In the article below, Jaco Mattheyse explores the history behind a well-known Krugersdorp landmark: the old Police Station on Commissioner Street. He begins by unpacking the social and political landscape of the town in the 1890s.
ARTICLES
BOOK REVIEWS
I presented this story at the Valentine's Day Johannesburg Heritage Foundation celebration on the lawns of Northwards and thought Heritage Portal readers would also enjoy this South African story of love, endurance and resilience against the backdrop of the Second World War. It was one of seven presented at this event.
BLUE PLAQUES
In 1904 Wernher Beit and Co presented Johannesburg with 81 ha for a public park to be known as Hermann Eckstein Park. The gift included one leopard, one lion, one cheetah, one hawk, two giraffe and four sable antelope collected by Sir Percy Fitzpatric and two lions were presented at a later date by Lord Milner. The Johannesburg City Council provided money for the cages.