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.
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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.
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The original house on this property was built in about 1903 by Major Charles Herbert Mullins, an attorney, who served with the Imperial Light Horse Regiment and was awarded the Victoria Cross (the highest award for valour in the British Army) after the Battle of Elandslaagte in October 1899. He was severely wounded at Maritsani, near Mafeking in May 1900.