A photo of Molteno Dam soon after construction, with Lions Head in the background. The white building behind the dam is the Graaff Electric Lighting Works, Cape Town's first power plant.
Molteno Dam is a small but historic dam, on the lower slopes of Table Mountain in Western Cape, South Africa. Still in service, it was established in 1877 and is now located in the suburb of Oranjezicht, Cape Town.
MoltenoDam is a small but historic dam, on the lower slopes of Table Mountain in Western Cape, South Africa. Still in service, it was established in...
culture and community through urban farming in Cape Town, in 2013. The MoltenoDam was built in 1877, to provide water for Cape Town by storing natural...
steam power plant located in Cape Town, South Africa at the site of the MoltenoDam. The plant was the first hydro-electric plant in South Africa and first...
restore ZAR independence fails. The Ninth of the Xhosa Wars breaks out. MoltenoDam begins construction to supply Cape Town with water. Walvis Bay and the...
coordinates) The following is a partial list of dams in South Africa. In South African English (as well as Afrikaans), a dam refers to both the wall as well as the...
trees, is popular with dog walkers. The park is roughly rectangular. MoltenoDam borders the park to the south, with the other three sides bordered by...
The Molteno Formation is a geological formation found in several localities in Lesotho and South Africa. It lies mainly south of Maseru, near Burgersdorp...
three Disa Park towers in the background), Oranjezicht and Gardens, with MoltenoDam in the foreground. New Apostolic Church on Derry Street in Vredehoek...
Dams and resrvoirs Alexandra Dam Berg River Dam De Villiers Dam Hely-Hutchinson Dam Kleinplaats Dam Land-en-Zeezicht Reservoir Lewis Gay DamMolteno Dam...
Dams and resrvoirs Alexandra Dam Berg River Dam De Villiers Dam Hely-Hutchinson Dam Kleinplaats Dam Land-en-Zeezicht Reservoir Lewis Gay DamMolteno Dam...
Church built. 1880 – School of Art established. 1881 – Opening of the MoltenoDam in Oranjezicht 1884 Opening of the new Cape Parliament building Sea Point...
consist of a concrete gravity and arch dam on the Steenbras River. This dam would be connected to the Molteno reservoir through a tunnel in the Hottentots...
Jaarsv. – Little Karoo in Cape Province Gasteria camillae van Jaarsv. & Molteno – Baviaanskloof mountain range Gasteria disticha (L.) Haw. – Robertson...
additional two million and five million litres of water per day from the Molteno Reservoir in Oranjezicht and the Atlantis Aquifer respectively the commissioning...
Government was declared and, in 1877, the government of Prime Minister John Molteno began construction of the railway line connecting Stutterheim to East London...
of an autonomous municipality in 1861. Cape Colony Prime Minister John Molteno had formed the Cape Government Railways in 1872. Completion of the railway...
in Batavia in 1864. Edward Molteno (1877-1950) and Harry Molteno (1880-1969) - Sons of Cape Prime Minister, John Molteno. Pioneering and successful fruit...
geological formations is visible in the park (starting from the bottom): the Molteno Formation, Elliott Formation, Clarens Formation, and Drakensberg Formation...
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