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4 October 1884, William Griffin murders Grace Kelt at “The Flag is Ours” Club in Dutoitspan village. Pictured is a drawing of Dutoitspan village in the 1870s Murder at “The Flag is Ours” Club This tragic headline appeared in the ...

UPDATED: 30/04/2024 30 April 1900, The Mafeking relief column ready to depart from Dronfield farm. 30 April 1900, Dr William Grimmer, Kimberley pioneer, dies. 30 April 1902, Town Council implements speed limit at 6mph for cars. 30 April 1934, The ...

UPDATED: 12/04/2024 12 April 1872, Historian George Beet arrives in Kimberley. 12 April 1875, Black Flag rebellion led by Alfred Aylward starts. 12 April 1878, Sir William Solomon admitted to the Cape Bar. 12 April 1887, Kimberley Boys and Girls ...

UPDATED: 06/10/2023 6 October 1879, Kgosi Galeshewe  sentenced to 12 years gaol for his part in the Uprising. 6 October 1911, Sister Henrietta Stockdale dies in Kimberley Sister Henrietta Stockdale Sister Henrietta Stockdale stands out for her achievements and her ...

UPDATED: 15/12/2022 15 December 1887, GRK Bradshaw, the Magistrate of Beaconsfield, killed when he fell off his panicked horse that had collided with a Cape cart between Beaconsfield and Kimberley. 15 December 1937, Miss Caroline Maritz gives a display of acrobatic ...

UPDATED: 10/12/2021 10 DECEMBER 1880, James Carson murdered by a gang on Parsons Lane. 10 DECEMBER 1899, Besieged Kimberley hears massive bombardment from direction of Magersfontein in afternoon. Pictured is the 4.7in British Naval gun firing on Magersfontein Kop. Another ...