Mainly an industrial town and railway junction, site of the largest gold refinery in the world. John Jack, a travelling Scot who decided to try his hand at prospecting, discovered gold with incredible ease on the farm Elandsfontein. With his partner, August Simmer, Jack bought the farm and floated a mining company called Simmer and Jack in 1887, around which the city of Germiston grew.
President Street
The Illuminated Fountain in the
shape of a mine headgear, in Johann Rissik Street, is one of the town's
well known landmarks. Gosforth Park Race Course is an important racing
venue and headquarters for the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association of
South Africa. The Hermann Immelman Stadium, with its tartan track, is one of the most modern sports complexes in the country, hosting a wide variety of sports.
