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CRADOCK , a See also:town of See also:South See also:Africa, See also:capital of a See also:division of the Cape See also:province, in the upper valley of the See also:Great See also:Fish See also:river, 181 m. by See also:rail N. by E. of See also:Port See also:Elizabeth. Pop. (1904) 7762. It is one of the See also:chief centres of the See also:wool See also:industry of the Cape, and does also a large See also:trade in See also:ostrich feathers, See also:mohair, &c. The town enjoys a reputation as one of the best See also:health resorts in the province. It stands at an See also:altitude of 2856 ft.; the See also:climate is very dry, the See also:average See also:annual rainfall being 14.50 in. The mean maximum temperature is 77.6° F. Three See also:miles N. of the town are See also:sulphur See also:baths (temp. See also:roe F.) used for the treatment of See also:rheumatism. In the neighbouring See also:district survive a few herds of zebras, now protected by the See also:game See also:laws. The town See also:dates from the beginning of the 19th See also:century and is named after See also:Sir See also:John Cradock, See also:governor of the Cape 1811-1813. The division has an See also:area of 3048 sq. m. and a pop. (1904) of 18,803, of whom 41% are See also:- WHITE
- WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
- WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
- WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
- WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
- WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
- WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
- WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
- WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
- WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
- WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
- WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)
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