Johan Smit
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I was born in regents park johannesburg,where my parents stayed in a garage.my father was working as a millman at City deep or Robinson deep.just before I turned 5 my parent broughta house in Westdene a suburb of jhb.This was at15 stafford str,I started school whe I was 5 at Christiaan de Wet primary school.I stayed there till std 1.we then moved to a mine managers(surface)house at Wilford mine just outside Roodepoort.next to Durban deep gold mine.we moved to Turffontein Hay street(after staying with grand parents).my parents had purchased a tearoom grocer and we stayed there until I went to std 5. We then moved to Bikita a few Km. outsde Fort Victoria we were put in a boarding school.that same year we moved back to RSA.moved to 13 Gerrit Maritz st Brakpan started school at I think President Brand primary school for std5.started std 6 at Hoer seunskool Stoffberg,I failed std 7 latin and maths,completed high school in 1966 Did two weeks at Wits but could not get a bursary.started work at Escom Rosherville lab as a lab assistant.boring after doing everything.started at Union Corporation East Geduld mine as a learner official.got trained in fanakalo,mining,tuneling,explosives,blasting certificate,surveying,sampling,ventilation and qualified as a shiftboss, Got married and transfered to mine ventilation,got transfered to Evander Leslie gold mines,got a house in Frankfort road.started a family and studied After 6 months wrote the Elementary certificate in mine Ventilation,passed with distinction(jhb tech)wrote the advanced certificate in mine ventilation passed with distinction.Our boss passed away with throat cancer and I was promoted from ventilation assistant to Ventilation officer 1973,became acting chief before resigning to work with my father Started working at Magiclean Launderers in 1975 at 8 Nicolls street Chamdor
Working together with mom dad Albert and Loraine wr first purchased Franks drycleaners,Premier drycleaners,started Sharp cafe built new laundry in Rustenburg rd brought Hamo shoe repairs started Hamo leather supply,brought the buildin at 14 grey str,brought out Florida dry cleaners started a dress shop This we did for 25 years until mom and dad died me and Albert dissolved the partnership,I had a heart attack and stopped working Relocated to our beach house in Hibberdene Kwa Zulu Natal I took up art as a hobby. And the first few years did. Nothing but paint,then I started in the building trade and worked for several builders over a ten year period,became a maintenance supervisor for two big housing complexes on the south coast and currently I'm working as a MIG welder for a company making prefab housing
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Ai ek is so jammer om te hoor jy moet so sukkel ........... om op 'n selfoon te werk kos baie geduld
Sterkte met jou navorsing Johan.
Groete en seen R
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I started a family tree in 2002 on ancestry.com, but for the life of me, cannot find it again!
Ill start editing tomorrow.
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