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in Hankey today, was carried out by
William Enowy Philip, the son of the Superintendent of the LMS, Dr John Philip. His inspiration was the window in the hill between Backhousehoek and Vensterhoek and was dug using pick and shovel and wheelbarrows. The length of the tunnel is 228 meters and the speed
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As a sub-lieutenant in the West Indies he once had the distinction of saving the flagship, the cruiser
Calcutta. A hurricane parted all the wires securing the Calcutta to the centre mole, and the ship was being swept down on to the jetty. Alers-Hankey dived overboard with a rope secured to a stout
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A tragedy: The builder of the tunnel, William Enowy Philip, drowned on 1 July 1845 in the
Gamtoos River "apparently in a desperate but vain attempt to save his ten year old nephew, John Philip Fairbairn. William was only 31 years old at the time." according to the family history book, compiled by
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The LMS founded the station in 1822, terminated it in 1875 and in 1876 it became independent from the LMS. It became a
Congregational Church as it is today. The first trustees of the LMS were Dr John Philip and the Rev. William Alers Hankey. The first missionaries were Messrs Miles, Melville,
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Admiral Cunningham took over his new job as First Sea Lord one of his young officers of early years was distinguishing himself off the coast of France. Commander Conrad Alers-Hankey was in command of the light forces which routed enemy destroyers off the Sept Isles early on
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Dr John Philip was superintendent. Some of the residents were
Windvogel, Diederich, Abraham, Stuurman, Dragoonder, Armoed, Scheepers, Mahtjies, Gerts, Matroos, Konstabel and Kettledas. The first white farmers were Messrs. Wait, Salmon Ferreira, Stefanus Ferreira and the Damant Bros.
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of construction was very slow – about 1 to 2 feet a day. It was started in April 1843 and completed in August 1844 – 15 months later. It was in use from April 1845 to 1970 – a period of 125 years. Note: This was the first ever tunnel scheme in South Africa.
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and also to carry out evangelistic work. The first property was "Wagondrift" owned by the Damant Bros. And although the town was planned for 250 families it started with 25 families. The first inhabitants consisted of a large number of Khoi, a few
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People came from far and wide to view the spectacle and Dr Philip later declared it the greatest work of its kind ever undertaken in the Colony. Part of this irrigation scheme can still be seen today and forms part of the Hankey Golf Course.
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African towns, there are residential areas previously reserved for non-white residents set up on the outskirts of the town. In the case of Hankey these are Centerton on the western edge of the town
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Alers-Hankey won the D.S.C. at
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hawser. He made fast the hawser, which finally stopped the ship's way. The captain of the
Calcutta was Capt. A. B. Cunningham.
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established a mission station on the farm
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as part of their surnames, including Captain Conrad Byron Alers-Hankey, Royal Navy (who helped rescue
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Peter Philip in 1980, "A Fifeshire Family:The Descendants of John and Thomas Philip of Kirkcaldy."
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Hankey was established in 1826 and is the Gamtoos Valley's oldest town. It was named after the Rev.
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What the papers said about the opening of the scheme on the Klein Rivier:
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Engraving of Reverend William Alers Hankey on a monument in Hankey
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Williams, later the Philips' (Will Enowy and Thom Durant Philip)
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Stranack, Royal Navy, Lieutenant-Commander B. Ian D (1977).
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The second irrigation scheme on the Gamtoos River, a
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503:(the creator of the modern UK Cabinet Office) and
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1338:Populated places in the Kouga Local Municipality
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501:Maurice Pascal Alers Hankey, 1st Baron Hankey
20:. For the British WWI and WWII official, see
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974:Sarah Baartman District within South Africa
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733:. Bermuda: Island Press Ltd. p. 113.
1343:1826 establishments in the British Empire
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608:Hankey is located on the junction of the
407:is a small town on the confluence of the
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60:, with Centerton visible in the distance
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830:
758:(First ed.). Struik Publishers.
754:Olivier, Willie & Sandra (2001).
