JOHANNESBURG TOWNSITE ( SILVER CITY )

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Johannesburg May 1900

Johannesburg May 1900, View SW, Rand Mountain at center-right horizon. - Rand Desert Museum Collection

January, 1897: “Joburg”, as it is known to the natives, owes its existence to the discovery of gold (and other valuable minerals ) in the hills of the Rand Mining District.

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