Hi Rose It states on my grandfather's death certificate (1924) that he was a 'fireman'. He lived in Uitenhage at the time and so I am wondering was there a railways in Uitenhage at that time or could this mean 'fireman' as in Fire Engines? Regards Ethel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rose McArthur" <rose.mus@hotmail.co.uk> To: <south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 12:08 PM Subject: Re: [ZA-EC] NYLSTROOM > > Hi Sybil, > Happy New Year. > I have a book on South African railways, so I had a quick look at the > information on the line between Pretoria and Pietersburg. (Nylstroom is > now called Modimole and Pietersburg is called Polokwane, - all a bit > confusing). Apparently the area of the Waterberge was an agricultural > area, but not very accessible. With the advent of the railways to that > area, the agriculture began to flourish. A line was constructed between > Nylstroom and Vaalwater as a way of creating jobs after the National Party > won the 1924 elections with the support of the Labour Party. That might > account for extra jobs in the area? > Hope this helps a little. > Best wishes, Rose > >> Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:16:51 +0200 >> From: sybilbj@gmail.com >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-EASTERN-CAPE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Ethel, Yes indeed the railway existed in Uitenhage from 1877 - (the line as far as Kariega). According to my book, "the first sod of the railway line between Uitenhage and Graaff-Reinet was turned on 20 March 1875". It was the Cape Midland Line. Best wishes, Rose > From: epittaway@telkomsa.net > To: south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTH-AFRICA-EASTERN-CAPE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rose McArthur" <rose.mus@hotmail.co.uk> To: <south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 5:46 PM Subject: Re: [ZA-EC] NYLSTROOM > > Hi Ethel, > Yes indeed the railway existed in Uitenhage from 1877 - (the line as far > as Kariega). According to my book, "the first sod of the railway line > between Uitenhage and Graaff-Reinet was turned on 20 March 1875". It was > the Cape Midland Line. > Best wishes, > Rose > >> From: epittaway@telkomsa.net >> To: south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SOUTH-AFRICA-EASTERN-CAPE-request@rootsweb.com with the word >> 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the >> message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-EASTERN-CAPE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message