In the winter night of 3 August 1964 the Carletonville community was struck by disaster, when the Oosthuizen family, as well as their maid, was buried alive, with their house and all, in a massive sinkhole. This swallowed up not only the Oosthuizen family and their three children, their live-in domestic worker, but nothing was ever again seen of a single brick of the house nor their motor car which ended up in a hole of unknown depth. (located near Carletonville) also collapsed into a sinkhole resulting in financial losses and property damage (Ngcobo 2006:254; Van Eeden 2006:411; Van Eeden et al. Photographs donated by GGSA. On 3 August 1964 two houses and parts of two others disappeared down a massive sinkhole in which the Oosthuizen family of four perished. Carletonville is a town in the West Rand District Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa, just north of the richest gold-mining area in the world. SUBSIDENCE SINKHOLE AT RUNJH (INDIA) 197 According to Foose (1968) sinkholes seldom form where the bedrock is not carbonate. Adele Louw Less than a minute. During the night of 3 August 1964, a sinkhole in the former mining village township of Westdene, Blyvooruitzight, buried the entire Oosthuizen family and their domestic worker, alive. The town was laid out in 1948 and large green parks eGGSA captions done by: Celeste Rachmann Information also available on the GGSA Cemetery DVD:-Cemetery ID: 258 Names in cemetery: 5 Information submitted by: Peter and Beverley Moss In the winter night of 3 August 1964 the Carletonville community was struck by disaster, when the Oosthuizen family, as well as their maid, was buried alive, with their house and all, in a massive sinkhole. In die besonder is dit die permitte wat in 1964 deur die regering aan goudmyne in hierdie A sinkhole in Carletonville, South Africa destroyed water delivery infrastructure. Although the R501 road from Potchefstroom to Carletonville past Doornfontein is currently still open, it soon will be closed due to sinkhole that fell in next to it yesterday. That event assumed iconic To understand the history and status in the white South African imagi- nature of gold miningin South nary at the very moment when the question of white supremacy sustained by Africa and In 1964, a sinkhole in the former mining village township of Westdene, Blyvooruitzicht, buried the entire Oosthuizen family and their helper, alive. The subsequent housing shortage was quickly normalised by extending the 2003:99). The sinkhole adjacent to the 007 shopping complex that damaged the main water supply line to Carletonville in June last year. The 1964 dewatering permits served to legitimise the illegal dewatering of the dolomitic The fitting inscription on the monument reads, "God himself laid them to rest". The South African National Roads Agency SOC Ltd (SANRAL) has warned motorists that the R501-3 near Carletonville in the North West has been closed temporarily. The road was repaired and re-opened after levelling. To older generations the sinkholes that formed in the Carletonville municipal area1 (Oberholzer Compartment) of the Gauteng Province of South Africa, especially during the sixties and seventies, are well-known. The site of a 3 October 2007 collapse at Elandsrand mine, is located some 11 km South of Carletonville. In die besonder is dit die permitte wat in 1964 deur die regering aan goudmyne in hierdie Mr. Johannes Marthinus (located near Carletonville) also collapsed into a sinkhole resulting in nancial losses and property damage (Ngcobo . Gauteng, MERAFONG district, Carletonville, Blyvooruitzicht Sinkhole Memorial . In 1964 the inhabitants of Carletonville woke up one morning after the entire little Oosthuizen-family had, in the dark and early hours of the morning, simply disappeared with their house and all their possessions into a huge sinkhole about the size of a whole block of houses. Image by Mark Olalde. Due to the sinkholes, Rideau Street was closed to regular. General Communication Manager, Vusi Mona, told OFM News that this is due to a sinkhole that was reported in that area. The site of a 3 October 2007 collapse at Elandsrand mine, is located some 11 km south of Carletonville. File picture: Motlabana Monnakgotla File picture: Motlabana Monnakgotla Situated some 5km south of Carletonville, as one of four village townships at the Blyvooruitzight Gold Mine, Westdene, was consequently abandoned. Additionally, a visit by The Star to Hlanganani Primary School near Carletonville confirmed that the ground was shifting and slowly separating the foundation from the building. Movement on this road was again noticed on the side of Blyvooruitzicht mine in the form of cracks in May of 1980. 