1884 4 July, Henry Barber and his cousin Fred discovers Barberton 1884 Small hut prison is established 1874 The first traces of alluvial Gold are found by Tom McLachlan. 1886 4 April, First newspaper, the Barberton Herald, is published. 1886 1 October, First post office opened 1886 Eureka City is built 1887 13 April, First Gold Exchange building in South Africa opens in Barberton 1893 13 October, Railway from Kaapmurden to Barberton begins 1911 Female prison is established