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- One of the youngest of the world’s major cities, Johannesburg was founded in 1886, following the discovery of gold. The city was initially part of the Transvaal, an independent Afrikaner, or Boer, republic that later became one of the four provinces of South Africa.
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History of Johannesburg. Johannesburg is a large city in Gauteng Province of South Africa. It was established as a small village controlled by a Health Committee in 1886 with the discovery of an outcrop of a gold reef on the farm Langlaagte. The population of the city grew rapidly, becoming a municipality in 1898.
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3 days ago · One of the youngest of the world’s major cities, Johannesburg was founded in 1886, following the discovery of gold. The city was initially part of the Transvaal, an independent Afrikaner, or Boer, republic that later became one of the four provinces of South Africa.
Founded 1886, Joburg is one of the World’s, youngest major Cities – and the only one NOT, founded on a major Waterway (Bay or large River).
Apr 27, 2017 · 1853. PJ Marais finds small quantities of alluvial gold in the Jukskei River. 1884. September, Fred Struben finds the Confidence Reef on the farm Wilgespruit north of present-day Roodepoort. 1886. 12 April, George Walker and George Harrison obtain permission to prospect for gold on the farm Langlaagte, owned by Gert C. Oosthuizen.
