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Old School of Mines, Kimberley

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622: 908: 873: 503: 254: 39:. In 1904 the school was moved to Johannesburg, becoming the Transvaal Technical Institute which, in turn, was renamed the Transvaal University College in 1906. The separation of Johannesburg and Pretoria campuses in 1910 paved the way for establishment of the Universities of the Witwatersrand (1922) and of Pretoria (1930). 51:) in 1977 on account of its association with the development of the mining industry, having been erected to house the first technical training school for the mining industry in South Africa. Of architectural interest as well, it is an example of late Victorian style. 676: 362: 314: 304: 233: 319: 686: 648: 65:. But heritage conservation issues mark its most recent history in a context of neglect and with construction work on an adjoining property encroaching towards and partially obscuring the building. 596: 586: 309: 515: 283: 238: 964: 729: 326: 884: 167: 331: 100: 606: 691: 336: 84: 969: 377: 945: 714: 550: 389: 828: 468: 422: 410: 243: 201: 160: 782: 372: 136: 507: 447: 278: 153: 724: 48: 759: 611: 488: 938: 681: 483: 709: 671: 543: 352: 299: 749: 104: 931: 769: 877: 792: 536: 473: 177: 32: 81: 357: 58: 802: 54:
In the 1980s-90s the Kimberley Repertory Players converted the building for use as the Hull Street Theatre.
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Kimberley's Old School of Mines building was declared as a national monument (now a
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Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment and Information Technology
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Schmerenbeck Educational Centre for Gifted and Talented Children
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The building was being promoted as a tourist attraction by the
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Kimberley: the city that sparkles - a trip into the past
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SAHRA database entry for Old School of Mines, Kimberley
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Marang Centre for Mathematics and Science Education
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Kimberley
Transvaal University College
University of the Witwatersrand
University of Pretoria
provincial heritage site
Sol Plaatje Local Municipality
History of Wits, retrieved 4 Sep 2012
Archived
Wayback Machine
"University of Pretoria - historic overview"
the original
SAHRA database entry for Old School of Mines, Kimberley
Kimberley: the city that sparkles - a trip into the past
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University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
People
Chancellor
Judy Dlamini
Vice-Chancellor
Adam Habib
Chancellors and vice-chancellors
Notable academics
Notable alumni

South African School of Mines
Transvaal University College
Regiment University of the Witwatersrand

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