15 October 1880, Griqualand West incorporated into the Cape Colony. 15 October 1885, Richard Stable accidentally killed in the Kimberley Mine. 15 October 1899, Martial law proclaimed in Kimberley besieged by Boers. 15 October 1910, SA cricketer Xenophon Balaskas born. 15 October 1913, Edward ...
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UPDATED: 17/06/2021 17 June 1871, Carl Lotz discovers a 93 carat diamond at Bultfontein mine. Poddy Shein remembered with affection Herman Louis Shein, affectionately known to all as “Poddy”, had a great sense of humour, and would have appreciated the ...
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3 June 1932, Colonel Herbert Sextus Harris dies (pictured). 3 June 1952, Official opening of Belgrave Lodge by Harry Oppenheimer. Also pictured is the house “Lancaster Lodge” where Herbert Harris died and his Fob Watch won in a shooting competition. ...
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UPDATED: 14/01/2021 14 January 1871, First official mail from Cape Town to Klipdrift dispatched. THE POST BETWEEN THE DIGGINGS AND CAPE TOWN It was on 15 October 1870 that the first mail was dispatched from the Diamond Fields to Cape ...
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UPDATE 12/11/2020 12 NOVEMBER 1907, A child dies after being hit by a tram on the municipal tramline on Barkly Road. 12 NOVEMBER 1936, Britain lose to Kimberley Combined bowls side 159-74 at Beaconsfield. 12 NOVEMBER 1953, Sportsman and attorney ...
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UPDATED: 11/11/2020 11 NOVEMBER 1888, De Beers Board passes resolution of Rhodes to build Kenilworth village for the white miners. 11 NOVEMBER 1899, First person killed by Boer shelling during the siege. 11 NOVEMBER 1918, Armistice Day. 11 NOVEMBER ...
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UPDATED: 17/07/2020 17 July 1885, Beaconsfield Public School opens. 17 July 1890, Cecil Rhodes (pictured) becomes Premier of the Cape Colony. 17 July 1910, The biggest man in Kimberley, Andrew Bennie, dies. DID YOU KNOW Cecil Rhodes’ appointment at age 37 ...
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UPDATED: 15/11/2019 15 November 1869, Bultfontein Mine bought by Lilienfeld, Webb and Hond. 15 November 1914, Robert G Kekewich commits suicide in England. 15 November 1977, Robert Sobukwe (pictured) returns to Kimberley after medical treatment in the Cape. 15 November 1982, ...
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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 ...
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UPDATED: 18/04/2019 18 April 1860, Title deeds to the farm Vooruitzicht granted to the De Beers brothers. 18 April 1900, Fire in Roper Street kills one person. 18 April 1947, British Royal family visit Kimberley. DID YOU KNOW It was ...
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