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	Johannesburg - LoveToKnow 1911
		In Kerk Street, on the outskirts of central Johannesburg, is the Roman Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, the headquarters of the vicar apostolic of the Transvaal.
		North of Joubert's Park is the general hospital, and beyond, near the crest of the hills, commanding the town and the road to Pretoria, is a fort built by the Boer government and now used as a gaol.
		Johannesburg owes its existence to the discovery of gold in the Witwatersrand reefs.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Johannesburg (1962 words)

	Johannesburg - Encyclopedia.com
		Johannesburg is the largest city in South Africa, the center of its important gold-mining industry, its manufacturing and commercial center, and the hub of its transportation network.
		Johannesburg was founded as a mining settlement in 1886, when gold was found on the Witwatersrand; by 1900 the city had a population of c.100,000.
		In Johannesburg, a shift in emphasis on sustainable development: at the World Summit on sustainable development, governments reaffirm the basic agenda of the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio while stressing an urgent need to fight poverty; a new partnership with civil society is forged.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Johannesb.html (1249 words)

	JOHANNESBURG, (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In the 1990s Johannesburg was at the center of the largest urban complex in sub-Saharan Africa, a cluster of cities stretching from Pretoria S to Vereeniging and from Springs W to Krugersdorp.
		Among the important buildings of Johannesburg are the City Hall, the Public Library, the Rissik St. post office, and the Civic Centre complex.
		The principal institutions of higher education in Johannesburg are the University of the Witwatersrand (1922), Rand Afrikaans University (1966), and the Witwatersrand Technikon (1925).
	www.history.com /encyclopedia.do?articleId=213267 (953 words)

	History of Johannesburg - South Africa
		Three years later the place was the biggest town in the country.
		By 1875 almost 100,000 people lived in Johannesburg and the mines employed more than 75,000 workers.
		In the course of the years these performances of the mine dancers also became part of the weekend entertainment for many whites in Johannesburg.
	www.southafrica-travel.net /north/a1johb01.htm (184 words)

	Johannesburg, South Africa
		Johannesburg is also served by Johannesburg International Airport, the largest and busiest airport in Africa and the gateway for international air travel for the rest of South Africa.
		Johannesburg's relatively dry climate has not stopped local residents and the city council from planting an abundance of trees, and the city prides itself on having the most planted trees of any city, or about six million, which has created a forest-like appearance, especially in the lush northern suburbs.
		Johannesburg is served by a bus fleet operated by Metrobus, a corporate unit of the City of Johannesburg.
	www.creekin.net /c6578-n171-johannesburg-south-africa.html (3512 words)

	History of Johannesburg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The establishment of modern-day Johannesburg began in 1886 with the discovery of gold and the Witwatersrand reef.
		The Johannesburg area is settled by Bushmen or San, who were hunter-gatherers and Stone Age people.
		The name "Johannesburg" is therefore derived from two Afrikaans words: "Johannes," a first name in Afrikaans meaning "John;" and "burg," an Afrikaans word derived from the Dutch and German for "village" or "hamlet," similar to the English word "burgh" as in Edinburgh, also meaning "town." Thus, Johannesburg's name actually means "John's Town."
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Johannesburg (291 words)

	Johannesburg, South Africa - City Guide
		Johannesburg or Jo'burg, as the locals call the city of the gold, is the biggest metropolis in South Africa.
		Johannesburg is the centre of the Gauteng Province, a densely populated Mega-Metropolis with numerous satellite towns as well as the South African capital of Pretoria.
		Only a few of the initial mining oprations in Johannesburg are still active in the city area, but the former mines and the mine dumps had a lasting impact on the appearance of the urban landscape and the industrial structure.
	www.southafrica-travel.net /north/a1johb02.htm (392 words)

	The history of Johannesburg, South Africa
		History of the largest city in Southern Africa - that is Johannesburg.
		The city of Johannesburg is a bustling hive of activity and is unquestionably the unofficial commercial capital of South Africa.
		Johannesburg became a city in 1928, but it had been set up as a town as early as 1886 when 980 stands on land, previously owned by the South African government was auctioned off.
	www.ctct.essortment.com /historyofjohan_rtbh.htm (484 words)

	Johannesburg History
		There were many fires from cigars on wood floors in taverns, bar-room brawls, cardboard construction of shacks,etc. The men decided to build a town for housing their families, the women and children, who had been living estranged from their fathers and husbands for two years.
		A mile south of Johannesburg lies the little ghost town of Red Mountain, named after the big Red Mountain, which lies behind the town, which began in 1919, when silver was discovered.
		Johannesburg was named after Johannesburg, South Africa, and many of the streets were named after the South African Generals.
	www.deathvalleyhostel.com /johhis.html (606 words)

