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Murphys Rust Destination Guide

Touring Murphys Rust in South Africa

Murphys Rust in the region of Free State is a city located in South Africa - some 192 mi or ( 308 km ) South-East of Pretoria , the country's capital city .

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Time in Murphys Rust is now 08:02 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Johannesburg " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Qacha's Nek, Mokhotlong, Maseru, Butha-Buthe, and Gaborone. Being here already, consider visiting Qacha's Nek . Check out our recommendations for Murphys Rust ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

LLandaff Oratory

LLandaff Oratory is an oratory in Van Reenen, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The oratory was built by Maynard Mathews in memory of his son Llandaff Mathew who died while saving the lives of 8 co-workers at the Burnside Colliery mine on 19 March 1925. Initially Maynard Mathews wanted to erect a plaque in honour of his son at the Roman Catholic Church in Ladysmith, but could not secure permission to do so.

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Located at -28.38 29.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in KwaZulu-Natal, Chapels in South Africa, Monuments and memorials in South Africa, South African heritage sites

De Beer's Pass (KwaZulu-Natal)

De Beer's Pass is located in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It is situated on an unmarked road between Ladysmith and Harrismith in the neighbouring Free State province. This pass should not be confused with another pass of the same name located in South Africa's Eastern Cape province.

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Located at -28.32 29.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Mountain passes in KwaZulu-Natal, Mountain passes of South Africa

Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme

The Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme (previously named Braamhoek) is under construction by Eskom in the escarpment of the Little Drakensberg range straddling the border of the Free State and KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. The Scheme will consists of an upper and a lower dam 4.6 km apart and connected by tunnels. The underground powerhouse will house 4 x 333MW reversible pump-turbines. The scheme is being built at a cost of R27 billion and is scheduled to come into operation in 2014.

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Located at -28.28 29.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Dams in South Africa, Hydroelectric power stations in South Africa, Pumped storage power stations