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Ventersdorp

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and the land the church was built on. It was proclaimed as a town in June 1887. The Mill on the town was built by Richrd Carew Wilson in 1866
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residents, some of whom have attend the former whites-only Afrikaans High School after the end of Apartheid since 1995.
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Ventersdorp is centrally located, making it easier to access more prominent urban towns such as
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that was established in 1866. It was named after Johannes Venter who owned the farm
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group that Terre'Blanche founded. The town was the site of the 1991 "
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Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014).
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was born in Ventersdorp and the town is the base of the
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and the AWB ahead of a scheduled appearance by then
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Populated places in the JB Marks Local Municipality
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Ventersdorp is located in North West (South African province)
Ventersdorp is located in South Africa
Ventersdorp is located in Africa
26°19′S 26°49′E / 26.317°S 26.817°E / -26.317; 26.817
Country
South Africa
Province
North West
District
Dr Kenneth Kaunda
Municipality
JB Marks
Black African
Coloured
Indian
Asian
White
First languages
Afrikaans
Tswana
English
Xhosa
Time zone
UTC+2
SAST
Postal code
PO box
Area code
Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality

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