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Date: before 1868 Type: Farmhouse Status: Extant   Click to view map Coordinates: 33°03'32.17" S 22°30'36.87" E

In 1868 it was owned by one Mr MC Bantjies and named 'The Roadside Inn'. It had a bar, general dealer, butcher and post office. A short-lived gold-rush of 1891 ensured its popularity. In the South African (Anlo-Boer) War it was visited by British troops but was also raided by Boer commandos under Gideon Scheepers for proviant. It is now dilapidated. (Kramer 2021:74) All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon. References: Kramer, Patricia & Proust, Alain. 2021. Hidden Karoo. Cape Town: Struik Lifestyle. pg 74, 74-75 ill