About
Sid Fourie, born in Jansenville in 1896, served in the First World War era before buying the Jansenville Chronicle in 1918. He edited the newspaper for forty-five years, served twenty-five years on the town council and was mayor for fifteen years. His former home became the Sid Fourie Historical House Museum.
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