Delving into the dusty and historical archives the Benoni City Times’ new title website, www.benonicitytimes.co.za, takes you on a nostalgic trip down memory lane.
Taking you on a trip down memory lane. This image is of Benoni in the early 1900s. Image supplied by Glynis Cox Millett-Clay.
Here are some snippets from the BCT on this week, 73 years ago, in the Friday, February 28, 1941, edition:
* Please note that articles published reflected the happenings of the time and the views/information stated in the articles do not necessarily reflect the BCT’s current standpoint.
It was announced on this week in 1941 that the country’s Prime Minister, General Jan Smuts, was to visit the town to open the Big Easter Fair to be held in Benoni on Saturday, April 5.A warrior home from the wars. In 1941, the world was deep in the midst of Word War II and in the Benoni City Times Friday, February 28, 1941, edition it was the War that was the most frequently discussed topic. This article of a Benoni seaman who returned home from war stricken England sums up the theme for the week.This advertisement in the Benoni City Times Friday, February 28, 1941, edition encouraged Benonians to “support a good cause” by visiting a morning market in aid of “war funds”.An all-new “Aristostyled” Chevrolet was the motorcar to be seen in in 1941.
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