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Transvaal

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Transvaal , former province, NE South Africa. With the new constitution of 1994, it was divided into Eastern Transvaal (now Mpumalanga), Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo), Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Veereeniging (now Gauteng), and part of North West prov. The Transvaal was bounded on the N and W by the Limpopo River, which forms the border with Zimbabwe and Botswana, on the E by Mozambique and Swaziland, and on the S by the Vaal River, the border with Orange Free State (now Free State). It was mainly situated in the highveld, at an altitude of 3,000 to 6,000 ft (910-1,830 m). Pretoria and Jo... Read more
Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger
Encyclopedia of World Biography ... Maintaining the independence of the Transvaal for a quarter of a century, he gradually ... farming in the Rustenburg district of Transvaal. Life as a Pioneer The only real schooling ... linked very closely with that of the Transvaal government. First he served as adviser ... Read more
Paul Kruger
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... Johannes Paulus) , 1825-1904, South African Transvaal statesman, known as Oom Paul. As a child ... establish the Dutch-speaking republic of Transvaal (1852). Kruger's life was closely tied ... soldier, farmer, and politician. The Transvaal was annexed by Great Britain in 1877 ... Read more

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Transvaal Park Plans to Reopen Next Month, THE MOSCOW TIMES
The Moscow Times (Russia); 4/22/2004; Anatoly Medetsky; 571 words ; ... crews combing through debris at Transvaal Park after the Feb. 14 collapse. The reopening date is set for May 1. Transvaal Park plans to reopen May 1, less ... restaurant and, probably, swimming pool, Transvaal said on its web site. Those venues ... Read more
Report: Mayor's Wife Has Links to Transvaal, THE MOSCOW TIMES
The Moscow Times (Russia); 3/10/2004; Alex Nicholson; 1086 words ; ... personally helped finance the purchase of the Transvaal water park that collapsed last month ... firm called Terra Oil to help it buy Transvaal Park, the newspaper reported, citing ... Feb. 14 tragedy, Kommersant and several news outlets reported that Inteko was the beneficial owner of Transvaal, an ... Read more
Ackerman lines up Transvaal for easy revenge
The Independent - London; 3/4/1995; David Hughes; 438 words ; Combined Provinces XV 8 Northern Transvaal 28 A Northern Transvaal side containing five Springboks avenged their second ... post-interval penalties when just 15-8 in arrears, Northern Transvaal pulled away. Johannes Ackerman lorded the front of ... Read more
Transvaal Exposes Dark Side of Building Boom, THE MOSCOW TIMES
The Moscow Times (Russia); 2/19/2004; 1014 words ; ... 02-19-2004 Relatives of those who died in the Transvaal collapse leading a funeral procession ... Vostryakovskoye Cemetery. In the aftermath of the Transvaal water park tragedy Saturday, Mayor Yury ... the city's approval. The high-profile Transvaal water park opened in Luzhkov's presence ... Read more
Transvaal Architect Blames Terrorism, THE MOSCOW TIMES
The Moscow Times (Russia); 3/31/2004; Denis Maternovsky; 782 words ; ... themoscowtimes.com/ The collapse of the roof of Transvaal water park, which left 28 people dead ... was used to settle business scores. The Transvaal disaster came a month before presidential ... that officials ruled out terrorism at Transvaal to calm the population. Vvedensky said ... Read more
SCOTTCHA!; Banned Gibbs in Test torment N Transvaal 35, British Lions 30.(Sport)
The Mirror (London, England); 6/9/1997; Price, Colin; 444 words ; N Transvaal 35, British Lions 30 Scott Gibbs may have punched himself out of the ... we lost. We just didn't play in the first 41 minutes. SCORES: Northern Transvaal - Tries; van Schalkwyk (2), Steyn, Richter. Pens; Steyn (3). Cons; Steyn ... Read more
SOUNDERS USE 10 GOALS TO ROUT S.V. TRANSVAAL.(Sports)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 6/18/1997; Brandon, Rachel; 328 words ; ... Roel Tempo and Alfons Taylor of S.V. Transvaal. The Sounders pounded them relentlessly ... the opener with an injured knee. S.V. Transvaal was playing its first game on artificial ... from Suriname. Tempo started in goal for Transvaal, and had a few nice saves in the first ... Read more
Transvaal Farmers Pledge Total Support for Apartheid;Rightist Afrikaners Threaten Botha's Rule
The Washington Post; 4/5/1987; William Claiborne; 949 words ; ... way to Lichtenburg. Deep in the western Transvaal high veld, where Afrikaner farmers tend ... whites-only parliamentary election. Vote-heavy Transvaal is important to Botha, because it is ... remote and sparsely developed western Transvaal region, Steinman expressed fears that ... Read more
RUGBY UNION: Lions mauled; N TRANSVAAL 35 LIONS 30.(Sports Ulster)
The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 6/9/1997; 405 words ; ... when they were outclassed by Northern Transvaal in Pretoria. Guscott scored two tries ... the Lions will reflect that Northern Transvaal had yielded five Test players to the ... failed to control possession, Northern Transvaal hurried to an 11-0 lead by the 21st minute ... Read more
The Kruisrivier cobalt mine, Transvaal, South Africa.
The Mineralogical Record; 11/1/1996; Reeks, Graham; 5639 words ; ... the Kruisrivier mine. It was named transvaalite after the then-Republic of the Transvaal. The name transvaalite is now discredited, and the mineral ... Windisch for research on Henderson's Transvaal Estates Ltd.; and the Registrar of ... from the Survey's 1:250,000 series maps; and Dr. E. C. I ... . Read more

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Free Article HELL IN SMALL PLACES: AGRARIAN ELITES AND COLLECTIVE VIOLENCE IN THE WESTERN TRANSVAAL, 1900-1907.
Journal of Social History; 9/22/2001
Free Article RUSSIA: SPECIALISTS FIND NO TRACES OF EXPLOSIVES IN TRANSVAAL WATER PARK WRECKAGE.(Brief Article)
IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 3/2/2004
Free Article RUSSIA: MOSCOW AUTHORITIES FORBID REOPENING OF TRANSVAAL.(Brief Article)
IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 4/29/2004