{"id":52138,"date":"2023-09-06T15:16:24","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T13:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/goldfield-history-captured-immortalised-20230906\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T07:53:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T05:53:41","slug":"goldfield-history-captured-immortalised-20230906","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/goldfield-history-captured-immortalised-20230906\/","title":{"rendered":"Goldfield history captured, immortalised"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the spirit of Heritage Month, we remember the Anglo American Intermine Dancing Championships that were held at the President Steyn Gold Mine in 1955.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_d3e22cfb\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9262\/490763858f1849dba8effb971703a530.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0167b17d2d864a03a30fdf924d21900c.jpg\" title=\"The photo was taken at the Anglo American Intermine Dancing Championships. 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