Die DELWER The DIGGER

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1 GENEALOGIESE GENOOTSKAP VAN SUID-AFRIKA WES-GAUTENGTAK GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA WEST GAUTENG BRANCH Die DELWER The DIGGER (Wes-Gauteng NUUSBRIEF/West Gauteng NEWSLETTER) JULY 2018 NEXT MONTHLY MEETING: SATURDAY 18 AUGUST 2018 WEBSITE Members are reminded of the society s website at where information of the Society and all its branches is readily available. You are also reminded of the branch s old blog site [website] at for which there is a link at GENZA should wish to revisit some of the older posts EDITOR S REMARKS Dear Readers I need your stories. We are at a knife s edge with DIE DELWER/THE DIGGER. Please help me to help you and to keep you reading. I trust that you will enjoy this edition and that you will have a look at the youtube videoclip of our Branch work at Sterkfontein Cemetery. Dankie Hennie Le Roux vir jou bydraes ons waardeer dit. Regards Neels Coertse Editor July

2 WEST GAUTENG S STORY ABOUT THEIR CEMETERY PROJECT Susan Sontag in her book ON PHOTOGRAPHY expresses her views on the history and present-day role of photography in capitalist societies as of the 1970s. She writes: For one thing, there are a great many more images around, claiming our attention. The inventory started in 1839 and since then just about everything has been photographed, or so it seems. This very insatiability of the photographing eye changes the terms of confinement in the cave, our world. In teaching us a new visual code, photographs alter and enlarge our notions of what is worth looking at and what we have a right to observe. They are a grammar and, even more importantly, an ethics of seeing. Finally, the most grandiose result of the photographic enterprise is to give us the sense that we can hold the whole world in our heads -- as an anthology of images. I think that the quote is valid for today because we are flooded with photographs and video material; our eyes are insatiable for images. I want to alter and enlarge our notions of what it is to go to cemeteries to take photographs of headstones. Our good friend Professor Google makes it even more accessible and readable you may for instance google, as I did, graveyards in Russia and you get lists longer than your arm. You may even have a look at gangsters graveyards at this link: The object of this story is definitely not to show you gangsters headstones in South Africa. We can, however, if we really want to, compile such a list and start off with Demitri Tsafendas [you remember him? He killed Dr H.F. Verwoerd] who is buried in Sterkfontein. If you are curious enough you may enlarge the image below and find his name on the board of internments. Section 11 Sterkfontein Cemetery Our branch s leader for the GSSA cemetery project is Giel Nel. He is at the helm for a number of years already. 2

3 Just a few members of our branch go quite regularly to Sterkfontein to take photographs of the gravestones. Yes, we can do with more members and public who want to help. There are more than gravestones to photograph. As you can see, it is not just plain sailing of going in and taking photographs of the headstone. It is hard work! Giel Nel and Kriek Fourie trying their utmost to lift a fallen headstone It is sometimes simply hard work to get the image; and it does not mean that we are successful every time. In this instance they couldn t lift the stone and the names are therefore not available. The place is overgrown with weeds, rose bushes or other plants. You must then think creatively to get to the information on the stone. Or, at places, it looks like this: Kriek Fourie and Giel Nel 3

4 Overgrown with weeds We are not only focusing on the headstones; we do have time to look around! Maybe Robyn was looking somewhere else to gain inspiration to continue! Giel Nel and Robyn Templeton 4

5 A regular gathering of friends and family This group of people come regularly to the cemetry to honour friends and family members. OUMIE Oumie passed away and this was her tribute to Oumie! This is what she had and she used it to honour Oumie! I published a video of our work at Sterkfontein and you may have a look at it by clicking on this link: 5

6 The team [not complete!]: Richard Wolfaardt, Neels Coertse, Robyn Templeton & Giel Nel Please join us! Thank you, guys and lady, for your efforts! Neels Coertse Editor DIE DELWER/THE DIGGER WEST GAUTENG BRANCH OF THE GSSA KLEREMAKERS I In n vorige artikel het ek vertel van n gesogte nooi, Hester Maria Elizabeth (Dollie) le Roux néé Van der Merwe. Baie kêrels het by haar aangelê. Uiteindelik is sy in 1927 getroud met Hendrik Jacobus (Hennie) le Roux. Hy was n kleremaker op Theunissen. In hierdie artikel gee ek aandag aan drie persone: Hennie en sy broer Faan, en Dollie self. Dollie en Hennie. Hy het sy pak self gemaak. Dollie en Hennie kort voor sy dood in

