Tag Archives: Kimberley Club

13 February 1946, Joseph van Praagh, Pioneer of Rhodesia dies. JOSEPH VAN PRAAGH – A MASONIC LEGEND Joseph Van Praagh (pictured) was born in the County of Middlesex, England on 15 July 1864 and died in Kimberley on 13 February ...

UPDATED: 29/01/2026 29 January 1961, Fatima Shrine in Galeshewe suburb opens for worship. 29 January 1965, Griqualand West start 3 day cricket match against touring MCC. 29 January 1980, Kuruman man wins R35 000 first prize in the Bonus Bonds ...

UPDATE: 28/11/2025 28 November 1885, The first train arrives in Kimberley. 28 November 1899, The second and bloodiest battle of Carter’s Ridge. 28 November 1899, The Battle of Modder River. 28 November 1904, Dedication of the Honoured Dead Memorial. 28 November 1988, Naming of ...

19 November 1871, Fr Hidien, Catholic priest who began the first two hospitals in Kimberley, dies. 19 November 1886, Michael King kills the one-armed Charles Murray in Dutoitspan village. 19 November 1892, Kimberley Town Bowling Club opens, the 2nd in SA. 19 ...

UPDATE 12/11/2025 12 NOVEMBER 1907, A child dies after being hit by a tram on the municipal tramline on Barkly Road. 12 NOVEMBER 1936, Britain lose to Kimberley Combined bowls side 159-74 at Beaconsfield. 12 NOVEMBER 1953, Sportsman and attorney ...

UPDATED: 11/11/2025 11 NOVEMBER 1888, De Beers Board passes resolution of Rhodes to build Kenilworth village for the white miners. 11 NOVEMBER 1899, First person, a black woman, killed by Boer shelling during the siege. 11 NOVEMBER 1918, Armistice Day. ...

UPDATED: 04/11/2025 4 November 1899, General C.J. Wessels (pictured) demands immediate surrender of Kimberley. 4 November 1927, City Hall architect Fergus Carstairs-Rogers MBE, dies. Cornelis (Kerneels) Janse Wessels (11 June 1842 – 10 October 1914) He was a farmer in ...

UPDATED: 23/09/2025 23 September 1871, Theatre Royal in Dutoitspan Village opens. 23 September 1887, The Queen’s Theatre opens. 23 September 1918, The first case of Spanish Flu in Dutoitspan Mine compound detected. 23 September 1942, Colonel Sir David Harris, (pictured) cousin of Barney ...

12 September 1944, Lt Lafase Moolman dies after his Oxford aeroplane crashes during night training at 21 Air Flying School. 12 September 1949, Claude Benette kills Frederick Scholtz opposite the West End cemetery. 12 September 1949, HP (Percy) Rudd dies. ...

UPDATED: 14/08/2025 14 August 1882, Kimberley Club (pictured) opens for business. 14 August 1886, Alfred Schlemmer is the first rugby player in the world to die from injuries sustained on the field of play. 14 August 1914, The Kimberley Mine ...