Today in Kimberley’s History
Steve Lunderstedt
February 12, 2025
Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
UPDATED: 12/02/2025 12 February 1872, Seat of Magistracy for Pniel District moved from Dutoitspan to New Rush. 12 February 1872, William Coates Palgrave appointed ARM for Beaconsfield. 12 February 1876, Telegraph office opens in Kimberley. 12 February 1880, SA cricketer ...
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Steve Lunderstedt
February 11, 2025
Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
11 February 1898, Kgosi Galeshewe sentenced to ten years gaol for his part in the 1896 uprising. 11 February 1900, 3000 women and children lowered into the Kimberley and De Beers Mines to escape the shelling of the Boer Long ...
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Steve Lunderstedt
February 10, 2025
Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
UPDATE: 10/02/2025 10 February 1887, St Alban’s Anglican Church consecrated. 10 February 1900, Funeral of George Labram. 10 February 1919, Railway Engineer George Pauling dies. ST ALBAN’S CHURCH ON TAKOON SQUARE St Alban’s Anglican church on Takoon Square, De Beers ...
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Steve Lunderstedt
February 7, 2025
Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
UPDATED: 07/02/2025 7 February 1900, Famous British golfer, Freddie Tait, killed fighting Boers at Koodoosberg. 7 February 1900, The Boer Long Tom fires into Kimberley for the first time at 11am. 7 February 1901, Military stores burnt out at the Transvaal Road ...
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Steve Lunderstedt
February 6, 2025
Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
6 February 1899, The Kimberley Rifles and the Diamond Fields Horse amalgamate to form the Kimberley Regiment of Volunteers. THE KIMBERLEY REGIMENT OF VOLUNTEERS The Kimberley Regiment is an infantry regiment of the South African Army. As a reserve unit, ...
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Steve Lunderstedt
February 5, 2025
Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
5 February 1891, Wesselton Mine rushed by diggers. 5 February 1950, Rugby great FJ “Uncle” Dobbin dies. HUNDREDS OF DIGGERS LAY CLAIMS TO LAND Despite common knowledge of Henry Ward having the mineral rights to the land owned by JJ ...
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Steve Lunderstedt
February 4, 2025
Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
4 February 1884, West Indian Samuel Trott, murders storekeeper John Jackson in Dutoitspan village. 4 February 1900, The Highland Brigade, including Lt FG Tait (pictured), leaves Modder River camp en route to Koodoosberg Drift. The murder of John Jackson in ...
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Steve Lunderstedt
February 3, 2025
Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
UPDATE: 03/02/2025 3 February 1906, Thrice Mayor of Kimberley, Moses Cornwall dies. 3 February 1910, Town Clerk of Beaconsfield, James Stanley, dies. 3 February 1963, Last service in the St Martini Lutheran Church. MOSES CORNWALL – A KIMBERLEY SUCCESS STORY ...
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Steve Lunderstedt
January 31, 2025
Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
UPDATED: 31/01/2025 Nothing to report on this day in Kimberley’s history. Research is ongoing… Sir Ernest Oppenheimer’s telephone The telephone in what was Sir Ernest Oppenheimer’s office/study at 7 Lodge Road in Belgravia. Now a private residence, the house was ...
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Steve Lunderstedt
January 30, 2025
Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
UPDATED: 30/01/2025 30 January 1884, Arthur E Caldecott awarded the Chancellor’s Gold Medal. 30 January 1903, Mrs Joseph Chamberlain (Mary Crowninshield Endicott, daughter of the US Secretary of War) lays the foundation stone of the Women’s Hostel in Lennox Street. ...
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