Historical

30 November 1983, Galeshewe town inaugurated as the first black controlled municipality in South Africa. TW NYATI MAYOR OF GALESHEWE TOWNSHIP Control of Galeshewe Township was taken over by the Bantu Administration Board of the Diamond Fields from the Kimberley ...

UPDATED: 29/11/2021 29 November 1890, Olive Schreiner meets Cecil Rhodes for the first time. 29 November 1899, The military funeral of Major Henry Scott-Turner, Black Watch in Gladstone cemetery, killed with 22 of his men the previous day. 29 November 1965, Clarence ...

UPDATED: 26/11/2021 26 NOVEMBER 1899, Massive hailstorm hits Kimberley. 26 NOVEMBER 1926, De Beers Stadium foundation stone laid. 26 NOVEMBER 1956, Champion boxer Charlie Weir, the ‘Silver Assassin’ born. 26 NOVEMBER 1961, Dedication of the Memorial Tower at St Cyprian’s ...

UPDATED: 25/11/2021 25 November 1885, The railway line from the Cape reaches Kimberley. 25 November 1888, John Larkin Fry, Chief of Detective Department, dies. 25 November 1899, The first battle of Carter’s Ridge during the siege of Kimberley. 25 November ...

UPDATE: 24/11/2021 24 November 1892, Baptist Church (pictured) on Dutoitspan Road opened. The Baptist Church opens for services The first building that was constructed for the Baptist Union Church in November 1892 still stands on the corner of DuToitspan Road and ...

UPDATED: 23/11/2021 23 November 1899, The Battle of Belmont. 23 November 1918, Official death toll from the Spanish Flu in Kimberley announced – 4861. 23 November 1962, Gardens Tennis Club opens new premises on Aristotle Avenue. 23 November 2006, Upgraded ...

UPDATED: 22/11/2021 22 November 1874, Police Constable Sam kills two prisoners. 22 November 1888, Foundation stone of the Masonic Temple in Dutoitspan Road laid. 22 November 1899, Shells land in the African refugee camp in the racecourse. 22 November 1976, Harry Oppenheimer ...

19 November 1871, Fr Hidien, Catholic priest who began the first two hospitals in Kimberley, dies. 19 November 1886, Michael King kills the one-armed Charles Murray in Dutoitspan village. 19 November 1892, Kimberley Town Bowling Club opens, the 2nd in SA. 19 ...

18 November 1870, Klipdrift (Barkly West) declared the short-lived Diggers Republic. 18 November 1879, The St Cyprian’s Church in Jones Street blown down by a “dustdevil” while being built. 18 November 1914, Alderman Lawrie Shuttleworth born. 18 November 1936, Gordon Highlanders band “the ...

17 November 1871, The first Commissioners for Kimberley arrive from the Cape. 17 November 1904, Premier Mine re-named Wesselton Mine. 17 November 1912, 15 year old Jack Chappell dies in Kenilworth after eating tainted ham. PREMIER MINE RE-NAMED WESSELTON MINE ...