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    1. Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] More silly questions - Cape Colony
    2. Steve Hayes
    3. On 5 Jan 2014 at 8:08, Richard Ball wrote: > Generally speaking you can safely refer to it as the Cape of Good Hope > until 1910 when it became part of the larger union. Cape Colony is an alternative, but remember that before 1910 the boundaries changed quite a bit, as various bits of territory were annexed at various times -- Griqualand West, British Kaffraria and Transkei, for example. Between 1910 and 1994 the Cape Procvince then underwent the reverse process, as bits of territory were detached again - Transkei, Ciskei, Griqualand East, Boputhatswana... -- Steve Hayes E-mail: [email protected] Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com Web: http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm Phone: 083-342-3563 or 012-333-6727 Fax: 086-548-2525

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