Welcome our Newest Board Member: Simon Wessels

Written by Simon Wessels

To all members:

Give a big welcome to a newest board member, elected at the last conference. Most members should be well aware of Simon, who has been a key member of the society for the last five years. For those who don't know Simon as well as they should we shall give a rundown.

Simon is a local dentist based in Bez Valley with a practice nearby, having studied at the University of Pretoria. While not a historian by study, as expected in this society, he has always taken a keen interest in history. Growing up in Springs nearby, he was always particularly interested in the Rand Rebellion and the general history of the mine boom and miners strikes.

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̨͏̤̥͈̫̹͉̲́́Į҉̵̺̫͚̺̪̯̣̙̜̲͕̩͖͙̠͠ͅt͏̷̣̞̫͓̹̯̦̹͓̀͢ ͞͠͏̨͙̲̯͙͍̫̠͖͕h́҉͈̙̭̠̩̗̙͚̭̪̞̺̫̬̗̩̼̕͞ą̶̛̗̦͔̼̼͘s҉̴̥̗͈͚̬̣͉͙̲̦̳̦̳̫̳̠͓̀̕͜ ̶̨̨̘͍̰̻̫̥̭̫̥͉̼͚͕͚͉̰͉̞͜s̨̫͉͈̱̤͙̰̝͎̘̙̥͈̖̕u̢̧̠͉̫͍̞̖̗̰͚̥̹͓̥͎͎̞͉ͅv͡҉̸͖̩͇̮̖̖͈̰͉̟̤̘i͘͏̠͇͖̙̯̯̮̯̪v̶̟̘͙̘̱̳̟̝̮̲̟̠̫͇͇̹͎͘r̸̸̴̡̖̳̖͙͙̫̤̞͟è̛̥͚͓͓͇̰̲̟͉͕͔͖̗͓̩̀͘d̸̴̯̞̳̰̮̬͚̙ ̵͇͎̘̞̯̯̮̞̹͘n̷̳͙̙̟̣̕ò̪͍̬̘̺̲͚̥̰̩͕͢t̶̵̕͢͏͈͙͈̻͔̭̞̠ ̴̵̧͏͔̤̠͈̀ơ̸̪͈͍̪͉̹͟l͓̪͔̙̫̼̜̟̘̦͉͘͘ń҉̢̞̠͚̣͈̜̠͚̮̯̯̗̜ͅͅỳ̢̟̜̺̺̮͍̮͚ ̨̖̗̼̹̫̟̞̺̫̖̟̯̘̪͍̭͍̣̀͝͠f̜̤̰͈́v̷̵͓͇͖̫̳̕͜͠i̡̢̘͖̼̤̬̬͓̺̕͠é̡̗͕̻̗͓̩̫̙̳̟͕̫̱͙̖̪̣̀ͅ ̨̡̭̘̞̬̙̘̖͇́c̛̪͖͓̖̹͢͟͞e̶҉̢̛͚̬̥̥̤͈̩͕͔̱̫͔̠̖̩͚̻ͅǹ̵̵̡̫̹̘̻͞i̧̪͙͓͇ṛ̹͙̺̠͓̝̗͘͜u̧̢͚̳̟͕͜͜t̴̞̩̮̼̼͠e̼̰̜̗͈̥͈̣͍̪̫͜͞͞ͅş̪̳͚͍̲͓̦̪̹͢͞,̶̸̡̛̗͈͓̬̞̠̳͓̟͞ ̷҉̧̻̪̰̪͓͖̦̝̖͞b҉̴̡̜͓̭͖̣̼͉̯̩̬̤̗̞̗̠͓̝͓̭͠u҉̷̜͙͓̞̝̱̹͈̟͉̼̫͇̱͇͘ͅt̵̴͟͠͏͖̣̠͍̟̳̣̭̥̝̼̜ ̵̴̤͚̘̲̙̙͚̘̣̙̮̙̕͢a҉͢҉̴̛̳͙̗̳͍̫̝͔͎̣̯͙̯͇ṣ̛̻͍̥̠̩͙̻̥̖ͅĺ̢̛͍̥͖̱̪͘͟o̧̜̺͍͔̝̣̺̥͘͢͡ ͢͟҉̵̝̥̤̱̻̻̞͔͈̘̮͓̗͟t̛͠҉͈̞͈̻͓̘̦̤̺͉̦͎̳͔̺̜͝ͅͅh̯͎̣̗̲̱̖̬̣̙͎͖̮͚͖̖̗͎͞͠é̦͍̝͍̳̗̮̪̱̻̤̥̲̺̪͠ ̸̡̤̦̱͈̲̣̩̬͚̝̻͙̙̭͉̜͈͘͟͠l̶̶̴͕̬̩͉̣̞͔̫̤̻̫͖͍̠̟ͅͅá̧̬͔̮̫̩̞̰̥̲͎͙̪͚̖̥̳̩̼͓e҉͏҉̷̛͈͙͈͍͎͍̼̗̣͓̟͉̙̮̜͇p̶̴̨̢̖̩̭͓̱̹̣̻̦̟̳͖̭͇̲̝̠̳ ̴̷̪̮̥̘͎͙̞͇͉͙̲̹̯̟̼̜̫̰͘͟͞i͏̷̢̣̰͖̰̟͎͔̠̤̺̥͕͖͘͞t̸̻͈̖̩̳̬̘͎̀̕n̸̛̙̺̖͖͚͖̲̜̺͈̤̫o͏̶̮̫̼͖͓͖̺͇̟̯̩̰̪̙͕̩̖͠͡ͅͅ ̷̀͜҉̫͍̝͇͓̘͓͢ͅe̩̥̲͙̭̰̭̰̤͉̝͉͞l̝̙̹̪̗̠͓͡e͇̜͕̻̻͍̬̙̩̦̰̖͍͉̗̣͜͢͟͠o͏͎̤̘͇͈̱͍͚̤͈͇̻̣̳r̶̳̼̲̺̻̭̯̭̜͇̜̳̣̰̜̻̣͠ͅt̷̴͈͔̼̩͖̭͞c͇̳͍̕͞ͅǹ̸̶̢̢̗̱̼̺̬̪̱͖̭̙̼̼͎̠͉i̷̛̥͉̪̠̯͍̝̞̲͘͜͝ͅc҉҉̺̝̤̭̱̼̪̭̹̠̤̺̲͔̩͕̮̱̳ ̴̥̟̲̬̫͍͍̦̖̱͈̼̜̟̗̜̯́͡t̷́҉̷̲͈̖̦̣̯͚̰̞͎̹̝̲̗͕̩̗̣ͅỳ̵͖͔̲̖͚̠̯̥̲̻͉̞̣̬͇̜̤͠ͅp̸̛͕̬̻̜͘͞͠i̷̹̮̲̘̬͢͞͞t̢̢̮͍̠̹̲̥̮̠͘͞͞t͎̬͍̯̲͍̳̩͓͙̥̙̱̪͞ͅę̡̨͖͇̦̖͕̲͠ͅͅş̛̖͈̭̩̘̳͉̹̹̥̳͜͟è͝҉͎͓̱̺̭͈̮̱͙̞̘͖̕ņ̱̜͍̤͓̤̰͓̙͉̀́͝g̷҉͎͈̞̳̰̦͉͕̠̰̪͔̹̖̭ͅ,̶̞̦̟̣̤͚͕͟͝ ̕͜͏̬̤̙̫ŗ̩̪̩̬͉͖̘e̵̡̹͕̺̯̙̩͖̗͝i҉͞͏̙͈̤̥͕͇͚̼̭͇͓́ͅn̴̵̬̫̝͙̺̩͓̲̟̭̦̮̮͚̮̙̝͔̪i̝̘̖̮͜͡a̵̠̬̬̮̫͖̪͠m͓̤͙̳̗͇̜̥̀̕͟n̢̢̡̡͔͉͖̼̝̙̜̺̪̮g͝͏̨̺̦̲̥̣̞̤͙͙̭̦̭̝̰͈͜ ̷̴̴̛̮̯͕͔̝̥̘͓͓̼̀e҉͓̝͙̣͙̫̟͎͈͉̹͔̰̙̺̼̹͟ş͏̶̟̹̜̼͎̜̣̝̖̭̝͕͓͓̀ͅs̢͕̦̠̺̳̪̲̝̘̼̹̦̳̝̀̀͟ͅa̴̛̛҉͓͔̻̘̼̼͎̥̥̺̪̪̼̮̗̱͈̹̬̕i̴̶̥̘̜̱͉͚̤̠͖̙͔͍̱͖̹̤̕͝͠t҉̛͘҉͉̲̱̣̭̜̞͙̼̳̺̹͕̼̜n̨̖̩̳͕̣͘͢͝͠ͅȩ̶̷̢̺̥̖̗̰͓͜l̨̗͈̩̞̠͖̼̰̦̖͎͔̣̬͈̻̱͠l̛̹̳̠̹͎̯͍̹̭̟̠̳͡y̵̡̧̫̬̲͉̥͢͟ ̷̢̣͖̤̣̩̮̺̬̘̱̫͘͞u̴̝̬̙͖̕͠n̶̢̳̩̦̻̬͉̕c̸̭͍̰̱͍̥̹͚͕͓̯̪͉͡͡ͅg͟͏̴̱͍̦̘̫̮̭n͏̶̠̤̯̰̳͍̳̰̞ͅa̢͝͏͉̞̻͖̭̞̻h̡̺̥̺͖̯͖̙̮̖̺͘͠ͅe̵͈͎̥̝͕̺̯̺̱̱̭͙̤̺̻̱͜͟͢͡ͅd̷̨҉̖̜͈̬̪.͟͡҉̳̖̙̱̀ͅ 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He wil become the new full time worker in our office, in charge of new members and organizing events. We all look forward to a productive year!

