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From: "Ron Smit" <>
Subject: RE: [[ZA] Waterval, Johannesburg 1898]
Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 21:31:31 +0200
In-Reply-To: <0286E2F8B2F3D611814300065B8E868477F0DC@RANEXCH1>


Karen and Colin are probably correct - opposite Montgomery Park is Westpark
Cemetery...

Cheers,
Ron

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: 30 January 2003 11:43
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Subject: RE: [[ZA] Waterval, Johannesburg 1898]



Hi All,

Amelia is right there is such a 'suburb' at the foot of Northcliff hill on
the Montgomery Park/Albertsville side (For those of you who know the area
about two blocks from Northcliff Corner in Main Road adjacent to the open
ground is its beginning). I have relatives who until recently lived here. I
have heard it referred to many times by those living in the area as
'Waterfall Estate' as well. Apparently it was named for the waterfall that
used to fall from the top of Northcliff Hill above the area, supposedly
behind the playing fields?. I have not seen a waterfall there but may have
disappeared now.

Hope this help.

Karen

> -----Original Message-----
> From:Amelia [SMTP:]
> Sent:Wednesday, January 29, 2003 9:39 AM
> To:
> Subject:Re: [[ZA] Waterval, Johannesburg 1898]
>
> The Waterval I was referring to is listed in the
> Johannesburg Street map on page 80, and is right next
> to Northcliff. The reason why you won't find it in the
> Post Office listing is because they probably don't
> have their own post office, and thus postal code, but
> falls under the closest Post office, possibly
> Northcliff.
>
> Amelia
>
> --- Allan Roy - AOC Systems Cape Town
> <> wrote:
> > According to the South Africa Post Office the only
> > Waterval near
> > Johannesburg is in Krugersdorp.
> >
> > Suburb name Box postal code
> > Street postal code
> > Town name
> > WATERVAL None
> > 1739
> > KRUGERSDORP
> >
> >
> > Regards
> > Allan Roy
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Amelia" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 9:04 AM
> > Subject: Re: [[ZA] Waterval, Johannesburg 1898]
> >
> >
> > Waterkloof is in Pretoria, about 40 km's away from
> > Johannesburg. There is, however, an area in
> > Johannesburg called Waterval Estate, in the Northern
> > Suburbs or Johannesburg.
> >
> > Amelia
> >
> > --- Ted <> wrote:
> > > Hi maybe Waterkloof ??
> > >
> > > -------Original Message-------
> > >
> > > From:
> > > Date: Saturday, January 25, 2003 03:31:34 AM
> > > To:
> > > Subject: Re: [[ZA] Waterval, Johannesburg 1898]
> > >
> > > My guess is this is a named house or smallholding.
> > I
> > > do not know of any
> > > suburb of Johannesburg called Waterval.
> > >
> > > But then I may be totally wrong. I searched on
> > > "WATERVAL" AND
> > > "JOHANNESBURG" at
> > > http://www.national.archives.gov.za/index.htm and
> > > found
> > > 184
> > > hits.
> > >
> > > Keith
> > > ====================
> > >
> > > "Spruyt's" <> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have been wondering if any one can tell me where
> > > Waterval, Johannesburg
> > > would have been in 1898. My Robert William BAGG
> > was
> > > recorded as having died
> > > there at this date.
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Jenny Spruyt

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