This is a statue of Jock of the Bushveld. It is located in Barberton in front of the Town Hall. Jock of the Bushveld was born in 1885 along the Voortrekker Road which runs South East of Pretoriuskop. Jock of the Bushveld, a Staffordshire Bullterrier cross, was immortalized in a book by his owner, Sir Percy FitzPatrick, who wrote about his exploits with Jock, while working as a transport rider in the Lowveld in the late nineteenth century.
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Jock of the Bushveld, Monument in Barberton
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- 31.0420, -25.7405
- Updated
- 20 Jul 2026
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Jock of the Bushveld, Monument in Barberton
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Last updated · 20 Jul 2026
South African History Online. (2018, January 30). Jock of the Bushveld, Monument in Barberton. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0124665
South African History Online (2018) 'Jock of the Bushveld, Monument in Barberton', South African History Online, 30 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0124665 (Accessed: 21 July 2026).
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"Jock of the Bushveld, Monument in Barberton." South African History Online, 30 Jan. 2018, https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0124665. Accessed 21 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Jock of the Bushveld, Monument in Barberton." South African History Online. January 30, 2018. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0124665.
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