It all started when I found shards of an old bottle on Collard's Folly (on the bank next to Laurie's house). I glued the shards together and there was embossing at the bottom. It said "GERMISTON Mineral Water Works Pty Ltd, This Bottle is Never Sold.
I tried to find where this spring was in Germiston. Found that Germiston was previously known as Elandsfontein (a farm). I could find no info about Germiston Mineral Water Works.
I did find this interesting article about Primrose Hill.
I know that this isn't Jeppe History, but it's the suburb that I live in (and I found the Germiston bottle on the Folly). It's so Cool! Others might find this interesting too.
The story goes ...... in 1945 they dug the foundations of a new house on plot 170 Primrose Hill (in error), wrong plot. But what they found was astounding, they found middle stone age implements made out of quartz. John Harcus, who lived at 29 Beaconsfield Ave ( I think he was an Archeologist). Opened two pits and found over 1800 implements. His article was published in the SOUTH AFRICAN .JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, Vol. XLI, JJp. 459-464, February, 1945.
https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/AJA00382353_5604
Not sure where the site is, my my house is built on Plot 370 and the site is on Plot 170.
Can't wait to investigate, I might sink a trench or two in my back garden!😁
Drawings of the implements found in 1945
Very interesting
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