UPDATED: 13/08/2024 13 August 1924, Marthinus Kruger dies after a rugby injury during practice. 13 August 2016, Professor Elaine Rosa Salo (pictured) dies in the USA. In Memoriam: Elaine Salo From: University of Delaware Arts and Sciences Department of Women ...
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UPDATED: 24/03/2023 24 March 1881, Orange River in flood, pont not working. 24 March 1883, Gladstone cemetery opens. 24 March 1894, CW Jones of Kimberley wins the 100 yds in 10.1 secs to be Champion of South Africa. HISTORICAL GLADSTONE ...
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28 DECEMBER 1888, Two men die in a slip of ground in Bultfontein Mine. FATAL MINING ACCIDENT The Diamond Fields Advertiser reported the tragedy on 29 December 1888: “Fatal Mining Accident at Bultfontein Last night an accident happened in the ...
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