8 April 1879, Charles Warren Lodge meets for the first time in Dutoitspan. 8 April 1890, Transvaal beats Kimberley on the Eclectic field to win the first ever Currie Cup cricket game. 8 April 1890, SA Cricket Association formed in ...
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Steve Lunderstedt April 8, 2022 Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
8 April 1879, Charles Warren Lodge meets for the first time in Dutoitspan. 8 April 1890, Transvaal beats Kimberley on the Eclectic field to win the first ever Currie Cup cricket game. 8 April 1890, SA Cricket Association formed in ...
Read More »Steve Lunderstedt January 18, 2022 Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
UPDATE: 18/01/2022 18 January 1908, The municipal Merryweather fire engine, now in the mine museum, replaced. 18 January 1977, Belgravia Girls’ Junior and Kimberley Boy’s Junior amalgamate to form Kimberley Junior School. AMALGAMATION FORMS KIMBERLEY JUNIOR SCHOOL Kimberley Junior School ...
Read More »Steve Lunderstedt September 21, 2021 Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
21 September 1888, Detective Robert Murray (pictured) dies in a fire on Barkly Road. 21 September 1905, The first principal of Girls High School, Miss E.L. Redford, dies. TRAGIC DEATH OF A POLICEMAN Robert Murray was born in Ireland, the ...
Read More »Steve Lunderstedt September 15, 2021 Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
UPDATED: 15/09/2021 15 September 1889, Jonathan Hayne dies while attempting to extinguish an underground fire in Bultfontein Mine. 15 September 1908, Sr Louisa, Principal of St Michaels in 1877 dies. 15 September 1912, Miner Daniel Cox killed in a fire at the ...
Read More »Steve Lunderstedt April 12, 2021 Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
UPDATED: 12/04/2022 12 April 1872, Historian George Beet arrives in Kimberley. 12 April 1875, Black Flag rebellion led by Alfred Aylward starts. 12 April 1878, Sir William Solomon admitted to the Cape Bar. 12 April 1887, Kimberley Boys and Girls ...
Read More »Steve Lunderstedt August 1, 2019 Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
UPDATED: 01/08/2019 1 August 1871, Pioneer cemetery opens for business. 1 August 1890, The GW Football Association inaugurated with 4 teams. 1 August 1898, The new Halfway House opens in its present position. 1 August 1911, Ecstatic crowds greet the Griqua rugby team after ...
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Webmaster January 5, 2017 General News, News, News Slider
A total of 1 664 subject distinctions were obtained throughout the Province and the school with the most subject distinctions was Diamantveld with 216, Northern Cape High School with 194 and Kimberley Girls’ High School with 155. The Matric pass ...
Read More »Webmaster June 23, 2016 General News, News, News Media
AN IMPRESSIVE line-up of around 60 artists is on the cards for this year’s Gariep Festival which will be held from September 1 to 4 in the Oppenheimer Gardens. The Gariep Festival programme was launched in Kimberley on Wednesday evening, with ...
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