7 Hennie en Faan was seuns van Le Roux, Stephanus Jacobus. 1ste Generasie 1. Le Roux, Stephanus Jacobus is gebore op 23 Aug en het gesterf op 21 Sep Hy is getroud met Theron, Martha Maria Hendrina. Theron, Martha Maria Hendrina is gebore in 1872 en het gesterf op 7 Nov Kinders van Le Roux, Stephanus Jacobus en Theron, Martha Maria Hendrina i. 2. Le Roux, Hendrik Jacobus is gebore op 5 Apr in Mooihoek en het gesterf op 16 Jun in Theunissen. ii. 3. Le Roux, Coenraad Hendrik is gebore in iii. 4. Le Roux, Stephanus Jacobus is gebore op 17 Mar iv. 5. Le Roux, Dorathia Maria is gebore op 21 Nov de Generasie (Kinders) 2. Le Roux, Hendrik Jacobus is gebore op 5 Apr in Mooihoek en het gesterf op 16 Jun in Theunissen. Hy is getroud met Van der Merwe, Hester Maria Elizabeth op 27 Des in Kroonstad. Van der Merwe, Hester Maria Elizabeth, dogter van Van der Merwe, Gert Johannes Jacobus en Beukes, Anna Barbara Christina, is gebore op 21 Apr in Krugersdorp en het gesterf op 21 Aug in Theunissen. Kinders van Le Roux, Hendrik Jacobus en Van der Merwe, Hester Maria Elizabeth i. 6. Le Roux, Stephanus Jacobus is gebore op 24 Feb in Theunissen en het gesterf op 2 Nov in Pretoria. ii. 7. Le Roux, Anna Barbara Christina is gebore op 26 Mei 1930 in Theunissen en het gesterf in Roodepoort op 19 Augustus iii. 8. Le Roux, Gert Johannes Jacobus van der Merwe is gebore op 19 Jun in Theunissen en het gesterf in Pretoria op17 Augustus iv. 9. Le Roux, Martha Maria Hendrina is gebore op 11 Des in Theunissen. 3. Le Roux, Coenraad Hendrik is gebore in Le Roux, Stephanus Jacobus is gebore op 17 Mar Hy is getroud met JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Jacoba Jacomina. JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Jacoba Jacomina, dogter van JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Josephus en Le Roux, Jacoba Jacomina, is gebore op 19 Nov en het gesterf op 18 Des in Potchefstroom. Kinders van Le Roux, Stephanus Jacobus en JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Jacoba Jacomina i. 10. Le Roux, Constance is gebore op 3 Mei 1927 in Kaapstad. ii. 11. Le Roux, Stephanus Jacobus is gebore op 24 Des in Bultfontein. iii. 12. Le Roux, Martha Maria Jacoba is gebore op 17 Feb in Hoopstad en het gesterf op 27 Aug in Nigel. iv. 13. Le Roux, Jacoba Jacomina van Rensburg is gebore op 23 Mei 1937 in Theunissen. v. 14. Le Roux, Abraham Hercules is gebore op 5 Sep in Theunissen. 5. Le Roux, Dorathia Maria is gebore op 21 Nov

8 Hennie en Faan het hulle opleiding as kleremakers in Bloemfontein gekry. Hulle het loseer by mnr Otto, wat die oupa was van die eggenote van Hennie se seun Gert. Die broers het in n vennootskap gegaan en die winkel Le Roux & kie is in Theunissen begin. Die kleremakery was by die winkel. Hulle het ook hoede gemaak. Allerlei goedere is by die winkel verkoop. Faan het later met n transport-besigheid begin en hom op Welkom gevestig. Die broers het n poskaart van n vriend uit Europa gekry waarin gevra is hoe dit met die besigheid gaan. Hennie en Dollie se eerste huis op Theunissen Die familie het dit genoem Die Vaalhuis. Hulle tweede huis in Kerkstraat, Theunissen. 8

9 Die kerkgebou van die NG Kerk Theunissen, Advertensie skuins oorkant Hennie en Dollie se huis. Hier is foto s van klere wat Hennie gemaak het. Manelpak Ligte pak Hennie met Fanie en Babsie Snyerspak vir Dollie 9

