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Komani (Queenstown), Eastern Cape Founded: 1853 Named in honour of Queen Victoria.

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List of references: Coyne, Patrick. 2010. A guide to South Africa's mountain passes and poorts. Westville: Osborne Porter Literary Services. pp 159, 163, 165, 166 Greaves, Alan . 1987. Tell me of Komani – a history of Queenstown. Queenstown: The Society [Frontier Historical Society]. pp All Maeder, GA & Zinn, C. 1917. Ons kerk album van Hollandsche kerken en leeraren. Capetown: Cape Times. pp 95 Picton-Seymour, Désirée. 1989. Historical Buildings in South Africa. Cape Town: Struikhof Publishers. pp 121 Richardson, Deirdré. 2001. Historic Sites of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. pp 40 List of structures: Bank of Africa: n.d. : pre-1905. Barclays Bank: 1930. Bongolo Dam: 1905. Catholic Cathedral of Christ the King: c1960?. Commemorative Lamp Poles - James Lamont: 1915. Daily Representative offices, reconstr: 1934. Elementary Public School: 1895. Frontier Hospital: 1932. Girls' High School: 1920. Girls' School - Komani Museum: 1899. Hexagon: n.d.. Horse Drinking Fountain: 1909. House Herbert Price: 1903. Kaffrarian Steam Mill Co. Ltd: 1950. Locomotive Running Shed or Loco Depot: n.d.. Memorial to Cape Mounted Yeomanry 1878-1881: n.d.. Memorial to Queenstown Rifle Volunteers 1899-1902: n.d.. Mental Hospital, Queenstown: n.d.. Mutual Building: 1950. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk: 1925. Post Office and Telephone Exchange: n.d.. Presbyterian Church: 1865. Presbyterian Church Orphanage, scheme: 1913. Queen's College High School: 1897 : 1914-1915 : 1921 : 1938. Railway bridge over the Komani River: n.d.. Railway Station: n.d.. Sanlamgebou / Sanlam Building: 1960s?. School: 1928. St Columba’s Uniting Presbyterian Church: 1967. St Michael and All Angels: 1882 : 1921. Standard Bank: c1931. Town Hall: 1882. Tuberculosis Sanatorium: 1939. Voortrekker Centennial Monument: 1938. Wagon bridge over the Black Kei River: n.d.. Wagon Bridge over the Klaas Smits River: 1906. Wesleyan Methodist Church: 1880. World War I Memorial: pre-1924.