Oosthuizen family disappears down a massive sinkhole in Carletonville

Date: 3 Aug 1964
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

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).

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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: 12 September 2026).

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"Oosthuizen family disappears down a massive sinkhole in Carletonville." South African History Online, 28 July 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0066424. Accessed 12 Sept. 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.