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Legend
to the Heritage map
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1.
Premier {now Cullinan} mine hospital. The corner stone was laid
by Frances (Annie) Cullinan in 1907.
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2. The
monument dedicated to the SA Medical Corp in 1940 is situated
in the grounds of the Cullinan Hospital next to the morgue.
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3.
Original Dutch Reformed Church. built 1909, now the 'Lewende
Woord Kerk'.
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4.
Presbyterian Church, corner stone laid by Thomas Major Cullinan
in 1908.
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5.
St. Peters Catholic Church built 1910. Interesting series
of paintings of the Stations of the Cross donated by Donald McHardy
in 1913 to commemorate the death of his father William McHardy.
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6.
Open air museum with various items of mining equipment, opened
in 1983.
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7.
Old Info shop and mine tours auditorium. 95 Oak Avenue. Built
about 1903, thought to be the second house built in the village.
It was probably the residence of Fred Wells who found the Cullinan
Diamond in 1905.
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8.
The miners terrace cottages, built 1905 and housed the various
higher paid workers on the mine. The ordinary workers lived in
tents or corrugated iron houses which they constructed themselves.
Today various kinds of businesses operate there.
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9.
99 Oak Avenue, the Tour Operators and guides building. Built
about 1904, originally for the "Nederlandse Bank." Then
used as a magistrate's office after 1906.
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10.
McHardy House at 101 Oak Avenue, built in 1903 for the first
general manager of the mine William McHardy. Now a museum. Open
on Sundays or on special request. Tel: 012 734 2170
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11.
Oak House at 103 Oak Avenue, built about 1906 and formally
known as the directors house. It was the residence of the resident
director Ross Frames until 1921. After the Second World War it
was the residence of the General Manager.
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12.
Trading stores built about 1908. Next to NEDBANK was a chemist,
Mikes restaurant was a butcher shop until recently. Across the
road is the dairy, there use to be the tailors, a general dealers
and fancy goods store.
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13.
The "Nederlandse Bank", today NEDBANK, was built
around 1906. The bank was originally in the building now used
by the tour guides.
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14.
The mine officials zinc houses built around 1907 in Suikerbos
Street, what used to be Mountain View drive.
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15.
The Cullinan Recreation Club rebuilt 1912. In the main hall
are Murals painted by Italian POWs about 1942. There is also a
memorial plaque in the hall dedicated to 41 men from the area
that died during the Great War.
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16.
The History room, situated in the Recreation Centre, was opened
in 2005 and open to visitors by request.
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17.
Masonic Lodge- built 1909. The lodge was formed in 1905 and
held its meetings in the first recreation building until the temple
was built.
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18.
Cullinan Government School. The foundation stone laid 18 April
1910..
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19.
Mystique Restaurant, built about 1908, originally housed the
offices of the Premier Mine workers Co-Operative Society as well
as the benefit scheme. It was later used by Security.
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20.
Saint George's Anglican Church, was designed by Herbert Baker.
Frances Cullinan laid the foundation stone on 8th March 1908.
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21.
Cullinan Golf Club established in 1905.
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22. 9
Military badges, accessed from Koppie Drive, were constructed
by the various regiments stationed here during the Second World
War, for example :
RLI- Rand Light Infantry
CATD- Central Army Training Corp.
ILH- Imperial Light Horse
KR- Kaffarian Rifles
SRDLI- Second Royal Durban Light Infantry
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23.
Graveyard, first burial, baby Clayton, in 1905
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24.
Pionier cottage circa 1850 on Somabula Nature Reserve
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25.
Premier Hotel. 1908
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26. Cullinan
Station was built and assembled in 1906 and completed in 1907.
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27.
The View point over the open cast Premier Mine (1903 -1932].
It is about 1 km in length, more than half km wide and about half
km at deepest point
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28.
The Fountain, built by Italian POWs during the Second World
War is situated in the Industrial Hive.
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28.
The Compounds for black mine workers, dating from 1904, As
many as 15,000 workers were housed here.
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29. Premier
Mine Game Reserve.
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30.
Heritage Display Centre
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31.
Italian Prisoners of World War
II Cemetry.
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