area "over de Breede Rivier." In 1714 the first quitrent farms were released. Settlement in most cases was not on a permanent basis and "Hartebees huisies" were erected. When European settlers first arrived at the later
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1908 – Good Hope Café and Cinema was started by the first Greek resident of Worcester. Mr Costas Drigos bought the property and by 1920 he sold to the Gianellos brothers. In the early days most meetings of social-, political- or sport organisations were held at the Good Hope
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JS Naudè & Co controlled the buying and distribution of deciduous fruit from 1899 onwards. The company developed internal, African and in later years European markets. By 1960 all the companies in Worcester amalgamated to form Deciduous Fruit Distributors of Worcester.
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A second group of German settlers followed in the 1870s to help with railway line construction. They again would bring skills as highly trained artisans. By the 1880s a Jewish community of traders and capital-rich business people would follow. The early 1900s saw the first
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board of directors saved the Bank from ruin. The discovery of diamonds brought a steadier stream of prospectors travelling through Worcester. This led to the opening of more shops and lodgings and other facilities to meet their needs and a rise in the town's population.
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opposition until 1927, when they amalgamated to form the Worcester Standard and Advertiser. During the Anglo-Boer War, De Jong was jailed at Tokai. In 2023 the Worcester Standard amalgamated with the Breederivier Gazette and began to be distributed as a free newspaper.
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in 1834, the so-called "Coloured quarter" of town started to populate, south of Durban Street, between Rainer- and Grey Streets. This community was mainly composed of free slaves and 24 plots were set aside for development in 1840. For the next 110 years, the
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was born at Glen Heatlie in the district of Worcester, on 25 April 1872, one of nine brothers who were all good athletes and sportsmen. He was selected for Western Province at the age of 18, and for South Africa in his 20th year. Altogether he represented
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provided a single standby line. By 1948 Eskom started construction on the Hex River Power Station. The power station came into production in 1952 and the municipal main sub-station was connected to Eskom, all supply was then taken from this source.
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The first Germans settled in Worcester during the 1860s as skilled farm labourers. During the 1870s a second wave of German artisans helped with the construction of the railway line and in return received Crown property at Goudini Road in 1880. A
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were immediately formed for this purpose. Thomas Brounger was appointed as the head railway engineer, and with the help of Thomas Bain, the line to Worcester was opened on 16 June 1876. On the opening of the station at Worcester, the
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team played for the first time against a Cape Town side. Matches took place at Church-, Market and Queen Squares. Players were organised into three local teams, Rangers, Worcester and United and played their matches on Saturdays.
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By the 1880s 40 companies manufactured wagons in Worcester, Fairbairn- Durban- and Riebeeck Streets housed these factories. The Worcester Industry slowly died as the railway lines became a more effective mode of transportation.
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German settlers employed as "tagloners" on the surrounding farms from 1860 onwards, would soon use the abundance of fertile soil, water and their skilled labour to see the area evolve from livestock farming to cultivated land,
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These factors led to the early construction of a diverse and cosmopolitan society in Worcester, outside of Cape Town, the only town that would develop as such in the Western Province during the late 19th century. In 1890 the
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was built at 54 Porter Street in 1894. The site had disadvantages, in particular" the aroma from the vinegar factory next door." In 1948 the property was sold and the present fine church was erected in Church Street.
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plant in 1936. By 1945 Worcester started planning to build a proper water impounding scheme. Construction of the Stettynskloof Dam started in 1952. The work was undertaken by Beton und Monierbau Aktiengesellschaft of
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The annual average rainfall in the Slanghoek area is in excess of 1,500 millimetres or 60 inches, in contrast with a low of 300 millimetres or 12 inches in the Nuy and Scherpenheuvel areas to the east and southeast.
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community-owned farms, Hendrik Gertse at Hex River, Andreas Jasons at Brandwacht, Jeftha Fransman at Goudini while the Afrika, Hartzenberg, Everts, Solomons, Romans and Titus families were employed as labourers.
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The first edition of the Worcester Weekly News was printed on 31 July 1880. The proprietor was Mr Watson and issues published under this masthead until 17 August 1882. J.E. de Jong was a master-printer from
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when he represented South Africa in 1910. Allport played at fullback in the last two tests of the series against the fourth English touring side. With the series poised at one win each, the third test at
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establish date. Six players of the club had the honour of wearing the green and gold of SARU. Johnny Neethling, Isak Neethling, Abe Felix, Maurice Hankey, Christy Noble and Charles January.
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resident at Worcester. Jewish traders began to settle in Worcester during the 1880s, a plot of ground was purchased in 1902 from the Municipality to establish a Jewish cemetery. The first
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in the Currie Cup Competition. On 20 and 21 January 1925, Luyt captained a Western Province Country Districts side at Worcester when they played against the
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through Worcester, rather than Tulbagh or any of the other nearby competing towns. This decision has had an enormous influence on Worcester's growth.
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George Parker owned a shop and managed the first Post Office on the south side of town, from 1824 to 1860. His salary as Post Master was about 24
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virus, that would turn into an epidemic for the Khoi people and by 1713 would take its toll on their existence as a people.
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Quarterly, Sable and Gules, a portcullis Or, nailed Azure; on a chief wavy Argent, three hurts, on each a fleur-de-lis, Or
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in an over limited match at Boland Park. Henderson would go on to represent South Africa in 7 test matches and 4 ODI's.
