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NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE

berley became a magnet for adventurers, swindlers, ◊ Below: Historic scene of the Kimberley tramway
rogues and ladies of the night. By 1887, when the tram ◊ Bottom: Canals along the Orange River
first started transporting people to the ever-expanding
Big Hole, the town was flourishing.

Now you can take the 20-minute ride on the vintage
tram around the Big Hole. The tram is burnt orange in
colour, as it has always been, and has been well main-
tained with its original wooden seats and steering on
both sides. People come from all over the world to ride
this tram because it is historic and one of the oldest
trams still operating, still creating a thrill even though it
has long been in existence.

28°44’17.70” S, 24°45’16.95” E

Boegoeberg dam is a very nice dam, which is where the
13. Boegoeberg Dam is possibly not a true dam girls wash and comb their hair.
but more a weir by definition. It is unique and even a
popular Afrikaans song tells about the dam: Although there are many weirs in the Orange and the
Vaal Rivers as they slowly make their ways towards
Boegoeberg se dam is ‘n doodlekker dam, dis daar waar the Atlantic there are no big dams around. These riv-
die meisies hulle hare was en kam. ers however constantly supply the needs of the farmers
along the rivers. When one flies over this region the
Freely translated it goes something like this: number of pivot irrigation systems is quite amazing,

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