Dear Listers, Again I make the offer of scanned photograph of a wrap around view Knights Deep Lead mine (5 photographs joined together for the panoramic view) and two photographs of personnel and machinery including my grandfather Alfred Gibb, who apparently worked there some time between 1896 when he left Australia, and 1907 when he returned with his new wife Agnes Bella nee McArthur whom he married in Bloemfontein in January 1897. Bill Weidner Creswick, Australia > From: [email protected] > Subject: SOUTH-AFRICA Digest, Vol 9, Issue 67 > To: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 01:00:53 -0700 > > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Early Witwatersrand gold mines. (Bart Simon) > 2. Re: Thomas Proudfoot (Bart Simon) > 3. Re: 1893 JOHANNESBURG Alphabetical Street Directory - BANKET > ST. - BREE ST. (Andrew Rodger) > 4. unsubscribe (John Deare) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 23:12:40 +0200 > From: "Bart Simon" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Early Witwatersrand gold mines. > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=response > > It sounds like we need to upload these to a web site ?. I was looking at > another person for another person on another list the last two days, and > recalled the surname being 'around'. B.S. > > -----Original Message----- > I'm happy to forward the photographs featuring him if you are interested! > Best wishes, Tombi Peck > > It seems Alfred Gibb was one of the mine engineers. He is well mentioned. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 00:36:20 +0200 > From: "Bart Simon" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Thomas Proudfoot > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > It takes me a while to absorb some things. I just noticed the Watson info > was not sent by you. Not sure yet if this family connects to the other just > yet.... > === > DEPOT TAB > SOURCE MHG > TYPE LEER > VOLUME_NO 0 > SYSTEM 01 > REFERENCE 60550 > PART 1 > DESCRIPTION PROUDFOOT, THOMAS. > STARTING 1926 > ENDING 1926 > REMARKS SURVIVING SPOUSE ANNA ALIDA CECILIA PROUDFOOT (BORN VAN DER WALT). > === > DEPOT TAB > SOURCE MHG > TYPE LEER > VOLUME_NO 0 > SYSTEM 01 > REFERENCE 69556 > PART 1 > DESCRIPTION PROUDFOOT, ANNA ALIDA CECILIA. > STARTING 1929 > ENDING 1929 > === > The [Thomas Proudfoot] who m. [Anna Alida Cecilia Van Der Walt] d:1926 > [TAB=Transvaal]. She d:1929 !!!. > === > http://www.southafricansettlers.com/?p=7524 > > B.S. > ============================================ > -----Original Message----- > His grandfather was Thomas Poudfoot, born circa 1868. He married Anna Alida > Cecilia Van Der Walt on Oct 28 1889 in Fauresmith, Free State, South > Africa. He resided in Jagersfontein. He was a prisoner of war during the > Anglo Boer War. We would appreciate help in tracing the ancestors back to > them arriving in South Africa. One of the ancestors was a saddle maker in > Swellendam. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 11:11:32 +1100 > From: Andrew Rodger <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] 1893 JOHANNESBURG Alphabetical Street > Directory - BANKET ST. - BREE ST. > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > I'm baffled: what on earth can possibly be "politically incorrect" about anything in a list of people's names, types of building and occupations? > > And the last time I looked it was called Von WIELLIGH Street -- I've always considered that an odd name, and wondered whether its original spelling was some sort of blend of Dutch and German usage. > > Andrew Rodger > [email protected] > > > On 20/02/2014, at 2:45 AM, shirley paladin wrote (snip): > > > Please Note: > > In these records there are words that are not politically or morally > > correct to use but I have transcribed the details as written at the > > time for both historical and geographical accuracy. > > I have completed certain abbreviated words. > > > > Von Welligh-street: > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 08:28:18 +0200 > From: "John Deare" <[email protected]> > Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] unsubscribe > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > unsubscribe > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the SOUTH-AFRICA list administrator, send an email to > [email protected] > > To post a message to the SOUTH-AFRICA mailing list, send an email to [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of SOUTH-AFRICA Digest, Vol 9, Issue 67 > *******************************************