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Place in Gauteng, South Africa
Observatory is a
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History
It is named for the Union Observatory established in early 1903, sited on Observatory Ridge , the city's highest point. The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Doornfontein .[2] It was established in 1903.[2]
It is a well-established suburb: Observatory Girls' Primary was founded in 1918, and Observatory Golf Course founded in 1912 is the oldest
, until its relocation to Glenhazel.
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