rissik

Updated: May 21, 2025

In the middle of 1887 the regular output of gold commenced, and the fields have never 'looked back' since. Johannesburg named after Mr. Johannes Rissik, the Surveyor-General of the Transvaal was soon a far greater problem than Barberton had been.

Sir Percy Fitzpatrick - The Transvaal from Within: A Private Record of Public Affairs