UPDATED: 01/09/2025 1 September 1877, Jan Hoogstander murdered by William Danster near Barkly West. 1 September 1892, Savoy Hotel on Boshof Road opens for business. 1 September 1918, DBCM Director and Chairman Francis Oats dies. 1 September 1920, F Walter Jameson ...
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UPDATED: 08/08/2025 8 August 1914, The De Beers mines close down. 8 August 1968, KV Carlstein (pictured) honoured for his contribution to the war effort (1939-1945). Book honours City man for part in South Africa war effort A Kimberley company ...
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UPDATED: 06/08/2025 6 August 1883, Beaconsfield Village Management Board elected. 6 August 1986, Six soldiers based at Intelligence School die in a vehicle accident. Six soldiers die in accident at Danie Theron Combat School In one of Kimberley’s worst single ...
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18 July 1874, SA cricketer Bertie Powell born. 18 July 1878, The Thompson family attacked by Kgosi Galeshewe’s force at Cornforth Hill. 18 July 1889, De Beers Consolidated Mines pays Barney Barnato £5 338 650.00 for his Kimberley Mine. 18 ...
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UPDATE: 16/07/2025 16 July 1871, Esau Demoense discovers the world’s richest diamond mine, later named the Kimberley Mine. 16 July 1884, Vooruitzucht Estate, except the mining areas, handed over to the Council. 16 July 1894, Andrew Hudson Bain of Bains ...
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UPDATED: 14/07/2025 14 July 1950, USA women’s hockey team beat Griqualand West women 2-1. 14 July 1964, SA hockey player Wally Ubsdell dies. Kenilworth Springbok hockey player Wally Ubsdell Walter (Wally) Alfred Douglas Ubsdell, a former Springbok hockey player, died ...
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UPDATED: 17/06/2025 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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UPDATED: 29/05/2025 29 MAY 1901, 128 carat diamond found at Klipdam. A new Post Office recommended The Kimberley Chamber of Commerce recommended a new Post Office in 1962, and despite the fact that there was a temporary automatic telephone exchange, ...
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UPDATED: 12/05/2025 12 May 1915, Ernest Oppenheimer resigns as Mayor of Kimberley. 12 May 1962, Dame Flora Robson appears on stage in Kimberley in “The Corn is Green”. 12 May 1976, Lance Mowbray elected Life Member of the Master Builders ...
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UPDATED: 08/05/2025 8 May 1945, VE Day – Germany surrenders to end the conflict in Europe. GERMANY SURRENDERS The formal surrender of the German military forces in World War II, and thus the laying down of arms, took place at ...
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