| | BRUIJN, AdriBorn: 1867 08 24 Died: 1958 05 28Contractor |
Born in the Netherlands. Arrived in 1896 in Pretoria in the then ZAR as a contractor. Entered the employ of the TE GROEN BROS, Dirk and Piet. With his friend VAN DE KOPPEL he established a contracting firm KOPPEL and BRUIJN. The built, amongst others, the Hollandia Club, Paul Kruger Street, Pretoria (demolished). Books citing BRUIJN Ploeger, Jan. 1994. Nederlanders in die Transvaal 1850-1950. Pretoria: Van Schaik. pp 50
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