Historical

UPDATED: 07/08/2020 7 August 1873, Thespian band enliven cricket match at Barkly West with music. 7 August 1889, Pirate King George Danford, founder of the Pirates Club, leaves Kimberley. 7 August 2003, World renowned poet and former CBC pupil Frank Prince (pictured) ...

UPDATED: 06/08/2020 6 August 1883, Beaconsfield Village Management Board elected. 6 August 1986, Six soldiers based at Intelligence School die in a vehicle accident. Six soldiers die in accident at Danie Theron Combat School In one of Kimberley’s worst single ...

5 August 1879, Griqualand West annexed to the Cape Colony. 5 August 1934, SA cricketer Neville Quinn (pictured) dies suddenly aged 26 years. DID YOU KNOW Neville Anthony Quinn was born 21 February 1908 in Tweefontein, South Africa, and died ...

4 August 1902, Opening of the Vaal River Estate (Sydney) diamond diggings. 4 August 1911, Ferdinand Schuler, Managing Director of the DFA, dies in Hospital. 4 August 1911, Constance Hall (pictured) opens and has its first dance to music of Herr Rybnikar. ...

3 August 1840, Sir James B Robinson Bart, born. 3 August 1870, Transvaal President Pretorius has a claim at Klipdrift. DID YOU KNOW Sir Joseph Benjamin Robinson, (pictured), 1st Baronet, son of an 1820 settler, was born in Cradock on ...

UPDATED: 31/07/2020 31 July 1886, Railway Station opens. 31 July 1897, First competition for the Rhodes Challenge Cup at the Kimberley Golf Club. 31 July 1901, Foundation stone of the new Jewish Synagogue laid by Gustav Bonas. 31 July 1908, Mining of ...

30 July 1870, Stafford Parker (pictured) elected as President of the Digger’s Republic in Klipdrift (Barkly West). Pictured is Stafford Parker, Parker’s music hall in Klipdrift (Barkly West) the Australian Arms in Kimberley, as well as the flag of the short-lived ...

UPDATED: 29/07/2020 29 July 1878, A 201 carat diamond, a perfect octahedron, found in Dutoitspan mine. 29 July 1911, ‘Uncle’ Dobbin (pictured) presented with the rugby Currie Cup after Griquas defeat Eastern province 16-0, the side winning six games and ...

UPDATED: 28 July 2020 28 July 2016, Kimberley artist Jill Adams dies. Renowned Kimberley artist Jill Adams (nee Burrow) The renowned artist Jill Adams passed away in Somerset West on Thursday 28 July 2016, her death being largely unheralded other ...

27 July 1902, Fire at the Town Hall. 27 July 1952, Kimberley’s Esther Brand (pictured) wins gold for high jump at Olympics. Pictured are the three medalists from the Women’s high jump at the Helsinki Olympics in 1952. From the left: ...