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Date: n.d. Type: Government Buildings Status: Extant   Click to view map Coordinates: 26°12'18.00" S 28°02'02.06" E Alt: 1724m

Transcription of Blue Plaque THE ANGLO-BOER WAR 1899-1902 CENTENARY COMMEMORATIONS THE PASS OFFICE On 2 June 1900, two days after taking over Johannesburg, the British, who had been welcomed by local African people as liberators, re-imposed the pass laws of the Z.A.R., effectively threatening any unemployed or self-employed black man with expulsion. This racial legislation secured the workforce needed by the army and the mines. (Source: The Heritage Portal)