Old School of Mines, Kimberley

The Old School of Mines building in Hull Street, Kimberley, is where the South African School of Mines was established in 1896, later evolving into the Transvaal University College, and eventually into both the University of the Witwatersrand and the University of Pretoria. 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).[1][2]

  1. ^ History of Wits, retrieved 4 Sep 2012 Archived 2012-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "University of Pretoria - historic overview". Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2012.