UPDATED: 19/04/2021 19 April 1913, Sol Plaatje’s newspaper becomes Tsala ea Batho. Plaatje’s Tsala ea Batho newspaper Sol Plaatje‘s major concern at this time was in politics and in combating the government through his skill as a writer. Unfortunately, his ...
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UPDATED: 01/04/2021 1 April 1898, Rhodes becomes a shareholder in the Diamond Fields Advertiser. 1 April 1914, De Beers Director Robert English dies. 1 April 1989, Hugh Baiocchi (pictured) sets a new course record of 63 at the Kimberley golf course. ...
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27 March 1902, Flags fly at half-mast in respect of the late Cecil John Rhodes. 27 March 2020, Unprecedented National Lockdown against Corona Virus begins at 00h01. Pictured is the Death Mask of Cecil Rhodes, believed to made by the ...
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UPDATED: 23/03/2021 23 March 1872, First game of cricket in Kimberley when Natalians beat Port Elizaberthans. 23 March 1876, Dedication of the “new” Freemasons Hall in Dutoitspan Road. 23 March 1878, First issue of the Diamond Fields Advertiser, Kimberley’s newspaper. ...
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UPDATED: 03/03/2021 Assuredly something important happened on this day in Kimberley’s history, but has not yet been found. Research continues… RUGBY’S DUMMY PASS – STARTED IN KIMBERLEY The ‘dummy” pass is regarded as an integral part of rugby from primary ...
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UPDATED: 26/02/2021 26 February 1966, Tony Jacklin sets the course record of 65 at the Kimberley golf course. (Pictured is Jacklin in 1969 winning The Open Championship) JACKLIN WINS HIS THIRD PRO TOURNEY IN KIMBERLEY The famous British golfer Tony ...
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UPDATED: 20/01/2021 20 January 1900, Proving, sighting and slight adjustments to the Long Cecil gun (pictured) are made. DEATH FROM DISEASE RUNS RAMPANT DURING THE SIEGE Rationing of foodstuffs was not seriously adhered to until the military authorities realized that ...
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UPDATED: 14/01/2021 14 January 1871, First official mail from Cape Town to Klipdrift dispatched. THE POST BETWEEN THE DIGGINGS AND CAPE TOWN It was on 15 October 1870 that the first mail was dispatched from the Diamond Fields to Cape ...
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UPDATED: 13 JANUARY 2021 13 January 1900, The price of meat raised – beef 1/- and horse flesh 9 pennies per pound. Excerpt from “The Siege of Kimberley” – Its Humourous and Social Side – by T Phelan. Week ending ...
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UPDATED: 18/09/2020 18 September 1945, Radio talent show at the Plaza: Charming songs provided by Merle Herbert, Janice Farrelly and Carol West. Sailor Malan after World War 2 – the Kimberley link Yesterday was the 57th Anniversary of the death ...
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