Prior to the discovery of gold on the
Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Turffontein.[2] It became a suburb on 27 September 1886.[2]
Sports
It is home to
Turffontein Racecourse, established in 1887 by the Johannesburg Turf Club.
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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.
Prior to the discovery of gold on the
Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Turffontein.[2] It became a suburb on 27 September 1886.[2]
Sports
It is home to
Turffontein Racecourse, established in 1887 by the Johannesburg Turf Club.
^
abRaper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412.
ISBN9781868425501.