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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Grahamstown city (1991 pop. 19,783), Eastern Cape, SE South Africa. It manufactures pottery and is the commercial center for a rich agricultural region. Founded in 1819 as a military post on Xhosa land, the Grahamstown area was the site of repeated conflict in the early 19th cent. Rhodes Univ. (1904) and the Albany Museum, with collections of prehistoric and natural history materials, are in the city. Author not available, GRAHAMSTOWN. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Grahamstown
Grahamstown (Afrikaans: Grahamstad; Xhosa: Rini), Eastern Cape/South AfricaGraham's Town Founded in 1812 by, and named after, Colonel John Graham, as a military frontier post opposite Xhosa territory. Read more

Sir Harry George Wakelyn Smith
...He commanded a division in the Kafir War (1834-36), in which he made his famous ride of 700 mi (1,130 km) from Capetown to Grahamstown in less than six days. He was governor of the newly annexed frontier territory, named Queen Adelaide prov., from 1835 until... Read more

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	Funny men at Grahamstown.(South Africa's national arts festival)(Brief Article) ; ...South Africa's national arts festival at Grahamstown, which runs until July 11th, your correspondent...the owner was now his boyfriend. The Grahamstown festival began in the 1970s as a celebration...leg waxing. A tented city sprang up in Grahamstown's open spaces, where mimes mimed, drummers... Read more
	Still drawing standing ovations; Athol Fugard's landmark apartheid-era drama Sizwe Banzi is Dead is one of more than 80 productions that have brought leading directors, writers and actors to Grahamstown this year, writes Mercury Editor David Canning.(News) ; ...restaging on the opening night at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival at the weekend...venues in the country following the Grahamstown relaunch. Kani told the National Arts...leading directors, writers and actors to Grahamstown this year. Among them is another Fugard... Read more
	Touch of Grahamstown for Jozi.(Entertainment) ; ...Tonight Reporter The 969 festival celebrates its fifth birthday with a mix of dance, music, drama, and comedy direct from the Grahamstown National Arts Festival. The line-up for this week, from today until Saturday, includes: nBAR FLIES: Wits Downstairs Theatre... Read more
	Living fossil found trapped in mud near Grahamstown.(News) ; ...mud under rock, removed in the construction of the N2 bypass around Grahamstown almost 25 years ago. Gess said his discovery showed the world that...is Latin meaning an ancient lamprey and Rini is the Xhosa name for Grahamstown. Read more
	Twenty years of 'keeping the lid on the volcano'; Lynette Marais is handing the reins of the Grahamstown festival to Ismail Mahomed, who looks forward to taking charge of the raucous cultural marketplace, reports J Brooks Spector.(News) ; Grahamstown's annual arts festival opens in less than a month and...manager/producers in South Africa. Since her arrival in Grahamstown, the National Arts Festival has exploded in size and...when South African Defence Force artillery, aimed at Grahamstown townships, was parked at the Settlers Monument. ... Read more
	A walk down Memory Lane /in the city of saints; How Grahamstown has changed since I was a Rhodent, writes Katherine Graham. ; When you say the word Grahamstown , what springs to mind? Most people...not the best time to experience Grahamstown. For an authentic experience, try...has a lot to offer the visitor. Grahamstown is right in the heart of Frontier... Read more
	exhibitions at grahamstown.(Life) ; ...national arts festivals, it is the one in Grahamstown - the oldest at 33 years - that usually...media, talent and quality. This year, at Grahamstown, that tradition continued. Not that...Johnnies-come-lately arts festivals, Grahamstown has a heart for (visual) art history... Read more
	Young ambassadors for chemistry in Grahamstown, South Africa.(The Project Place: Information about new, current, and complete IUPAC projects and related initiatives.) ; ...events was held 19-23 March 2007 in Grahamstown, South Africa, completing a five-year...educators from public schools in and around Grahamstown to partake in this workshop series...undertaking as part of the YAC day in central Grahamstown. First, they built a three-meter model... Read more
	Grahamstown festival reflects well on SA.(News) ; ...long way. The National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, which has just concluded its 2006 season...Even more impressive is the town of Grahamstown. How many such places have kept up with...adopt reform? With the spotlight on Grahamstown once a year, the town's people have... Read more
	Grahamstown Festival.(News) ; ...country, we've come a long way. The National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, which has just concluded its 2006 season, is reaching a...listen reflect the country as a whole. With the spotlight on Grahamstown once a year, the town's people have had to come to grips... Read more

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