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Pumpsman job at Free State Geduld

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A pumpsman has to see that the huge pumps that are usually at the bottom of a gold mine are doing their job of...

How Welkom Gold Mine 3# shaft was sunk

Bridge over Sand River at Bloudrift 1955

Welkom Gold Mine Slime Dams

Free State Geduld language laboratory 1966

Rory Mac Nicol on A century of life in the Welkom area
Nick Kobuoe on Shaft sinking of 1.5km deep Free State Geduld shaft begins
Daan Lubbe on Western Holdings No. 4 shaft
Fanie Patrick Joyce on How Bronville started
Fanie Patrick Joyce on How Bronville started

Western Holdings No. 4 shaft

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Headgear of Western Holdings No. 4 shaft commissioned in 1969 to mine the north-east portion of the lease area.
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Free State Saaiplaas No. 5 main shaft

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Ventilation shaft and deflection wheels at Free State Saaiplaas No. 5 main shaft (previously Duiker) - 1981
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Voortrekker Bridge – Virginia, Free State

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This picture of the Voortrekker Bridge over the Sand River at Virginia was taken on the day of the bridge official opening in 1955.
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