Vaal Triangle History
RESOURCES
1889 - 1902
Sharpeville
Klip Power Station
William Stow
Coal
Vaal Dam
Vereeniging Estates
1939 - 1945
Peace Negotiations
Viljouensdrift
1960
1935
The articles in this resources section were compiled and written by Norman Acton - last update 2008.
The industries in the Vaal Triangle owe their growth to the basic resources of coal and water. The building of the Victoria Falls and Transvaal Power Station in the early nineteenth century laid the foundation for the area to be the 'Powerhouse' of South Africa.
The growth is viewed from these three main sources:
