Vaal Triangle History
Peace Negotiations
William Stow
Vereeniging Estates
Viljoensdrift
Vaal Dam
Klip Power Station
Coal
1935
Sharpeville
Preface
Peace Negotiations
William Stow
Vereeniging Estates
Viljoensdrift
Vaal Dam
Klip Power Station
Coal
1935
Preface
Sharpeville
Vaal Triangle History
CHRONOLOGY
The information in this article was written by Norman Acton - last update 2008.
A ferry service opens for goods to be transported across the Vaal River
George William Stow discovers coal on the banks of the Vaal River
The company ‘De Zuid Afrikaansche en Oranje Vrijstaatsche Kolen en Mineralen Vereeniging’ formed
March. George William Stow died.
July. The Volksraad’s executive council approved township plans and named the town Vereeniging.
The first bricks were manufactured from clay deposits found beneath the coal seams on the banks of the Vaal River.
Thomas Nicolas Leslie opens a stone quarry on the banks of the Klip River.
A mail service commences by ‘Cape cart or coach’ between Johannesburg and Vereeniging.
First erven of ground sold by auction in Vereeniging.
First train crosses the Vaal River from Bloemfontein to Johannesburg.
Otto Brandmuller begins the afforestation of Maccauvlei.
January. The Post and Telegraph office established.
The first fire-bricks produced at Brick n Tile in Vereeniging.
A private school established in Vereeniging.
The customs house at Viljoensdrift closed and re-opened as a liquor store.
Thousands of panic-stricken people fled from Johannesburg to Vereeniging and across the Vaal River to the safety of the Free State after the Jameson Raid on 29th December.
Sammy Marks registered the The Vereeniging Estates Limited.
May. The Vaal River bridge was blown up by the retreating Boers. British take over Vereeniging.
May 15th. Peace talks began on the Vereeniging Refractories property in Vereeniging.
May 31st. The ‘Treaty of Vereeniging’ was signed in Pretoria.
Vereeniging’s first recorded fire at Katzen’s store.
August. The Vereeniging Urban District Board elevated in status to a minor municipality.
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