Tag Archives: Cecil John Rhodes

2 August 1875, Mrs Jardine takes over the Queens Hotel. Pictured is the Queen’s Hotel in its heyday, and the view of Pniel from the Jardine’s Hotel. Mrs Jardine and the Queen’s Hotel Mrs Catherine Jardine’s Queen’s Hotel at 10 ...

UPDATED: 28 July 2022 28 July 2016, Kimberley artist Jill Adams dies. Renowned Kimberley artist Jill Adams (nee Burrow) The renowned artist Jill Adams passed away in Somerset West on Thursday 28 July 2016, her death being largely unheralded other ...

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 ...

UPDATED: 05/07/2022 5 July 1853, Cecil John Rhodes born at Bishop’s Stortford, England. 5 July 1873, The settlement known as “New Rush” is named Kimberley. 5 July 1873, Klipdrift re-named Barkly West. 5 July 1915, John Misherley, Greek owner of the Union Hotel on ...

1 July 1887, Sir William Henry Solomon (pictured) appointed Judge of the High Court of Griqualand West. 1 July 1900, De Beers finally purchase the London and SA Exploration Company. 1 July 1914, De Beers acquires the Victoria Tramways Company. ...

UPDATED: 29/06/2022 29 June 1882, A 120 carat diamond and a 78 carat diamond found in the Elma Mining Company claims in the De Beers mine. The Elma Mining Company The Elma Mining Company, one of myriad such in the ...

24 June 1901, Cecil Rhodes pays his last visit to the town where he made his fortune. Cecil Rhodes’ last visit to Kimberley Cecil Rhodes’ last visit to Kimberley was when passing through from Bulawayo to Cape Town, his special ...

UPDATED: 17/06/2022 17 June 1871, Carl Lotz discovers a 93 carat diamond at Bultfontein mine. Kimberley citizens die on the SS Drummond Castle On the night of Tuesday 16 June 1896 the SS Drummond Castle – one of Sir Donald ...

3 June 1932, Colonel Herbert S Harris dies. 3 June 1952, Official opening of Belgrave Lodge by Harry Oppenheimer. Also pictured is the house “Lancaster Lodge” where Herbert Harris died and his Fob Watch won in a shooting competition. The ...

UPDATED: 02/06/2022 2 June 1877, Cecil Rhodes becomes a Life Member of the Freemasons. 2 June 1929, Presbyterian Minister Rev WH Richards dies. Cecil Rhodes and Freemasonry It was at Oxford University on 2 June 1877 that Cecil Rhodes became ...