Ophirton has it origin in 1888, not long after the creation of Johannesburg in 1886.[2]: 154 The suburb is situated on part of an old
Witwatersrand farm called Turffontein.[3] It is named after the Paarl Ophir Gold Mining Company that owned the land.[3] It has its origins as a dusty residential suburb, that was surrounded by mine dumps, and occupied by the poorer classes.[2]: 154 Chandler's Brewery was one of the early industrial business' in the suburb.[2]: 154 Nowadays the suburb is mostly industrial but a few old residential houses remain.
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abcLeyds, Gerald Anton (1964). A History of Johannesburg: The Early Years. Nasional Boekhandel. p. 318.
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abRaper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412.
ISBN9781868425501.
Ophirton has it origin in 1888, not long after the creation of Johannesburg in 1886.[2]: 154 The suburb is situated on part of an old
Witwatersrand farm called Turffontein.[3] It is named after the Paarl Ophir Gold Mining Company that owned the land.[3] It has its origins as a dusty residential suburb, that was surrounded by mine dumps, and occupied by the poorer classes.[2]: 154 Chandler's Brewery was one of the early industrial business' in the suburb.[2]: 154 Nowadays the suburb is mostly industrial but a few old residential houses remain.
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abcLeyds, Gerald Anton (1964). A History of Johannesburg: The Early Years. Nasional Boekhandel. p. 318.
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abRaper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412.
ISBN9781868425501.
