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UPDATED: 14/02/2024 14 February 1881, Henry Perkins, a murder suspect himself, murdered. 14 February 1889, De Beers Benefit Society started, South Africa’s first medical aid society. 14 February 1900, The Beaconsfield Town Guard captures Alexandersfontein from the Boers. 14 February 1922, Pioneer and ...

UPDATED: 10/12/2021 10 DECEMBER 1880, James Carson murdered by a gang on Parsons Lane. 10 DECEMBER 1899, Besieged Kimberley hears massive bombardment from direction of Magersfontein in afternoon. Pictured is the 4.7in British Naval gun firing on Magersfontein Kop. Another ...