903:Sarah Baartman District Municipality
215:21.02 km (8.12 sq mi)
780:"Irrigation tunnel Hankey District"
37:Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa
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901:Municipalities and communities of
680:Epsom & Ewell History Explorer
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709:. 7 October 1943. p. 4.
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485:Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda
481:1926 Havana–Bermuda hurricane
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595:on the opposite bank of the
588:on the opposite bank of the
559:, the superintendent of the
491:for his conduct at the 1940
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812:. The Wilderness Foundation
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505:Donald William Alers Hankey
489:Distinguished Service Cross
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561:London Missionary Society
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471:. Some descendants used
421:Kouga Local Municipality
122:Show map of South Africa
92:Show map of Eastern Cape
810:"The History of Hankey"
756:Touring in South Africa
674:Jackson, Linda (2015).
469:University of Edinburgh
425:Sarah Baartman District
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703:Edinburgh Evening News
701:"SAVED THE FLAGSHIP".
457:"Houblon & Hankey"
453:Royal Bank of Scotland
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56:View over Hankey from
1289:Sunday's River Valley
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868:at Wikimedia Commons
578:were laid to rest on
493:evacuation of Dunkirk
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419:. It is part of the
151:33.83139°S 24.88083°E
449:William Alers Hankey
241:Racial makeup (2011)
233: • Density
831:Kerseboom, Simone.
657:"Main Place Hankey"
156:-33.83139; 24.88083
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1234:Boesmansriviermond
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343: • Other
294: • Other
225: • Total
212: • Total
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1079:Kruisfontein
1074:Jeffreys Bay
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197:Municipality
181:Eastern Cape
171:South Africa
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1249:Cuylerville
1195:Grahamstown
1172:Tweeriviere
1152:Louterwater
1006:Jansenville
794:24 November
661:Census 2011
590:Klein River
512:Bethelsdorp
483:struck the
369:Postal code
154: /
1332:Categories
1224:Alexandria
1197:(Makhanda)
1137:Joubertina
1132:Coldstream
1089:Oyster Bay
1069:Humansdorp
1036:Willowmore
956:Petersburg
941:Kommadagga
921:(Gqeberha)
842:23 October
816:1 December
636:References
415:rivers in
220:Population
142:24°52′51″E
139:33°49′53″S
30:Mr. Hankey
26:South Park
24:. For the
1274:Southwell
1190:Alicedale
1142:Kareedouw
1119:Kou-Kamma
1109:Thornhill
1054:Aston Bay
1011:Klipplaat
946:Middleton
936:Cookhouse
707:Edinburgh
604:Transport
479:when the
394:Area code
352:Time zone
312:Afrikaans
1317:Paterson
1312:Kirkwood
1269:Seafield
1229:Bathurst
1167:Thornham
1127:Clarkson
1099:Patensie
1026:Rietbron
996:Adendorp
991:Aberdeen
951:Pearston
712:Tuesday.
686:6 August
624:See also
612:and the
555:In 1822
371:(street)
259:Coloured
187:District
177:Province
1302:Coerney
1254:Kasouga
1216:Ndlambe
1157:Misgund
1016:Kendrew
517:Mfengos
459:with a
443:History
427:in the
423:of the
413:Gamtoos
334:English
167:Country
1182:Makana
1084:Loerie
1064:Hankey
866:Hankey
762:
737:
405:Hankey
382:PO box
305:(2011)
270:Indian
228:11,761
116:Hankey
86:Hankey
44:Hankey
1206:Salem
1046:Kouga
836:(PDF)
473:Alers
409:Klein
357:UTC+2
327:39.4%
323:Xhosa
316:55.7%
285:White
274:Asian
263:51.5%
252:45.5%
201:Kouga
18:hanky
1307:Enon
1297:Addo
844:2008
818:2009
796:2009
760:ISBN
735:ISBN
688:2023
614:R331
610:R330
411:and
387:6350
375:6350
361:SAST
346:2.9%
338:2.0%
297:0.6%
289:2.3%
278:0.1%
207:Area
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