1 Augustus 2014. Rideau Street (587 words) exact match in snippet view article find links to article that year on October 2, a much smaller sinkhole opened in the same area as the June 8 sinkhole. The possible cause of the movement was slime rushing into a sinkhole close to both the road and the slimes dam. The West Rand is the area hardest hit by sinkholes, an issue dating back to the discovery of gold more than 120 years ago, with gold mines pumping water out of the underground void. Situated some 5km south of Carletonville, as one of four village townships at the Blyvooruitzight Gold Mine, Westdene, was consequently abandoned. Their Sewer lines in Carletonville and Khutsong also collapsed recently when leaking caused sinkholes. Since the start of Carletonville as a town, the area has been plagued by sinkholes. It is situated in a rugged terrain with a strong relief, where the tendency for rainwater is to gain rapid runoff into the valley stream and for the rock debris to slide downhill (along a freeside) due to It can be counted as the sinkhole incident, which made Carletonville a known town in and outside of South Africa, but one, which at the same time caused fear. 2006:254; V an Eeden 2006:411; V an Eeden et al. Die gevolge van ontwatering en sinkgatvorming op die mens en omgewing - 'n analise van die Carletonville-gebied in die Gauteng-provinsie, Suid-Afrika
Ouer generasies sal die reeks sinkgate wat gedurende veral die vyftiger- tot sewentigerjare in die Carletonvillese munisipale gebied gevorm het, goed onthou. During a council meeting of 27 October, councillors decided to follow this route because of In 1964, a sinkhole in the former mining village township of Westdene, Blyvooruitzicht, buried the entire Oosthuizen family and their helper, alive. Oupa In 1964, a sinkhole in the former mining village township of Westdene, Blyvooruitzicht, buried the entire Oosthuizen family and their helper, alive. Today, 55 years ago, during the night of 3rd of August 1964 a gigantic sinkhole opened up beneath the home of the Oosthuizen family in the mining town Carletonville. The subsequent housing shortage was quickly normalised by extending the Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mine is the most westerly mine on the West Wits line, and its operations will be centred around No. GanzhouLongyan Railway On 22 May 2016 the BBC reported that four cars fell into a sinkhole in Ruijin City. In the winter night of 3 August 1964 the Carletonville community was struck by disaster, when the Oosthuizen family, as well as their maid, was buried alive, with their house and all, in a massive sinkhole. There was a lot of collateral damage in the area, and the rumble that night could be heard in my bedroom from about This comes as a response to numerous sinkholes destroying water access and The Western Deep Levels Mine, with a depth of 3 581 m, is one of the deepest mines in the world. South Africa, 2016. Mr. Johannes Marthinus The poorly managed infrastructure creates new sinkholes that endanger service delivery, schools and sinkholes between the towns of W estonaria and Carletonville and eventually the evacuation of the old town of Bank, abandoning the area and declaring it unsuitable for human settlements. 2003:99). Mr. Johannes Marthinus Die gevolge van ontwatering en sinkgatvorming op die mens en omgewing - 'n analise van die Carletonville-gebied in die Gauteng-provinsie, Suid-Afrika Ouer generasies sal die reeks sinkgate wat gedurende veral die vyftiger- tot sewentigerjare in die Carletonvillese munisipale gebied gevorm het, goed onthou. In 1964 the inhabitants of Carletonville woke up one morning after the entire little Oosthuizen-family had, in the dark and early hours of the morning, simply disappeared with their house and all their possessions into a huge sinkhole about the size of a whole block of houses. Authorities who are still meeting at the scene are, No trace was ever found of them, their house or their car. Situated some 5 km South of Carletonville and being one of four village townships at the Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mine, Westdene, was consequently abandoned and Monitoring in the form of levelling was carried out regularly in the area and within the first fourteen Situated some 5 km south of Carletonville and being one of four village townships at the Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mine, Westdene, was consequently abandoned and Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Tumblr Pinterest WhatsApp Telegram Share via Email Print. On Thursday, October 27, the Merafong City Local Municipality council voted to declare Khutsong, Welverdiend and Carletonville a local state of disaster under the Disaster Management Act. The first signs of devastating sinkholes in the WestonariaCarletonville area in West Rand, South Africa date back to the 1960s. XZQH. Van Eeden (2003:116122) further highlights a number of impacts upon the local business sector associated with sinkholes. At 3,749 m, Western Deep Levels holds the record for the world's deepest gold mine. "- www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). The leaking water pipe that caused the sinkhole was quickly repaired and diverted. Retrieved . During the night of 3 August 1964, a sinkhole in the former mining village township of Westdene, Blyvooruitzight, buried the entire Oosthuizen family and their domestic worker, alive. (Fison, 1965). A monument was erected on the hill overlooking the area where the Westdene suburb stood. 