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Johannesburg Gas Works

1897 establishments in South AfricaCompanies based in JohannesburgCompanies listed on the Johannesburg Stock ExchangeNon-renewable resource companies established in 1897Oil and gas companies of South Africa
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The Johannesburg Gas Works also known as Egoli Gas Works established in 1892, is one of the most historically and architecturally significant industrial sites in Johannesburg. Not only does it have intact machinery to show the production of gas but it also has structurally sound buildings which in their entirety show the process from how gas was produced out of coal up to how it was distributed to the public. Gas production is now extinct but the buildings remain as a reminder of what used to be on the site. The Gas tanks are a major landmark in Johannesburg and make their appearance in most portraits showing Johannesburg’s skyline. The Gas Works also have a rich workers history, which exemplifies the way in which workers were segregated during apartheid.

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Johannesburg Gas Works
Annet Road, Johannesburg Cottesloe

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Annet Road
2001 Johannesburg, Cottesloe
Gauteng, South Africa
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