UPDATED: 03/04/2025 3 April 1901, Kimberley Musical Association formed at the City Hall. 3 April 1902, Memorial service for Cecil Rhodes at the Public Gardens. 3 April 1912, Cecil Compton-Paterson races in his aeroplane against a motorcycle. AEROPLANE VERSUS MOTOR ...
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UPDATED: 10/07/2024 10 July 1871, John Daniel Kestell (pictured) arrives in Kimberley as a youth. 10 July 1902, Presentation to Colonel RG Kekewich at the Eclectic grounds. ‘Vader’ Kestell digs for diamonds as a 17 year old Dr John Daniel Kestell, better ...
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UPDATED: 06/06/2024 6 June 1900, Official welcome to the Kimberley Mounted Corps on their return from relieving Mafeking. 6 June 1911, John Weston gives first public performance in an aeroplane. 6 June 1943, Well-known artist and architect William Timlin (pictured) ...
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UPDATED: 12/01/2024 12 January 1915, The South African military move in strength into German SWA. The forces include the Kimberley Regiment. The military Post offices in South Africa 1914 By the end of the Boer Rebellion, generally dated in January ...
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DID YOU KNOW The use of aircraft in warfare came of age in the Great War, the intrepid flyers of both the Allies and the Germans becoming instant media and public heroes with many individuals receiving the highest gallantry decorations ...
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