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Mountains will be completed." The African Rifles Regiment started construction of this road in 1819.
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would all score centuries at Boland Park. During April 1993,
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Worcester 150 Years; R.G. Grebe Worcester Municipality 1970
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was founded on 28 January 1859. The church was designed by
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Beyond the City Lights: The Story of the Western Province
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1964 - First Worcester Scouts established by John Beukes.
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Dutch Reformed Church, commonly known as "Die Moederkerk"
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Populated places in the Breede Valley Local Municipality
3042:(PhD thesis). University of Pretoria. pp. xlv–lii.
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per annum. In the dryer southern regions of the valley,
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and by 1840, 132 of the original 144 plots were sold.
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2863:Worcester Divisional Council coat of arms (1973)
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1275:1876 – Opening of the Worcester railway station.
853:Worcester and its surroundings form part of the
3386:Springbok Saga: A Pictorial History From, 1891
3345:Worcester Boys' High School Journal; WSEP 1968
2936:Argent in the shape of a letter W between two
2903:holding a cornucopia of fruit. The motto was
2145:Church started with missionary work under the
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3822:Cape Winelands District within South Africa
3267:"'I forgive you' – Worcester bomb survivor"
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1778:Stockenström Street Sub Division House 1870
1327:International Organization of Good Templars
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3376:Museum Archive Assistance: Johannes Malgas
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1384:1914 – Hospital completed at Hospital Hill
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1881:Simon and Woolf Heller were merchants in
1315:1886 – The first telephone was installed.
1251:1861 – The first Town Hall was completed.
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2165:Rhenish Mission Church Adderley Street
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1786:Russell Street Sub Division House 1890
282:Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden
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3752:Cape Winelands District Municipality
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3203:Biography of Jean Welz at Artefacts
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2225:Congregational Church Church Street
509:73.2 km (28.3 sq mi)
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197:Town in Western Cape, South Africa
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1111:of the different communities.
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3421:Worcester Tourism Association
3355:. Bolandse Rugby-Voetbalunie.
2694:Notable sporting performances
2428:Drostdy Technical High School
1934:Transport & communication
1765:Standard Bank of South Africa
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3383:Greyvenstein, Chris (1977).
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1749:African Banking Corporation
1578:Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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3137:. Human & Rousseau.
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1972:Cape Government Railways
1958:, and the attainment of
1798:Finance would bring the
950:British colonial history
913:Dutch East India Company
817:Malmesbury, Western Cape
365:Show map of South Africa
335:Show map of Western Cape
3067:Sum of the Main Places
2993:33.645867°S 19.444988°E
2541:was born in Worcester.
2083:community was known as
1230:and then continuing to
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1067:Du Toitskloof Mountains
1039:schemes in the valley.
844:Du Toitskloof Mountains
149:more precise citations.
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3364:Green, Lawrence George
2921:Divisional council (2)
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3533:Independence Movement
3283:The Bishop's Churches
3131:Burman, Jose (1984).
2998:-33.645867; 19.444988
2955:1996 Shoprite bombing
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2724:the globe during the
2678:Golf and other sports
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1841:The Western Wine and
1800:Industrial Revolution
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1769:Articles of Agreement
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207:Woester in Afrikaans
3887:De Hollandsche Molen
3799:Prince Alfred Hamlet
2962:Notes and references
2765:– rugby union player
2336:Worcester Industrial
2328:Rolihlahla Informal
1767:. In December 1891,
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1222:from Cape Town, via
1052:Marquis of Worcester
831:Rooihoogte and from
811:Du Toitskloof, from
535:Racial makeup (2011)
527: • Density
3634:Breede River Valley
3255:. 20 December 2012.
3183:"Cape Gliding Club"
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2648:Villagers Worcester
2620:Villagers Worcester
2394:Worcester Gymnasium
1757:National Provincial
1360:Chamber of Commerce
1261:" on the same site.
1259:Worcester Gymnasium
921:Breede River Valley
899:into the valley of
848:Hex River Mountains
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3578:Provincial Cabinet
3217:2867 (24 May 1957)
3213:Cape of Good Hope
2888:in February 1983.
2886:Bureau of Heraldry
2882:H. Ellis Tomlinson
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2785:Miss Universe 2018
2763:John-Roy Jenkinson
2535:Jimmy Blanckenberg
2522:Pelham Plum Warner
2504:Tennis and cricket
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1944:Andrew Geddes Bain
1905:Water and sewerage
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3170:Martin 2005
3158:Martin 2002
3116:7 September
3090:eskom.co.za
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2832:Cecyl Esau;
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2562:Rudi Bryson
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1964:Cape Colony
1883:dried fruit
1761:Westminster
1753:Lloyds Bank
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1353:Cape Colony
1349:martial law
1306:Alfred Beit
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1109:segregation
1084:When Black
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488:Established
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3869:Wellington
3776:Witzenberg
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3689:Oudtshoorn
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3664:Cities and
3629:West Coast
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3565:Government
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2062:Sophy Gray
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1977:Cape Argus
1921:Düsseldorf
1912:filtration
1847:distillery
1828:Portuguese
1379:Boy Scouts
1287:Freemasons
1239:galvanised
1232:Swellendam
1037:irrigation
1012:Olof Bergh
960:Magistrate
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155:March 2024
130:references
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3511:Cape Town
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2949:Incidents
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