In the OFS, on the border with the Transvaal, a railway town and nearby crossing point across the Vaal River.
'The little station, at the extreme north of the Orange River Colony, was the terminus of the Orange Free State railway. It is likely to be the place of great importance in time to come, as there are immense coal fields in the immediate vicinity.'
Source: www.angloboerwar.com/forum/19-ephemera/3...-w-h-gill-1900#89968