	Johannesburg history
		Johannesburg, to all intent and purposes the economic capital of South Africa and indeed even sub-Saharan Africa, arose from a dusty and underdeveloped mining town to become a metropolis attracting score of immigrants from northern african countries to find work in the city colloqually known as eGoli, the City of Gold.
		That Johannesburg became what it is today is testament to the gold rush in the region towards the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth century.
		One the worst legacies of apartheid, manifested in the sky-high crime rate in Johannesburg, is a disrespect for the law.
	pa.essortment.com /historyjohanne_rznr.htm (659 words)

	Johannesburg safaris, lodges and wildlife tours
		Johannesburg is the golden metropolis of Gauteng, and the largest city in Southern Africa.
		The history of Johannesburg dates to 1886 when gold was first discovered by the penniless prospector named George Harrison, together with his friend George Walker, who literally stumbled onto the Witwatersrand's reef, the world's richest natural treasure-house.
		Johannesburg is at the centre of the country's communications network and offers visitors immediate access to major tourist attractions.
	www.ecoafrica.com /african/travel/Johannesburg.html (445 words)

	Johannesburg safari : CC Africa safaris in Johannesburg - Johannesburg, Gauteng...
		Johannesburg safari : CC Africa safaris in Johannesburg - Johannesburg, Gauteng...
		Johannesburg is considered the city that never sleeps, with numerous nightclubs, cigar lounges, sophisticated restaurants, theatres and authentic shebeens.
		On arrival at The Westcliff – situated in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg – there is valet parking and you will be transported in motorised buggies to the upper levels.
	africanadrenalin.co.za /cca/johannesburg.htm (278 words)

	Johannesburg Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Johannesburg is the place to feel the pulse of the Africa.
		A city of astonishing contrasts, a huge metropolis where opulent wealth and desperate poverty live side by side: Johannesburg is the intriguing, dynamic heart of this turbulent country.
		Johannesburg is still sometimes called by its Zulu name, Egoli, which means 'place of gold'.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /destinations/africa/johannesburg/history.htm (449 words)

	Johannesburg Information - History of Johannesburg
		Johannesburg is the capital of the Gauteng province in South Africa.
		Johannesburg is a city that is a hive of activity and is considered to be the unofficial commercial capital of South Africa.
		Although Johannesburg only became officially a city in 1928 it was set up as a town as early as 1886.
	www.johannesburg-info.com /history.htm (367 words)

	Johannesburg Museums
		The Greater Johannesburg Area is home to the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage site and has a rich social and cultural history reflected in many of its museums.
		The AECI Dynamite Factory Museum, housed in the 1895 residence of a mining official, records the history of explosives, with particular emphasis on their use in the mining industry.
		History of Medicine, brainchild of Dr Cyril Adler, was formally inaugurated 1962.
	www.places.co.za /html/johannesburg_museums.html (573 words)

	HADASSAH MAGAZINE
		Johannesburg, City of Gold, was a happening that defied logic and history to take its place among the great cities of the world.
		Although Johannesburg is situated on what is called the highveld—because it is so high above sea level—day trips will transport the traveler to bushveld scenes with an abundance of wildlife in their natural state.
		One of the earliest rabbis to minister in Johannesburg was Romanian-born and American-trained Joseph Herman Hertz.
	www.hadassah.org /news/content/per_hadassah/archive/2001/December01/traveler.htm (2408 words)

	Johannesburg History — Johannesburg History of Johannesburg South Africa
		Johannesburg History — Johannesburg History of Johannesburg South Africa
		Today the area is lucrative for tourism and many people come to the area to see the beautiful sights and to learn about the history.
		Johannesburg has the largest airport, the Johannesburg International Airport in all of South Africa.
	www.johannesburgcitytourist.com /johannesburg-history.html (306 words)

	Johanesburg Botanic Garden - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Founded after the 19th Century enthusiasm for Botanic Gardens had waned, and despite intermittent pleas for one dating from the 1920's Johannesburg remained, for about 50 years, one of the few important cities in the world without a Botanic Garden.
		On the 19th November 1968 A report by the Director of the Parks and Recreation Department was submitted to the Management Committee of the Johannesburg City Council on the feasibility of establishment of a Botanic Garden.
		As a result of this report the Management Committee resolved that "a botanic garden be established at Jan van Riebeeck Park and that the Parks and Recreation Department continue with the development of a botanic garden as indicated in the report".
	www.jobot.co.za /history.htm (714 words)

