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Paardeberg

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Paardeberg , historic location, Free State , South Africa. In Feb., 1900, during the South African War , Gen. Piet Cronje and his Boer (Afrikaner) troops were forced to surrender to the British army at Paardeberg. ... Read more
Horatio Herbert Kitchener Kitchener, 1st Earl
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...appointed chief of staff to Lord Roberts in the South African War . He reorganized transport, led an unsuccessful attack on Paardeberg, and suppressed the Boer revolt near Priska. When Roberts returned to England late in 1900, believing the Boer resistance... Read more

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Voor Paardeberg Festival has something for everyone.(Life)
Newspaper article from: Cape Times (South Africa); 11/6/2008; 203 words ; BYLINE: ARTS WRITER The annual Voor Paardeberg Festival will take place on November 15 at the visitors' centre...as well as Cape Malay chicken curry and lamb pies. The Voor Paardeberg is 50 minutes outside Cape Town, off the N1. l Tickets are... Read more
C&m group investing over pounds50m in multi-purpose ice maiden
Newspaper article from: Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK); 12/20/2006; ; 429 words ; ...conversion of a multi- purpose support vessel capable of operating anywhere in the world. The Ice Maiden, formerly the MV Paardeberg, a 14,000-tonne Russian class AAA ice-breaker, is almost as long as two football pitches. At the moment, the vessel is in... Read more
Rare diamond find.(News)
Newspaper article from: Pretoria News (South Africa); 4/28/2008; 128 words ; A rare 45-carat dark orange-brown diamond was found at the Paardeberg East Kimberlite, near Kimberley. The stone was recovered by...sampling/trial mining at the company's Silverstreams alluvial and Paardeberg East Kimberlite projects, realised $750 077 (about R5.7 million... Read more
Boer War hero remembered at auction.
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 5/11/2001; 113 words ; ...recognised today when his medals are put up for auction. Lance-Cpl Alfred Rose, from Ladywood, fought in the ill-fated battle of Paardeberg in February 1900 where a quarter of his force were killed. Ordered to drive Boer forces out of the trenches, the soldiers... Read more
Canadian infantryman.
Magazine article from: Esprit de Corps; 8/1/2000; ; 468 words ; ...places, some good and some bad. I know his forebears too. They once blazoned themselves into the national consciousness at Paardeberg, Ypres, Vimy, Dieppe, D-Day, Caen, Kapyong, Hill 355 and now in the Balkans. There is no typical Canadian infantryman as there... Read more
Hero who changed the rules of honour
Newspaper article from: The Northern Echo; 2/18/2000; ; 362 words ; ...Sergeant Alfred Atkinson - one of the first soldiers to be awarded the VC posthumously - is the focus of a ceremony at the Paardeberg Battlefield, in South Africa, where he fell 100 years ago today during the Boer War. On that day Sgt Atkinson, of the Yorkshire-bas... Read more
Warm reception for ice maiden at us show
Newspaper article from: Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK); 5/2/2007; ; 350 words ; ...multipurpose support vessel capable of operating anywhere in the world - was officially launched yesterday at OTC. Formerly the MV Paardeberg - a 14,000 tonne ice-breaker - she is almost as long as two football pitches. The ship, now berthed in the Atlantic Marine... Read more
Cool start for ice maiden as she wins North Sea contract
Newspaper article from: Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK); 1/8/2007; 559 words ; ...100million 167m Ice Maiden. The vessel is scheduled to enter service late Q2, just ahead of the Shell work. Formerly the MV Paardeberg, a 14,000-tonne Russian Class AAA ice- breaker, Ice Maiden is almost as long as two football pitches. It is currently at the... Read more
RBHS honours old boys.(News)
Newspaper article from: Cape Times (South Africa); 11/10/2008; 248 words ; ...and fine chocolates will be available. Tickets are R230. Proceeds will be shared with the Kids with HIV Foundation. The Voor Paardeberg wine festival is at the David Frost estate on Saturday from 11am to 6pm. There will be live music and activities for children... Read more
Penal reformers slam Parole Board delays.(News)
Newspaper article from: Pretoria News (South Africa); 7/29/2008; 617 words ; ...in prison for longer than need be. The case of Bradley Nelson, currently serving a 33-year sentence for murder robbery in Paardeberg prison near Paarl in the Western Cape, drew the attention of the SAHRC. According to Van Zyl, Nelson has already served 17... Read more

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