An Untold History of the Rand Rebellion

Written by Simon Wessels

In the early days of mining no Africans possessed the skills necessary for deep level, therefore the division of the work force had been between white miners and white management. The custom that skilled work was done by white men had been reinforced by legislation when Chinese labourers were introduced under the Milner regime after the Second Anglo-Boer War, and during World War I the overall ratio of white to black workers had been maintained. As time passed, however, black miners began to acquire these skills, although their wages remained at very low rates. In September 1918, white mineworkers had succeeded in persuading the Chamber of Mines to agree that no position filled by a white worker should be given to an African or Coloured worker. When the Chamber of Mines gave notice that it would be abandoning the agreement and would be replacing 2,000 semi-skilled white men with cheap black labour, the white miners reacted strongly. Their jobs and pay packets were threatened by the removal of the colour bar, and they feared the social encroachment on their lives that differences in colour, standards of living, and the cultural background of the coloured races might make. Sporadic strikes were launched in 1921, but these did not become widespread until the end of the year.

Because of the large number of mines and workingmen living in and around Fordsburg, Johannesburg, trade unions had become active in this area. This set the scene for the revolt in Fordsburg. At this time some trade union members were attracted to the spirit of socialism and others became communists, who referred to themselves as 'Reds'. The leader of the Communist Party, W H Andrews, known as 'Comrade Bill', urged a general strike. In the meanwhile, a group of revolutionaries organized commandos under the leadership of people who called themselves the 'Federation of Labour.'

The Rand Revolt was a calamity that inflicted suffering on every section of the community. It cost many lives and millions of pounds. About 200 people were killed - including many policemen, and more than 1,000 people were injured. Fifteen thousand men were put out of work and gold production slumped. In the aftermath, some of the rebels were deported and a few were executed for deeds that amounted to murder. John Garsworthy, leader of the Brakpan commando, was sentenced to death, but he was later reprieved. Four of the leaders were condemned to death and went to the gallows singing their anthem, 'The Red Flag'. Smuts was widely criticized for his severe handling of the revolt. He lost support and was defeated in the 1924 general election. This gave Hertzog's Nationalist Party and the Labour Party, supported by white urban workers, the opportunity to form a pact. The white miners were forced to accept the mine owners' terms unconditionally, and gold production again increased because of the use of a higher proportion of African labour, lower wages for whites, and new labour-saving devices which had come into operation. After this, as South Africa grew increasingly industrialized, the government came under stronger pressure to protect skilled white workers in mining and in the manufacturing industry.

Our New Meetup Space

Written by Simon Wessels

Hey everyone, Simon here! Just letting everyone know we have found a new space for our weekly meetups and regular lectures: The Woodpecker Bowls Club right in historic Bezuidenhout Valley. The owners have graciously let us know we are always welcome, and can use the back space provided we buy some drinks, which I expect is not going to be a probem(haha).

The Woodpecker is a great space and should serve our needs well. With the space in mind we are also going to start fundraising for a project to help with our lectures and maybe start screening movies. Any suggestions are very much welcome, especially for new kinds of events we could host!

We really, really, really, really, really, real,yl rea,lly need new membersm, so hopefully having a space like this for regular meetings and social events can help us pull in new people.

A Statement

Written by Simon Wessels, Board Member of JAHS

Amateur history is calling that all people should take an interest in. To know about our ancenstors, those who built our cities and led to the place that we currently live in. The Johannesburg Amateur Historical Society has been dedicated to the pursuit of amateur history, for people to search themselves and bring their own experiences and knowledge to the table. We are only as strong as our membership.

Which is why, despite the recent challenges we as society have faced with membership fees and participation, we will be continuing ahead into the future. We would not be anywhere without our loyal board member Simon, who works tirelessy day and night at the JAHS office putting together events and activities for our membership, proividing value and deep insight with his vast local knowledge and great personality, and fantastic smile, andhardworking persona,andlovefor theWorkfofthe Society.

In the coming months, we have prepared a series of events, moving on from our membership conference from strength to strength. Participation is please come I beg you highly encouraged. This is a great opportunity for new members and returning but not active old membership to get re-energized and straight back into the hard work that needs doing. We will be looking forward to volunteers who can carry on the pace of constant activity forward after this.

Our preliminary list of event is as follows:

*Lecture on the Rand Rebellion by Simon Wessels
*Local JAHS Office walk run by Simon Wessels
*Pub meeting at the Radium, with a short quiz hosted by Simon Wessels
*Lecture Mini series by Simon Wessels with guest participation by Simon Wessels
*Simon Wessels