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Aka:  Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk (Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa) Built:  1972 Architect:  Unidentified Building contractor:  Weeshuis-bouers Location:  Jurgens Ave, Springs. View from north-east (2023)  Google Street View. The church was inaugurated on 20 May, 1972. ¹ " In die argitektuur van die gebou is onder andere `n paar van ons betekenisvolle ou Christelike simbole na vore gebring ."¹ The organ was designed by Mr. W. Mathlener of the Raad vir Kerkmusiek . With slate roof before additions to the east (c.1972)¹ Locality map Sources n.a. (1973)  Nuwe kerkgebou Springs-Oos . Die Hervormer, Jan 1973.  

Full name: Johann Ludwig Gauf Lifespan: (? Germany - post-1934) Occupation: Prospector Also see his business partner: WBM Vogts Timeline Biography (There are some overlaps between the biographies of Gauf and Vogts, as they were business partners). Johann Ludwig Gauf (often referred to as Johan or J.L. Gauf) was a German-born prospector and businessman active in the Transvaal (now Gauteng province, South Africa) during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He played a significant role in the Witwatersrand gold rush era and the development of mining on the East Rand, contributing to discoveries that fueled South Africa's industrial growth. Gauf was a German immigrant who arrived in South Africa in 1879. He first settled in Lady Grey in the Northern Cape, where he helped defend the nearby town of Herschel against the Tambookie (Tembu) rising during the 1880-1881 conflicts tied to the Basuto Gun War. By 1884, he had transitioned to prospecting on the newly discovered Witwatersra...