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in the area on a few occasions. A few years later mining was abandoned due to lack of success. In 1966 it was decided that the riverbed must not be settled in, and property north and south of it was sold. A hotel was built one year later, and the town began to develop.
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growing in it, advertising the presence of fresh water. Van der Merwe liked the place and after delivering the bones and collecting his reward, returned the following
Christmas to build a wooden hut in the riverbed. The place became known as
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that was in search of a rhino skeleton. After shooting the rhino and scraping meat from the bones, water resources of the expedition diminished, forcing the party to load the decomposing carcass and search for water.
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436:(Henty's Bay) and developed into a holiday hideout, mainly because of the abundance of fish at this spot. Stefanus was one of the first to promote the town as a tourist resort.
788:(in Afrikaans). Reprint of an interview with Henty van der Merwe in the magazine 'Die Brandwag' on 29 April 1977, published as 'Gondwana History#20' on 24 December 2010.
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782:"Dors en 'half verrotte renosterkarkas lei tot Hentiesbaai se ontstaan" [Thirst and a decomposing rhinoceros carcass lead to the foundation of Henties Bay].
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1054:"2020 Local Authority Elections Results and Allocation of Seats"
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929:. eNews Channel Africa. 3 July 2017. Archived from
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411:in order to collect a reward from a museum in
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983:"New mayor to heal rift in Henties community"
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1004:"Swapo dominates local polls"
966:"Know Your Local Authority".
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829:"Conservation in Henties Bay"
803:"History Henties Bay Namibia"
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