Observatory, Johannesburg

Coordinates: 26°10′34″S 28°04′55″E / 26.176°S 28.082°E / -26.176; 28.082
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Observatory
PO box
2187

Observatory is a

Bellevue East and Dewetshof
.

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

golf club in Johannesburg still operating from its original ground. The suburb housed the Yeshivah Gedolah of Johannesburg
, until its relocation to Glenhazel.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Observatory". Census 2011.
  2. ^ .

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