Bathurst
Municipality
Municipality: Ndlambe Local Municipality
District Municipality: Cacadu District Municipality
Name
Bathurst is named after Earl Henry Bathurst, the British Colonial Secretary at the time of the 1820 British Settlers.
Attractions
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neighbouring towns
Bathurst is the pineapple capital of South Africa. They were firts
planted in the area in 1865 by Charles Purdon, a farmer inthe area.A water-drawn
wool mill was built in 1821 by Samuel Bradshaw. It is now a national monument.
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History
Bathurst was planned as a town for the 1820 British Settlers.
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