UPDATED: 04/06/2019 4 June 1878, Charles Warren arrives at Griquatown with a military force. 4 June 1902, Peace celebration at Monument Hill. DID YOU KNOW Lt-Colonel Charles Warren’s colonial force arrived at Griquatown from the Eastern Cape on Tuesday 4 ...
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UPDATED: 15/05/2019 15 May 1915, Ernest Oppenheimer rescued from a mob. DID YOU KNOW The resignation of Ernest Oppenheimer as Mayor of Kimberley and as a Town Councillor on 12 May 1915 as a result of the sinking of the ...
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UPDATED: 14/05/2019 14 May 1878, Griquatown besieged by the Griqua people. 14 May 1902, Royal Munster Fusiliers Promenade concert in aid of Nazareth House. 14 May 1903, Three Black miners killed in a mud rush in the De Beers Mine. ...
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UPDATED: 13/05/2019 13 May 1888, Telegraphist Alfred Cogill dies. 13 May 1915, Anti-German riots after sinking of RMS Lusitania. 13 May 1980, The Kimberley Drive-In theatre opens to all races. DID YOU KNOW The Cunard ocean liner RMS Lusitania was ...
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UPDATED: 28/08/2018 28 August 1879, Cornerstone of the new St Cyprians Church (pictured) on Jones Street laid by Charles Warren. 28 August 2015, Northern Cape MEC of Education, Grizelda Cjiekella-Lecholo, dies suddenly. DID YOU KNOW St Cyprian’s Church in Jones Street ...
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UPDATED: 24/07/2018 24 July 1878, The battle of Dithakong (Takoon). (Pictured are Luka Jantjie and Charles Warren.) DID YOU KNOW The battle of Dithakong – also known as Takoon, Litako or Lattakoo was one of the decisive actions of the ...
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