25 MARCH 1885, Reverend J.D. Kestell (pictured) becomes the minister for the Dutch Reformed Newton congregation. 25 MARCH 1898, Cecil Rhodes presents his portrait by Herkomer to the Kimberley Club. 25 MARCH 1908, De Beers Rugby Football Club takeover the ...
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UPDATED: 24/03/2020 24 March 1881, Orange River in flood, pont not working. 24 March 1883, Gladstone cemetery (pictured) opens. 24 March 1894, CW Jones of Kimberley wins the 100 yds in 10.1 secs to be Champion of South Africa. HISTORICAL ...
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UPDATED: 16/03/2020 16 March 1871, JB Robinson opens his Diamond Merchant’s office on Main Street, New Rush. 16 March 1899, Seventh Session of the Cape Colony Mayoral Conference begins in Kimberley. THE BOSHOF MILITARY CEMETERY In the Boshof military cemetery, ...
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UPDATED: 06/03/2020 6 March 1958, An UFO, or meteorite, flashes across Kimberley before exploding into six pieces. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE KIMBERLEY REGIMENT The Kimberley Regiment’s origins lie in the early diamond rush days in Kimberley in the 1870s. To ...
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UPDATE: 17/02/2020 17 February 1900, The Battle of Paardeberg begins. 17 February 1930, The Theatre Royal and John Orr department store burns to the ground. THE BIGGEST BATTLE OF THE ANGLO-BOER WAR BEGINS The battle of Paardeberg (17-27 February 1900) ...
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13 February 1946, Joseph van Praagh, Pioneer of Rhodesia dies. JOSEPH VAN PRAAGH – A MASONIC LEGEND Joseph Van Praagh (pictured) was born in the County of Middlesex, England on 15 July 1864 and died in Kimberley on 13 February ...
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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 ...
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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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13 November 1881, Rev JD Kestell takes up his ministry at Dutoitspan. Pictured is JD Kestell as a young minister and the NGK building in Dutoitspan that opened officially for worship in December 1881. “VADER” KESTELL RETURNS TO THE DIGGINGS ...
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4 November 1899, General C.J. Wessels (pictured) demands immediate surrender of Kimberley. 4 November 1927, City Hall architect Fergus Carstairs-Rogers MBE, dies. DID YOU KNOW Cornelis (Kerneels) Janse Wessels (11 June 1842 – 10 October 1914) He was a farmer ...
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