Steve Lunderstedt
July 17, 2020
Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
UPDATED: 17/07/2020 17 July 1885, Beaconsfield Public School opens. 17 July 1890, Cecil Rhodes (pictured) becomes Premier of the Cape Colony. 17 July 1910, The biggest man in Kimberley, Andrew Bennie, dies. DID YOU KNOW Cecil Rhodes’ appointment at age 37 ...
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Steve Lunderstedt
June 12, 2020
Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
UPDATED: 12/06/2020 Nothing has yet been found that happened this very day in Kimberley’s history. Research is ongoing, but not at the moment as the research library is closed. The Transport Hall (Holmes’ Garage) at the Mine Museum A display ...
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Steve Lunderstedt
May 7, 2020
Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
UPDATED: 07/05/2020 7 May 1962, The Grand Old Man of the Kimberley regiment, Mossie Rodwell, dies. 7 May 1994, The first Premier of the Northern Cape, Manne Dipico, inducted. DID YOU KNOW Manne Emsley Dipico (pictured) was born in Greenpoint ...
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Steve Lunderstedt
April 2, 2020
Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
Nothing to show today. Undoubtedly something happened in Kimberley this very day in history, but is not yet found. Research is ongoing (but not during lockdown). KIMBERLEY TO REMAIN CENTRE OF DIAMOND INDUSTRY “Kimberley will always remain the centre of ...
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Steve Lunderstedt
October 10, 2019
Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
10 October 1873, Rhodes begins studying at Oxford University. 10 October 1888, Foundation stone for the Masonic Temple on Dutoitspan Road laid. 10 October 1904, Kimberley Regiment awarded the King’s Colours. 10 October 1961, Mrs R Goble shoots the first ...
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Steve Lunderstedt
October 3, 2019
Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
3 October 1882, 3 miners killed in a slip of ground at Dutoitspan Mine. 3 October 1891, SA cricketer WVS (Vic) Ling born. 3 October 1898, Foundation stone of the Dutoitspan Lodge (Good Templars Hall) laid by James Lawrence MLA. 3 October ...
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Steve Lunderstedt
July 18, 2019
Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
18 July 1874, SA cricketer Bertie Powell born. 18 July 1878, The Thompson family attacked by Galeshewe at Cornforth Hill. 18 July 1889, De Beers Consolidated Mines pays Barney Barnato £5 338 650.00 for his Kimberley Mine Company. DID YOU ...
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Steve Lunderstedt
July 4, 2019
Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
4 July 1953, Cecil Rhodes Museum opens at the cottage where he died in Muizenberg. DID YOU KNOW Today, the 4th of July, is Independence Day for the United States of America. A brief look at a few USA citizens ...
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Steve Lunderstedt
May 23, 2019
Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
UPDATED: 23/05/2022 23 May 1886, Foundation stone of All Saints Church in Beaconsfield laid. 23 May 1900, Presentation to Town Council by Dr R Harris of Cecil Rhodes’ portrait. 23 May 2013, Sylvia Lucas inducted as Premier of the Northern ...
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James Gird
February 3, 2018
Information, Municipal Related Notices, News, Travel and Tourism
Welcome to the first Diamond Route newsletter of 2018, with a special focus on the recent Oppenheimer-De Beers Group Research Conference. A selection of papers presented at the conference are featured in this edition, including a study on the effects ...
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