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* Diocesan College (Bishops) founded in Rondebosch, Cape Town by Bishop Robert Gray. |
* [[Diocesan College (Bishops)]] founded in Rondebosch, Cape Town by [[Bishop Robert Gray]]. |
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* The [[United Kingdom|British]] propose to ship convicts to the [[Cape Colony]], but the Cape population strongly object and it is squashed with the help of British MP [[Charles Bowyer Adderley]] |
* The [[United Kingdom|British]] propose to ship convicts to the [[Cape Colony]], but the Cape population strongly object and it is squashed with the help of British MP [[Charles Bowyer Adderley]] |
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* The street Heerengracht in [[Cape Town]] is changed to Adderley Street in honour of Adderley who help stop the shipping of convicts |
* The street Heerengracht in [[Cape Town]] is changed to Adderley Street in honour of Adderley who help stop the shipping of convicts |
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Revision as of 18:06, 14 February 2010
See also: 1848 in South Africa, other events of 1849, 1850 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.
Events
- Diocesan College (Bishops) founded in Rondebosch, Cape Town by Bishop Robert Gray.
- The British propose to ship convicts to the Cape Colony, but the Cape population strongly object and it is squashed with the help of British MP Charles Bowyer Adderley
- The street Heerengracht in Cape Town is changed to Adderley Street in honour of Adderley who help stop the shipping of convicts
- The first Jewish Congregation is founded in Cape Town
- The Byrne Settlers start arriving in Natal
References
See Timeline of South African history for list of References