5 February 1891, Wesselton Mine (Premier Mine) rushed by diggers. DID YOU KNOW Despite common knowledge of Henry Ward having the mineral rights to the land owned by JJ Wessels, as well as negotiations being underway between Ward and De Beers, ...
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20 November 1874, The first massive landslip in the Kimberley Mine results in great loss of jobs. 20 November 1962, Bust of Sir Ernest Oppenheimer unveiled in the Oppenheimer Gardens. DID YOU KNOW Sir Ernest Oppenheimer, founder of the Anglo-American ...
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UPDATE: 12/10/2018 12 October 1881, Christian von Abo accidentally killed in Dutoitspan Mine. 12 October 1888, The first Poor Sisters of Nazareth arrive in Kimberley. 12 October 1910, A packet of 103 diamonds found while cleaning the Pioneers cemetery. 12 October 1917, Kekewich ...
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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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UPDATED: 13/09/2018 13 September 1905, Church of St John the Evangelist, Woodley Street, opened. 13 September 1988, 20 Elsmere Road historic wall damaged in an accident. DID YOU KNOW This Church on Woodley Street was originally the Church of St John ...
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UPDATED: 16/08/2018 16 August 1883, The mining camps of Dutoitspan and Bultfontein named Beaconsfield. 16 August 1885, Stephanus Opperman killed by Jan Barley and Stemmer near Barkly West. 16 August 1925, Kimberley architect DW Greatbatch dies in England. DID YOU KNOW In ...
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UPDATED: 13/08/2018 13 August 1924, Marthinus Kruger dies after a rugby injury during practice. DID YOU KNOW 1936 heralded the beginning of the end of the four year-long depression in Kimberley when Dutoitspan Mine was opened, with De Beers at ...
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UPDATED: 06/08/2018 6 August 1883, Beaconsfield Village Management Board elected. 6 August 1986, Six soldiers based at Intelligence School die in a vehicle accident. DID YOU KNOW In one of Kimberley’s worst single vehicle accidents, six National Servicemen died when ...
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18 July 1873, 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 and assets. DID ...
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UPDATED: 09/07/2018 9 July 1847, Henrietta Stockdale born in England. 9 July 1871, First baptism entry – Leonard Hinton – at the Catholic church in Bultfontein by Father Hidien. 9 July 1891, A big explosion occurs at De Beers Head ...
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