	JAA - Johannesburg Attorneys Association - History of JAA
		So it was with an earlier association of Johannesburg attorneys, but in 1943 the profession was fortunate in finding such a dedicated member in Gertie Horvitch, who devoted time and the secretarial facilities of her office to the affairs of the association for many years.
		The issue was discussed with the Johannesburg representatives on the Council and and the committee was advised that the Council had in fact already apologised to the complainants for the long delays.
		In 1989 the committee was approached by clerks who drew attention to the manner in which Johannesburg candidates were disadvantaged in that they had to travel to Pretoria to sit the admission examination and asked that the committee support it in its request that the Law Society to arrange a suitable venue in Johannesurg.
	www.jaa.org.za /content/index.cfm?navID=3&itemID=13 (8529 words)

	Johannesburg History
		Early in the century, the British colonial government began forcibly relocating fls from the central city to areas on its outskirts, inaugurating the principle of racial separation that became entrenched in the administration of the city and eventually led to the system known as apart-heid.
		Beginning in the 1960s, hundreds of thousands of fls were relocated from Johannesburg to remote "homelands," and their movements were regulated by strict enforcement of pass laws.
		With the removal of discriminatory laws, Johannesburg's fl townships have slowly been integrated into the city's municipal government, and fls have moved into formerly white districts in the central city and inner suburbs.
	www.city-data.com /world-cities/Johannesburg-History.html (532 words)

	Johannesburg, Pretoria and Gauteng, South Africa - The Comprehensive Travel Guide
		Situated some 50 km north of Johannesburg, Pretoria is renowned for its colourful gardens, shrubs and trees, particularly beautiful in spring when jacarandas envelop the avenues in mauve.
		In quiet, leafy suburbs, baronial mansions in manicured gardens lined with limousines testify to the fact that Johannesburg, at the top of the super-tax bracket, is a very affluent society.
		Johannesburg and Pretoria differ in temperature by about 2% (Pretoria being the warmer of the two).
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	Johannesburg, South Africa
		The Johannesburg Fort ' a prison for a good part of the late 1900s ' was surrendered to the English during the Anglo Boer War.
		Milestones during this period of history are numerous ' the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Albert Luthuli brought international recognition and sympathy for the struggle against apartheid.
		Johannesburg today reflects the new South African order, and a society of which the people are justly proud.
	worldfacts.us /South-Africa-Johannesburg.htm (1391 words)

	Johannesburg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Whilst sometimes mistakenly assumed to be South Africa's capital city, Johannesburg is not even one of South Africa's three official capital cities (although Pretoria, which is in the same province, is).
		Johannesburg is also served by O.R. Tambo International Airport, the largest and busiest airport in Africa and a gateway for international air travel to and from the rest of southern Africa.
		Johannesburg is served by OR Tambo International Airport (formerly Johannesburg International Airport) for both domestic and international flights.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Johannesburg (4206 words)

	The Johannesburg Tourism Company - BRIEF HISTORY
		The area of Johannesburg began as unassuming farm land in an area known as The Witwatersrand; named after the white water springs that coursed the land.
		Much like its recently declared sister city, New York, Johannesburg has always attracted diverse people and been a place of extremes; its been everything from the best to the worst of cities since 1886.
		Johannesburg celebrated its centenary in 1996, twenty years after the students’ uprising in Soweto (1976) which marked the turning point in South African history.
	www.joburgtourism.com /pages/Content.asp?SectionID=183 (248 words)

	A Tour of Johannesburg, South Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Johannesburg owes its size and wealth to the discovery of gold nearby in the 1880s.
		Although gold is no longer being mined in the area of the city, the old mine dumps on the edge of the city still exist, and mining companies are trying to use modern methods to extract the precious metal from them.
		The most popular museum in the city is said to be the South African National Museum of Military History, with its artifacts of the country's armed struggles.
	www.vacationtosouthafrica.com /johannesburg.shtml (307 words)

	Book Johannesburg Hotels \| Tours and Activities
		Johannesburg in South Africa is a great place to head to for the big city culture, shopping, dining and nightlife with outdoor adventures, up-close wildlife encounters and visits to historical sites.
		Johannesburg, Jo'burg, J'burg or Jozi is constantly evolving, as this eclectic city pulsates to a heady beat of social extremes and hospitable charm.
		Johannesburg is 1,402km (869 miles) North East of Cape Town; Pretoria is 58km (36 miles) North of Johannesburg.
	www.destination-johannesburg.com (1329 words)

	geo4Y2K+ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Johannesburg is in the province of Gauteng, which means "place of gold" in the Sotho language.
		Johannesburg is known to have prolonged periods of drought.
		Johannesburg celebrates a number of holidays including the Rainmaking Ceremony which is held in October and Freedom Day, a national holiday, held in April.
	www.valdosta.edu /~iheath/city3.html (2263 words)

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