Hi Fishless
Yes, there are deifnatly some good stuff from the past coming out but stand amazed that there are not more coming out. I must say however that due to my race against time and the government building plans, I do not try to recover deep hidden objects nor tagets with mixed traget ID's at this stage. Yes I know that I am probably missing out on a lot of good stuff but will rather work the area through and return for spot checks after my initial shallow sweep if there is time.
I delved a bit into the little history that I could find of the place and stand amazed. The Lady Selborne area was approximately 2.5 Square Km. By 1942, the multiracial Lady Selborne was home to about 22,000 (mostly 'non-white') people, the majority of whom were Northern Sotho. It also included Nguni, Shangaan, Indian, and Chinese people. By the 1960s, there were more than 30 people per stand. This population surge was also due to the large scale rural urban migration driven by a shortage of jobs in the rural areas. The fact that one could hold title to land so close to Pretoria’s city centre made Lady Selbourne an attractive destination for migrant workers. As a result, two-thirds of the residents were tenants.
Many residents owned businesses, and most landowners made extra money by renting out their homes. The township had also many professional people like nurses, doctors and teachers who became instrumental in fighting forced removals. However, most residents were poor subsistence farmers, domestic workers and migrant labourers, who survived through home cultivation, selling wood, coal, and clothes and letting out their homes. The Indian residents were mainly hawkers, while the Blacks focused more on the selling of wood and coal from horse-drawn carts. There was a sense of trust among the community members as hawkers would often give goods on credit to their customers.
With this said and the volume of people in such a small area from 1905 up to 1977 when everything was finally demolished, I am confident that the area will still yield some excellent finds. Time will tell what else we will unearth there. Unfortunately due to work related commitements (albeit in my annual leave period), I will probably miss out on hunting today and tomorrow.