Information AboutAllanridge |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT ALLANRIDGE | |
| towns in the free state | |
| settlements established in 1947 | |
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The town was founded in 1950 and named after Allan Roberts whose borehore's proximity to the gold bearing reef was the precursor to the mining in the area. The town layout was designed by town planner William Backhouse, who also planned Welkom . It became a municipality on 21 December 1956 . |
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