Ysterperd Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 10/9/2008
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Right in front of the Vereeniging railway station, you will find a
beautiful relic placed on a traffic circle.

                Vereeniging Railway Station

Vereeniging forms an important junction on the main line of the
South African Railways from Cape Town, which passes through the
principal towns of the Union to Vereeniging and thence on to
Johannesburg, Pretoria and Rhodesia. This line traverses the heart
of the Estates for a distance of 15 miles and enters Johannesburg
via the important mining town of Germiston and thence through the
chief mining district of the Eastern Witwatersrand. A branch line
also runs from Vereeniging to Johannesburg via Langlaagte and
thence through the Western Witwatersrand mining area.

Sir William Hoy, the General Manager of the South African
Railways, in his report for the year ended 31st March, 1918, says:
"Of special interest in the enormous development in traffic at
Vereeniging in consequence of the expansion of the Iron and Steel
Works and other industries there, 533 657 tons of goods were
handled at that station in 1917, an increase of 99 062 tons
compared with the previous year."

The increased tonnages since handled are as follows;
1919 596 688 tons
1920 638 997 tons
1921 325 142 tons (6 months: Jan to June)
With acknowledgement to HISTORY Vereeniging Estates
(http://www.vaaltriangleinfo.co.za/history/vereeniging_estates/page_3.htm)

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