7 January 1858: Two-time Kimberley Mayor and department store founder John Orr born. DID YOU KNOW John Orr was born to Dickson and Letitia Orr on Thursday 7 January 1858 in Benburb, County Tyrone, Ireland, and died, while on holiday, in ...
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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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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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18 May 1876, The Lanyon Theatre opens. 18 May 1881, Meeting called to form the Kimberley Club. 18 May 1906, Statue of Queen Victoria in the Public Gardens unveiled. Pictured is the statue in its current position, Queen Victoria, and ...
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UPDATED: 04/05/2018 4 May 1867, SA cricketer Nic Theunissen born in Colesberg. DID YOU KNOW The Griqualand West Chamber of Commerce (now NOCCI) was inaugurated in June 1880 with 54 foundation members, including Haarhoffs, the only member firm that still ...
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30 June 1875, Black Flag Rebellion peters out with the arrival of British troops. 30 June 1882, Kimberley’s police force 86 whites and 2 africans. 30 June 1895, Sister Henrietta and the Anglican sisters leave the hospital. 30 June 1912, ...
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31 March 1905, Pioneer cemetery closes officially. 31 March 1932, De Beers closes all their Kimberley mines as a result of the Depression. DID YOU KNOW The Great worldwide Depression of 1932 arrived in Kimberley in March when all the ...
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