5 Shaft whose co-ordinates are 2720'39.11" East and 2625'41.88 West. Situated some 5 km south of Carletonville and being one of four village townships at the Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mine, Westdene, was consequently abandoned and The West Rand is the area hardest hit by sinkholes, an issue dating back to the discovery of gold more than 120 years ago, with gold mines pumping water out of the underground void. The poorly managed infrastructure creates new sinkholes that endanger service delivery, schools and A state of disaster should be declared as a result of sinkhole formation in the Carletonville municipal area. This was one of the most disastrous sinkholes that has struck the area recently. However, the sinkhole at Runjh is located in volcanic rocks. Relief is in sight for motorists travelling on the R501 between Potchefstroom and Carletonville where a large sinkhole has caused severe disruptions to traffic. The sinkhole is situated very close to the road. Cemetery information:-Album complete, we have photographs of all the headstones in the cemetery. Carletonville was named after Guy Carleton Jones, one of the mining magnates of the area who brought the well-known Blyvooruitzicht Mine (1937), West Driefontein Mine (1945), Doornfontein Mine (1947) and the Western Deep Levels Mine (1957) into production. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (km) south of Carletonville and 14 km north of Fochville in the Merafong Municipality within the Magisterial District of Oberholzer. A sinkhole on the R500 through Merafong, Carletonville, is a safety concern and an inconvenience for residents. However, The site of a 3 October 2007 collapse at Elandsrand mine, is located some 11 km south of Carletonville. There was a lot of collateral damage in the area, and the rumble that night could be heard in my bedroom from about SANRAL is now busy monitoring the situation to determine whether there are risks of further collapse. An ancient Sinkhole south west of The sinkhole rehabilitation and re-routing of the outfall sewer is hampered by a lack of funding, Spies said. He further said that SANRAL is busy with preliminary assessments at the moment to determine the causes. The first signs of devastating sinkholes in the WestonariaCarletonville area in West Rand, South Africa date back to the 1960s. 1964. It can be counted as the sinkhole incident, which made Carletonville a known town in and outside of South Africa, but one, which at the same time caused fear. January 15, 2019. These impacts include the disruption in town development, with fewer commercial and residential buildings During 1964 permits were granted to the gold mines to drain three dolomitic compartments. Van . The story I narrate here begins with a particular acci- dent in August 1964: the Blyvooruitzicht sinkhole disaster, in the mining community of Carletonville, not far from Johannesburg. It can be counted as the sinkhole incident, which made Carletonville a known town in and outside of South Africa, but one, which at the same time caused fear. Carletonville herald 5 aug 2014. Carletonville Herald.
Ouer generasies sal die reeks sinkgate wat gedurende veral die vyftiger- tot sewentigerjare in die Carletonvillese munisipale gebied gevorm het, goed onthou. During a council meeting of 27 October, councillors decided to follow this route because of In 1964, a sinkhole in the former mining village township of Westdene, Blyvooruitzicht, buried the entire Oosthuizen family and their helper, alive. Oupa In 1964, a sinkhole in the former mining village township of Westdene, Blyvooruitzicht, buried the entire Oosthuizen family and their helper, alive. Today, 55 years ago, during the night of 3rd of August 1964 a gigantic sinkhole opened up beneath the home of the Oosthuizen family in the mining town Carletonville. The subsequent housing shortage was quickly normalised by extending the Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mine is the most westerly mine on the West Wits line, and its operations will be centred around No. GanzhouLongyan Railway On 22 May 2016 the BBC reported that four cars fell into a sinkhole in Ruijin City. In the winter night of 3 August 1964 the Carletonville community was struck by disaster, when the Oosthuizen family, as well as their maid, was buried alive, with their house and all, in a massive sinkhole. There was a lot of collateral damage in the area, and the rumble that night could be heard in my bedroom from about This comes as a response to numerous sinkholes destroying water access and The Western Deep Levels Mine, with a depth of 3 581 m, is one of the deepest mines in the world. South Africa, 2016. Mr. Johannes Marthinus The poorly managed infrastructure creates new sinkholes that endanger service delivery, schools and sinkholes between the towns of W estonaria and Carletonville and eventually the evacuation of the old town of Bank, abandoning the area and declaring it unsuitable for human settlements. 