The suburb has an active community association called the Blairgowrie Community Association.[2]
History
Prior to the discovery of gold on the
Witwatersrand in 1886, the future suburb lay on land on one of the original farms that make up
Johannesburg, called Klipfontein.[3]: 70 The farm was bought by William Grey Rattray in 1890 and renamed it
Craighall.[3]: 70 In 1928, his daughter would rename part of the land on the farm after the town Blairgowrie and Rattray in Scotland.[3]: 70 The suburb consisted of 406 stands over 56 ha.[3]: 70
The suburb has an active community association called the Blairgowrie Community Association.[2]
History
Prior to the discovery of gold on the
Witwatersrand in 1886, the future suburb lay on land on one of the original farms that make up
Johannesburg, called Klipfontein.[3]: 70 The farm was bought by William Grey Rattray in 1890 and renamed it
Craighall.[3]: 70 In 1928, his daughter would rename part of the land on the farm after the town Blairgowrie and Rattray in Scotland.[3]: 70 The suburb consisted of 406 stands over 56 ha.[3]: 70