Raper: Aliwal South was an alternate name for Mossel Bay around 1850. Keith ------ Original Message ------ Received: Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:03:54 AM EDT From: "Francois Greeff" <goodgreeff@hiddencode.co.uk> To: <south-africa@rootsweb.com> Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] ALIWAL SOUTH = Mossel bay "Aliwal North is named in tribute to Sir Harry Smith.[1] Sir Harry Smith, then Governor of the Cape Colony, formally founded the small town of Aliwal North in the Cape Province of South Africa in 1850. He named the town "Aliwal" in memory of his victory over the Sikhs at the Battle of Aliwal during the First Sikh War in India in 1846, and "North" in opposition to Aliwal South (now Mossel Bay)." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliwal_North Regards, Francois _____________ Francois Greeff, 36 Aston Road, London, SW20 8BE, United Kingdom Phone: 0044 20 8123 4224. Mobile 0044 79 6372 2345. Skype: Greefffrancois. Greeff Family Web Site: www.Greeff.info -----Original Message----- From: Russell [mailto:rpcdoc@shaw.ca] Sent: 01 July 2011 01:28 To: south-africa@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] LDS site - ALIWAL 1868 - 1879 Baptisms Could some knowledgeable Lister tell me if there was an Aliwal North AND an Aliwal South? ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message