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A great discovery was made in Krugersdorp in 1947. This was the skull of Mrs. Pless, which was a hominid that is about 2 million years old. It is discovered that this skull is the missing link between ape and men. The skull and many more founding’s can be seen at the Sterkfontein, Swartkrans and Kromdraai caves. |
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Noordkruin is a suburb located in Krugersdorp and is situated within close proximity of Johannesburg. Noordkruin has together with Krugersdorp become part of the Mogale City municipality. It lies next to the N14 Highway. |
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Krugersdorp was founded in 1887 by Marthinus Pretorius and named after Paul Kruger. Apart from gold, manganese, iron, asbestos and lime are also mined in the area. Krugersdorp is the site of the December 1880 gathering at which more than 6,000 men vowed to fight for the Transvaal's independence. When gold was discovered on the Witwatersrand, a need arose for a major town in the west of the reef. The government bought part of the farm Paardekraal and named the new town after the Transvaal President Paul Kruger. The British built a concentration camp here during the Second Boer War to house Boer women and children. In 1952 the West Rand Consolidated Mine was the first in the world to extract Uranium as a byproduct of the gold refining process. |
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The climate in Noordkruin is on average the warmest during the month of January and the coolest during July. The maximum average precipitation occurs on January. Summer day temperatures range between 20°C to 30°C. |
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