The Oosthuizen family lived in a mining village called Blyvooruitzicht in Carltonville. Because of the area’s extensive underground mining, it became known for having unstable ground conditions and sinkholes. Since 1997 the mine nearby, “blyvvor” has been owned by Durban Roodepport Deep (DRD).
eventREF E-0066424Revised
3 August 1964
Oosthuizen family disappears down a massive sinkhole in Carletonville
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Geocaching.com,‘3 August 1964’ [online] Available at www.geocaching.com [Accessed: 27 July 27, 2011]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, July 28). Oosthuizen family disappears down a massive sinkhole in Carletonville. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0066424
South African History Online (2011) 'Oosthuizen family disappears down a massive sinkhole in Carletonville', South African History Online, 28 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0066424 (Accessed: 13 October 2026).
South African History Online, Oosthuizen family disappears down a massive sinkhole in Carletonville [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0066424, (accessed 13 October 2026).
"Oosthuizen family disappears down a massive sinkhole in Carletonville." South African History Online, 28 July 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0066424. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Oosthuizen family disappears down a massive sinkhole in Carletonville." South African History Online. July 28, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0066424.
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