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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 133. Not illustrated. Chapters: Mafikeng, Broome, Western Australia, Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Port Hedland, Western Australia, Springvale, Victoria, Lebret, Saskatchewan, Roebourne, Western Australia, Cottesloe, Western Australia, Glenroy, Victoria, Wyndham, Western Australia, Harvey, Western Australia, Malanda, Queensland, Boolarra, Victoria, Swanbourne, Western Australia, Hawthorn East, Victoria, Gembrook, Victoria, Gordon Park, Queensland, Bellevue, Western Australia, Wilston, Queensland, Eaglemont, Victoria, Broadmeadow, New South Wales, Onslow, Western Australia, Millican, Oregon, Yucca, Arizona, Derby, Western Australia, Uraidla, South Australia, Mount Compass, South Australia, West Hartley, California, Juntura, Oregon, Virginia, Queensland, Invermay, Tasmania, Point Samson, Western Australia, Truscott, Texas, Dewey, Utah. Excerpt: Mahikeng formerly known as Mafikeng (see name history below) is the capital city of the North-West Province of South Africa. Located on South Africa's border with Botswana, it is 1,400 km (870 mi) northeast of Cape Town and 260 km (160 mi) west of Johannesburg. In 2001, it had a population of 49,300. In 2007, Mafikeng was reported to have a population of 250,000 of which the CBD constitutes between 69,000 and 75,000. It is built on the open veld at an elevation of 1,500 m (4,921 ft), by the banks of the Upper Molopo River. The Madibi goldfields are some 15 km (9.3 mi) south of the town. Mafikeng was originally headquarters of the Barolong people. The town was founded in the 1880s by British mercenaries granted land by a Barolong chief. The settlement was named Mafikeng, a Setswana name meaning "place of stones." Later British settlers spelled the name as "Mafeking." It was from Pitsani Pothlugo (or Potlogo), 24 miles (39 km) north of Mafeking, that the Jameson Raid started, on December 29, 1...
