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Information about Barberton South Africa
Barberton, Mpumalanga, South Africa is situated in the De Kaap Valley and is surrounded by the Mkhonjwa Mountains. It is 43km south of Nelspruit and 360km to the east of Johannesburg
In 1881 gold in the Barberton area was discovered by Tom McLachlan who found alluvial gold at Jamestown. However due to the location (the hot lowveld region was rife with malaria)no-one wanted to go there until Auguste Roberts (French Bob) discovered gold in Concession Creek in June 20, 1883. This discovery resulted in a gold rush to the area.
On June 21, 1884, Graham Barber wrote a letter to the State Secretary to inform him that he and his two cousins Fred and Harry discovered payable gold on state land where the Umvoti Creek entered the De Kaap valley. The State Secretary then asked the Magistrate in Lydenburg to investigate the matter and for David Wilson, the Gold Commissioner, to submit a report. Wilson investigated on July 24, 1884 and declared the township of Barberton.
At first it was just a simple mining camp but grew when Edwin Bray, a prospector discovered gold in the hills above Barberton in 1885 and with 14 partners started the Sheba Reef Gold Mining Company.
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