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Province under the terms of the Cape Museum Ordinance and is responsible for the institution, its policies, its operational continuity and well-being, and the assets which it holds in trust for the people of Ceres, to whom it is ultimately accountable. The building in which the museum is housed was
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The name "Togryers Museum" or Transport Riders’ Museum originated from the huge influence that the transport riders had on the development of Ceres. The completion of Michell's Pass in 1848 made the town accessible to wagons, and one of the main routes to the diamond fields in
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who were interested in preserving the heritage of the town. It was proclaimed a local museum on 7 November 1978 and established as a province-aided museum with effect from 1 April 1987. The Board of Trustees is the governing body of the museum with powers vested in it by the
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Architectural Drawing: : Herstelwerk, Verandering, Byvoegings en Riolering, Architect: Gabrial Fagan, 1979/11/22 Drawing no. 77-3/WT1, Ceres: Togryers Museum archive
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built as a flour mill during the early 1930s. The structure of the building was changed somewhat to accommodate the design by well-known
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Ceres van Gister en Eergister deur Francois Bothma, First edition 1997, Pretoria: Unisa Uitgewers.
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Provincial Government Notice 74, Cape Provincial Gazette No 74, 10 September 1986
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era forced removals during the 1960s and impacts on the local community
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Establishment of Ceres and the lifestyles of its first inhabitants.
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Transport and Local History Museum in Western Cape, South Africa
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Local History, including development of schools and churches
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Historic information to the public for school assignments
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Educational programmes for primary and secondary schools
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Ceres Transport Riders’ Museum

Coordinates
33°22′6.08″S 19°18′37.42″E / 33.3683556°S 19.3103944°E / -33.3683556; 19.3103944
www.ceresmuseum.co.za
Ceres
South Africa
Government of the Western Cape
Cape Town
heritage
Kimberley
earthquake of 1969
Apartheid




Transport museum
Ox-wagon
Cape cart
Andrew Geddes Bain
Ceres
Andrew Geddes Bain

Categories
Museums in the Western Cape
Museums in South Africa
Local museums in South Africa

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