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unusual facts about Lichtenburg, North West


Lichtenburg

Lichtenburg, North West, a city in the North West Province of South Africa


Albert Gubay

Gubay sold the mainly North West and Irish based chain of 21 locations and 150,000 members to the private equity arm of Legal & General, in July 2004 for £70 million.

Arthur Dietzsch

After Hitler came to power, Dietzsch, still serving his 14 years sentence, was labelled a communist and transferred to KZ Sonnenburg in March 1933, from there to KZ Esterwegen in 1934 and later to KZ Lichtenburg.

Call Me Madam

Merman sang "The Hostess With the Mostes' on the Ball," then Lukas sang "Lichtenburg," then Merman sang "Can You Use Any Money Today?" and "The Best Thing for You (Would Be Me)," and finally Merman sang "You're Just in Love" with Nype.

Children's Adventure Farm Trust

Each year the Adventure Farm helps 3,000 children aged 4 to 16, coming from all over the North West, with people coming from Cheshire, Lancashire, Merseyside, Cumbria, Staffordshire, Yorkshire, North Wales and Derbyshire.

Chris Davies

In December 2009 Davies appeared on The Politics Show North West alongside Nick Griffin on a debate regarding climate change and the then forthcoming 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, which both men were attending as part of the EU Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Fanie du Plessis

Stephanus ("Fanie") Johannes du Plessis was born on 23 February 1930 in Lichtenburg, South Africa.

Freiberg Cathedral

Their tomb, created by the Saxon Baroque sculptor Balthasar Permoser, had originally been situated in the Lichtenburg at Prettin, but was moved to Freiberg in 1811.

Grant Hodnett

During that 2011/2012 season he made 4 first class appearances with a highest score of 57 versus North West at Potchefstroom as well as 4 List A appearances.

Harts River

The Little Harts River which rises near Coligny joins the Great Harts River, which rises near Lichtenburg, to form the main river.

History of Gaborone

In the 1880s, Kgosi Gaborone of the Batlokoa clan left the Magaliesberg area in the South African province of North West to settle in the southeastern part of Botswana and called the settlement Moshaweng.

Juana Bormann

She first served at the Lichtenburg concentration camp, in Lichtenburg, Saxony under SS Oberaufseherin Jane Bernigau with 49 other SS women.

Koos de la Rey

He was elected commandant of the Lichtenburg district, and became a member of the Transvaal Volksraad in 1883.

Lichtenburg, North West

Notable people who went to Hoërskool Lichtenburg include Hestrie Cloete(Olympic silver medalist).

MV True North

MV True North is an expedition yacht operating predominantly in Western Australia's north west.

National Party of Western Australia

In 2009 Vince Catania, the MLA for North West, defected to the Nationals in support of their regional policies.

Rugby League Raw

Rugby League Raw was broadcast in the BBC's North East & Cumbria, Yorkshire & North Midlands, East Yorkshire & Lincolnshire and North West regions and attracted over 400,000 viewers, despite its late night timeslot.

SAFA Second Division

Currently it features 144 teams in total, divided into 9 divisions, borderly decided by the 9 geo-political provinces of South Africa: Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu Natal, Northern Cape, Western Cape, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West.

Sixteenth Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa

The Sixteenth Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa (formally the Constitution Sixteenth Amendment Act of 2009) transferred Merafong City Local Municipality from North West to Gauteng, altering the boundary between the two provinces.

South African Class 11 2-8-2

SAR 946 went to Blue Circle Cement in Lichtenburg and is now part of a static display at the Andries Beyers Farming Museum in Lichtenburg.

Tangerine Confectionery

In April 2009 the company was ranked 23rd in the PricewaterhouseCoopers Profit Track 100, published by The Sunday Times, and was the highest North West entry in the table, which lists the 100 private UK's companies with the fastest growing profits.

Tete veld aethomys

However, the current best estimate suggests that Tete veld rats are found in Swaziland and northeastern South Africa, where they are found in the North West, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces, and the northern part of Free State province.


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