Alberton, a large commercial, industrial and suburban town lies some 15 km southeast of Johannesburg, on the banks of the Natalspruit (river) The town was…
In 1881, when Benoni was established, the surveyor-general, who had the task of assigning the title deeds to all unclaimed government land found his task…
The name Brakpan means “Brackish Water” and refers to a pan of brackish water on the outskirts of the town. However, the town’s real claim to fame &…
In 1903, Cornish miners, locally referred to as “Cousin Jacks”, made their home around the old Rietfontein (“Reed Fountain”) Gold Mine. The settlement grew…
Germiston’s history started when a gold prospector, John Jack, discovered gold on the farm Elandsfontein. He and his partner August Simmer promptly bought…
This beautiful old town, widely regarded as the most beautiful town in the Gauteng region, lies at the foot of the Suikerbosrand (“Sugar Bush Ridge”). The…
p>In 1903, Karl Wolff subdivided one section of his farm into residential stands and called the village Kempten, after the town in Bavaria where he was born…
In 1886, when gold was found on the farm Varkensfontein, the owner of the farm, Petrus Marais, was reading Sir Walter Scott’s “The Fortunes of Nigel”.…
The town was proclaimed in 1904 after coal had been discovered in the area. Six coal mines were soon opened but the coal proved to be of inferior quality,…
