Andrew Geddes Bain (baptised 11 June 1797 – 20 October 1864), was a Cape Colony geologist, road engineer, palaeontologist and explorer. The only child...
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Andrew Bain (drummer), Scottish drummer Andrew Geddes Bain (1797–1864), South African geologist, road engineer, palaeontologist and explorer Andrew Moon...
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Andrew Geddes is the name of: Andrew Geddes Bain (1797–1864), South African geologist, road engineer, palaeontologist and explorer Andrew Geddes (artist)...
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Bainskloof Pass (redirect from Bain's Kloof Pass)
(11-mile) pass, opened in 1854, was constructed by road engineer Andrew Geddes Bain with the use of convict labour. Originally built for horse-drawn traffic...
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beverage company based in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Bain's is named after Andrew Geddes Bain, who built the Bainskloof Pass that connects the town of...
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the oldest mountain passes in South Africa, Bain's Kloof Pass, built by master road-builder Andrew Geddes Bain. The town is the home of the Boland Rugby...
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high. A notable pass over the range is the Katberg Pass built by Andrew Geddes Bain in 1860–64. Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa (NASOU 1973)...
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pass was built between 1883 and 1888 by Thomas Bain, son of the famous Andrew Geddes Bain who built Bain's Kloof Pass and many more. It followed their earlier...
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Scottish geologist, explorer and soldier Andrew Geddes Bain (1797-1864) who also collected zoological specimens. Bain served as a captain in the Cape Frontier...
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Geologists Hans Merensky Paleontologists Andrew Geddes Bain Lieuwe Dirk Boonstra Charles Kimberlin Brain Robert Broom Alfred Brown Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan...
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