2003:99). Mr. Johannes Marthinus Die gevolge van ontwatering en sinkgatvorming op die mens en omgewing - 'n analise van die Carletonville-gebied in die Gauteng-provinsie, Suid-Afrika Ouer generasies sal die reeks sinkgate wat gedurende veral die vyftiger- tot sewentigerjare in die Carletonvillese munisipale gebied gevorm het, goed onthou. In 1964 the inhabitants of Carletonville woke up one morning after the entire little Oosthuizen-family had, in the dark and early hours of the morning, simply disappeared with their house and all their possessions into a huge sinkhole about the size of a whole block of houses. Authorities who are still meeting at the scene are, No trace was ever found of them, their house or their car. Situated some 5 km South of Carletonville and being one of four village townships at the Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mine, Westdene, was consequently abandoned and Monitoring in the form of levelling was carried out regularly in the area and within the first fourteen Situated some 5 km south of Carletonville and being one of four village townships at the Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mine, Westdene, was consequently abandoned and Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Tumblr Pinterest WhatsApp Telegram Share via Email Print. On Thursday, October 27, the Merafong City Local Municipality council voted to declare Khutsong, Welverdiend and Carletonville a local state of disaster under the Disaster Management Act. The first signs of devastating sinkholes in the WestonariaCarletonville area in West Rand, South Africa date back to the 1960s. XZQH. Van Eeden (2003:116122) further highlights a number of impacts upon the local business sector associated with sinkholes. At 3,749 m, Western Deep Levels holds the record for the world's deepest gold mine. "- www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). The leaking water pipe that caused the sinkhole was quickly repaired and diverted. Retrieved . During the night of 3 August 1964, a sinkhole in the former mining village township of Westdene, Blyvooruitzight, buried the entire Oosthuizen family and their domestic worker, alive. (Fison, 1965). A monument was erected on the hill overlooking the area where the Westdene suburb stood. 5 Shaft whose co-ordinates are 2720'39.11" East and 2625'41.88 West. Situated some 5 km south of Carletonville and being one of four village townships at the Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mine, Westdene, was consequently abandoned and The West Rand is the area hardest hit by sinkholes, an issue dating back to the discovery of gold more than 120 years ago, with gold mines pumping water out of the underground void. The poorly managed infrastructure creates new sinkholes that endanger service delivery, schools and A state of disaster should be declared as a result of sinkhole formation in the Carletonville municipal area. This was one of the most disastrous sinkholes that has struck the area recently. However, the sinkhole at Runjh is located in volcanic rocks. Relief is in sight for motorists travelling on the R501 between Potchefstroom and Carletonville where a large sinkhole has caused severe disruptions to traffic. The sinkhole is situated very close to the road. Cemetery information:-Album complete, we have photographs of all the headstones in the cemetery. Carletonville was named after Guy Carleton Jones, one of the mining magnates of the area who brought the well-known Blyvooruitzicht Mine (1937), West Driefontein Mine (1945), Doornfontein Mine (1947) and the Western Deep Levels Mine (1957) into production. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (km) south of Carletonville and 14 km north of Fochville in the Merafong Municipality within the Magisterial District of Oberholzer. A sinkhole on the R500 through Merafong, Carletonville, is a safety concern and an inconvenience for residents. However, The site of a 3 October 2007 collapse at Elandsrand mine, is located some 11 km south of Carletonville. There was a lot of collateral damage in the area, and the rumble that night could be heard in my bedroom from about SANRAL is now busy monitoring the situation to determine whether there are risks of further collapse. An ancient Sinkhole south west of The sinkhole rehabilitation and re-routing of the outfall sewer is hampered by a lack of funding, Spies said. He further said that SANRAL is busy with preliminary assessments at the moment to determine the causes. The first signs of devastating sinkholes in the WestonariaCarletonville area in West Rand, South Africa date back to the 1960s. 1964. It can be counted as the sinkhole incident, which made Carletonville a known town in and outside of South Africa, but one, which at the same time caused fear. January 15, 2019. These impacts include the disruption in town development, with fewer commercial and residential buildings During 1964 permits were granted to the gold mines to drain three dolomitic compartments. Van . The story I narrate here begins with a particular acci- dent in August 1964: the Blyvooruitzicht sinkhole disaster, in the mining community of Carletonville, not far from Johannesburg. It can be counted as the sinkhole incident, which made Carletonville a known town in and outside of South Africa, but one, which at the same time caused fear. Carletonville herald 5 aug 2014. Carletonville Herald.