Historical

UPDATED: 05/07/2019 5 July 1853, Cecil John Rhodes born at Bishop’s Stortford, England. 5 July 1873, The settlement known as “New Rush” is named Kimberley. 5 July 1873, Klipdrift re-named Barkly West. 5 July 1915, John Misherley, Greek owner of the Union Hotel on ...

4 July 1953, Cecil Rhodes Museum opens at the cottage where he died in Muizenberg. DID YOU KNOW Today, the 4th of July, is Independence Day for the United States of America. A brief look at a few USA citizens ...

UPDATED: 28/06/2019 28 June 1882, Annie Penton, an elderly lady found with lots of gold and cash, arrested for IDB. 28 June 1902, Presentation of General Service medals to the Kimberley Regiment. 28 June 1903, Frank Mandy, compound manager and ...

27 June 1877, Kimberley Municipality formally constituted. 27 June 1882, Town Clerk JH Boag found not guilty of embezzlement. 27 June 1887, First passenger tram service officially opened to the public, started by Gibson Brothers. 27 June 1964, Andrew Cam Kiddie, World War ...

UPDATED: 21/06/2019 21 June 1887, Horse drawn trams used for first time. 21 June 1900, Ed Ling, doyen of Kimberley cricket, dies. DID YOU KNOW Edmund Ling, who died at “Broadway” house in Newton, Kimberley on 21 June 1900, was one ...

UPDATED: 20/06/2019 20 June 1882, St Mary’s Catholic school for boys opens on Currey Street. 20 June 1884, George Stanley, the first white man to be executed in Kimberley, hanged at the Transvaal Road gaol together with Samuel Trott. 20 June ...

UPDATED: 14/06/2019 14 June 1897, Barney Barnato (pictured) jumps overboard and drowns on his way to England. 14 June 1977, SA cricketer Boeta Dippenaar born. DID YOU KNOW Barney Barnato, an English “diamond king,” promoter, and speculator; was born in ...

UPDATED: 13/06/2019 13 June 1876, Kimberley’s first black policemen, 50 Zulus, arrive for duty. 13 June 1902, Reception for General Sir John French at the City Hall. 13 June 1964, Neville le Cordeur inaugurated as Lions Club President. 13 June ...

UPDATED: 07/06/2019 7 June 1898, Five miners die in fall of mine cage at De Beers mine. DID YOU KNOW The year 1904 saw the entire De Beers Board of Directors meet with the Kimberley Chamber of Commerce and Industry ...

UPDATED: 06/06/2019 6 June 1900, Official welcome to the Kimberley Mounted Corps on their return from relieving Mafeking. 6 June 1911, John Weston gives first public performance in an aeroplane. 6 June 1943, Well-known artist and architect William Timlin (pictured) ...