10 Faan en familie Agter: Lammie, Faan, Dollie en Hennie Faan Faan (middel agter) saam met Voor: Die broers se moeder, Ouma Hugo Klerksdorp 1965 familie op sy tagtigste verjaardag en hul stiefvader, Oupa Hugo. Vanderbijlpark Maart 1983 Van Faan se handwerk het ek net foto s van n kappie wat hy gemaak het. Kappie van die kant af Die agterkant van die kappie Vervolgens foto s van gereedskap wat deur kleremakers soos Hennie gebruik is. Ek het almal self gesien. Die foto s het ek op die internet deur Google gekry. Ek gee erkenning aan die onbekende fotograwe. 10

11 Naaimasjien Pico edging, inplooimasjien. Strykyster Houtskool- strykyster Strykyster Strykplank vir moue en some Patroon-pop Soommerker 11

12 Knopemaker. Ek het my ouma as seuntjie Hennie se eie kleremakerskêr met n gehelp om knope oor te trek. gewone materiaalskêr langsaan. Die le Roux-broers kon nie net werk nie. Hulle het met hulle gesinne in Aliwal-Noord gaan vakansie hou. Die goedere, en mense, is met een van Faan se vragmotors aangery. Hulle het uitgekamp, in tente geslaap, gekuier en die warmbron se water terdeë geniet. Die laaste keer daar voordat Hennie oorlede is, het hy sy trouring in die swembad verloor. Hennie se seun Fanie en sy bruid, Hertha Peiker, het later per trein na Aliwal-Noord gereis vir hulle wittebrood en was in April 1973 weer daar voor Fanie se dood op 2 Nov 73. Die International van Faan op pad na Aliwal Die le Roux s in die swembad 12

13 Aliwal-Noord Hennie en Faan le Roux se kinders. Name in kursief is van Faan s n. Vlnr agter: Connie, Fanie en Babsie.Vlnr middel: Kobus, Abraham (Poen/Abé) en Gert. Vlnr voor: Erna, Ria en Matty.. Hennie is onverwags dood op 16 Junie Sy seun Fanie het op hom afgekom nadat hy aan n koronêre trombose oorlede is. Omdat hy in sy matriekjaar vir AVBOB uitgehelp het, het Fanie self sy vader se liggaam vir die begrafnis uitgelê. Dollie het die kleremakersgereedskap na hulle huis in Theunissen toe geneem en daar voortgegaan met naaldwerk in n sonkamer wat sy laat aanbou het. Die bedroefde gesinslede by Hennie se graf Dollie met naaldwerk besig 13

14 Dollie en Ria met twee loseerders by die sonkamer Dollie by haar eerste motor, n Hillman One Dollie saam met al haar kleinkinders behalwe Dollie 1971 Hennie, toe al n student. Klerksdorp 1970 Van die klere wat Dollie gemaak het. Gebreide rokkie Rokke vir Babsie (agter) en Ria (voor) Uitrustings vir Ria en Babsie vir vir Ria vir die troue van Fanie en Hertha n outydse troue 14

15 Ten slotte foto s van Hennie en Dollie se grafstene in die ou begraafplaas van Theunissen. Ds Hennie le Roux Wes Gauteng Tak van die GGSA Julie 2018 hjlroux@gmail.com Dear Newsletter Writers and Ferdie, Thank you to those of you who put a note about the 2018 tours in your newsletters and for Ferdie van Wyk who included the tours on the front page of GSSA s web site Quite a few of your members already did some enquiries or asked me to put them on the list of seriously interested participants. I detected/assumed members from (usually they do not state their home branch): eggsa Free State Johannesburg Natal Midlands Northern Transvaal Southern Cape Western Cape FORTHCOMING ARCHIVE TOURS: August Western Cape or 25 October Bloemfontein 1. Date to be announced Eastern Cape October Gauteng For more information contact Ellen Harmse 15

16 ; WEST GAUTENG BRANCH COMMITTEE, 2017 Designation Name Telephone Chairman Neels Coertse Vice-Chairman Richard Wolfaardt Secretary Adri Johnson Treasurer Secretary: Members Richard Wolfaardt Librarian Marie De Lange Social Secretary Editor Newsletter Neels Coertse Cemetery Coordinator Giel Nel Product Sales Kriek Fourie