Historical

UPDATED: 06/12/2024 6 December 1890, First golf competition at the Kimberley Golf Club. 6 December 1890, Dr JE Mackenzie sets the golf course record of 98. 6 December 1950, GW defeat the national SA Jukskei team 9½ – 5½. 6 December ...

UPDATED: 05/12/2024 5 DECEMBER 1924, Robert Sobukwe (pictured) born in Graaff Reinet. 5 DECEMBER 1941, Ganspan internment camp closed and all internees taken to Koffiefontein. 5 DECEMBER 1952, Constance Hall re-opens after renovations. 5 DECEMBER 1956, ZK Matthews arrested and charged ...

4 DECEMBER 1899, Work ceases in the De Beers Mine because of the siege. 4 DECEMBER 1901, The first annual sports meeting of Christian Brothers’ College. 4 DECEMBER 1907, The equestrian statue of Cecil Rhodes unveiled by Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson. ...

3 December 1862: Title deeds to the farm Alexandersfontein granted to JC Coetzee. 3 December  1890: Rail link opened between Kimberley and Vryburg. 3 December  1908: Kimberley librarian Bertram Dyer commits suicide. 3 December  1976: Enthronement of the Rt Rev ...

UPDATED: 02/12/2024 2 DECEMBER 1912, Beaconsfield amalgamates with Kimberley in 1912. 2 DECEMBER 1971, “Singing” Sam Smith, GW representative for cricket, bowls and rugby, dies. 2 DECEMBER 1978, Rapid Bird Guide for Southern Africa launched by author Dr Richard Liversidge. Beaconsfield ...

UPDATED: 29/11/2024 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 ...

UPDATE: 28/11/2024 28 November 1885, The first train arrives in Kimberley. 28 November 1899, The second and bloodiest battle of Carter’s Ridge. 28 November 1899, The Battle of Modder River. 28 November 1904, Dedication of the Honoured Dead Memorial. 28 November 1988, Naming of ...

UPDATE: 27/11/2024 27 NOVEMBER 1896, Rinderpest reported in Taung region. 27 NOVEMBER  1899, What is now the Wesselton Mine christened officially the Premier Mine. RINDERPEST STRIKES IN TAUNG REGION Rinderpest decimated the cattle population of most of southern Africa north ...

UPDATED: 26/11/2024 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: 25/11/2024 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 ...