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 ...
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UPDATE 12/11/2020 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 ...
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UPDATED: 11/11/2020 11 NOVEMBER 1888, De Beers Board passes resolution of Rhodes to build Kenilworth village for the white miners. 11 NOVEMBER 1899, First person killed by Boer shelling during the siege. 11 NOVEMBER 1918, Armistice Day. 11 NOVEMBER ...
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4 November 1899, General C.J. Wessels demands immediate surrender of Kimberley. 4 November 1927, City Hall architect Fergus Carstairs-Rogers MBE, dies. (Pictured is Fergus and Lucy Carstairs-Rogers, and the City Hall he designed.) The death of Fergus Carstairs-Rogers Fergus Carstairs-Rogers ...
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UPDATED: 23/09/2020 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, cousin of Barney Barnato ...
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UPDATED: 14/08/2020 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 ...
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UPDATED: 29/07/2020 29 July 1878, A 201 carat diamond, a perfect octahedron, found in Dutoitspan mine. 29 July 1911, ‘Uncle’ Dobbin (pictured) presented with the rugby Currie Cup after Griquas defeat Eastern province 16-0, the side winning six games and ...
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UPDATED: 16/06/2020 16 June 1896, 14 Kimberley residents drown when SS Drummond Castle sinks, 1896 16 June 1998, Businessman Poddy Shein (pictured) dies. Poddy Shein remembered with affection Herman Louis Shein, affectionately known to all as “Poddy”, had a great ...
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UPDATED: 15/06/2020 15 June 1943, A four man delegation from Kimberley meets with General Smuts. Kimberley during World War II Kimberley’s dependence on diamonds once again came to the fore during World War II, 1939 to 1945, when the operating ...
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27 MAY 1886, Artist Harry Stratford Caldecott (pictured) born in Kimberley. Kimberley born man influential in the Kruger Park The artist Harry Stratford (Strat) Caldecott Junior was born in Kimberley on 27 May 1886, and died in Wynberg, Cape Town ...
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