UPDATED: 28/06/2022 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 ...
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UPDATED: 26/05/2022 26 May 1873, Formation of the Griqualand Mounted Police in Kimberley. 26 May 1884, SA cricketer Louis Stricker born in Beaconsfield. The formation of the Mounted Police In the early days of the diamond fields, Nicholas Waterboer’s territory ...
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UPDATED: 11/05/2022 11 May 1879, Advocate James Halkett dies aged 36 years. 11 May 1881, Kimberley Central Diamond Mining Company now the largest company in the Kimberley Mine. 11 May 1968, ZK Matthews (pictured) dies in Washington USA. 11 May ...
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UPDATED: 09/03/2022 Every now and again there will be nothing to report on today in Kimberley’s history. While matters of historical interest assuredly happened in Kimberley on this very day, they have not yet been “found” and research is on-going……. ...
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UPDATE: 27/01/2022 27 January 1910, A liberal supporter of all sports, James A Hill of Hill and Paddon, dies at his home “Violet Bank” on Park Road. JAMES HILL OF VIOLET BANK and HILL AND PADDON James (Jimmy) Alfred Hill ...
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UPDATED: 13/12/2021 13 December 1937, High ranking Freemason and accountant Arthur Abrams dies at his home, 4 Belgrave Road. 13 December 2012, Elsie McDonald, great SA bowler, dies. One of Kimberley’s greatest lawn bowlers The death at Belgrave Lodge on ...
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UPDATED: 22/11/2021 22 November 1874, Police Constable Sam kills two prisoners. 22 November 1888, Foundation stone of the Masonic Temple in Dutoitspan Road laid. 22 November 1899, Shells land in the African refugee camp in the racecourse. 22 November 1976, Harry Oppenheimer ...
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18 November 1870, Klipdrift (Barkly West) declared the short-lived Diggers Republic. 18 November 1879, The St Cyprian’s Church in Jones Street blown down by a “dustdevil” while being built. 18 November 1914, Alderman Lawrie Shuttleworth born. 18 November 1936, Gordon Highlanders band “the ...
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UPDATE: 18/10/2021 18 October 1858, Wilfrid Gore-Brown, first Anglican Bishop of Kimberley. 18 October 1873, First execution on the diamond fields for murder – Kleinjan at Barkly West. 18 October 1899, First British Officer in the Boer War to die, Lt ...
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UPDATED: 15/09/2021 15 September 1889, Jonathan Hayne dies while attempting to extinguish an underground fire in Bultfontein Mine. 15 September 1908, Sr Louisa, Principal of St Michaels in 1877 dies. 15 September 1912, Miner Daniel Cox killed in a fire at the ...
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