George Goch

George Goch was the Mayor of Johannesburg, South Africa from 1904 to 1905.

The following are named after him:

  • George Goch Hostel, male-only mine compound originally built during the apartheid years to house Zulu workers
  • George Goch Informal Settlement, in Dube, South Africa
  • George Goch Amalgamated Gold Mining Co.
  • George Goch Railway Station, situated between Denver and Jeppe stations, on the Germiston to Johannesburg mainline
  • George Goch Stadium
  • George Goch Street, Newtown, Johannesburg since renamed Henry Nxumalo Street
  • George Goch Township, also known as Eastern Native Township
  • Goch Street, apartheid era township slang for the notorious John Vorster Square police station, Johannesburg
  • George Goch Mines Natives, an African dance and music group



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