UPDATED: 08/10/2021 8 October 1918, Spanish Flu has Kimberley in its deathly grip and fatalities mount. 8 October 1931, Dairyman William Doyle dies after falling down a well at Ronaldsvlei. Kimberley in the death grip of Spanish Flu On this ...
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UPDATED: 06/10/2021 6 October 1879, Kgosi Galeshewe sentenced to 12 years gaol for his part in the Uprising. 6 October 1911, Sister Henrietta Stockdale dies in Kimberley Sister Henrietta Stockdale Sister Henrietta Stockdale stands out for her achievements and her ...
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18 August 1947, Henry Everington murdered at 28 Searle Street. The Searle Street Murder It is in the early hours of the morning during Kimberley’s cold months that traditionally, residents should be more alert than usual, as it is then ...
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UPDATED: 17/08/2021 17 August 1872, The New Rush’s first church opens on Newton (Dutch/Hertzog) Square. 17 August 1908, Famous SA journalist RW Murray (pictured) dies at 10 Park Lane aged 89 years. 17 August 1936, Head Constable James Shee DCM ...
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UPDATED: 14/07/2021 14 July 1950, USA women’s hockey team beat Griqualand West women 2-1. 14 July 1964, SA hockey player Wally Ubsdell dies. Kenilworth Springbok hockey player Wally Ubsdell Walter (Wally) Alfred Douglas Ubsdell, a former Springbok hockey player, died ...
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UPDATED: 06/05/2021 6 May 1887, De Beers MC AGM held at their new offices for first time in Warren Street. 6 May 2009, Hazel Jenkins (pictured) inducted as Premier of the Northern Cape. Inducted as Premier of the Northern Cape ...
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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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15 August 1858, Gasebonwe executed at Rooidam. 15 August 1881, Rev Zaccheus Richard Mahabane born. 15 August 1925, England Ladies defeat GW Ladies at hockey 7-0. 15 August 1927, The new X-Ray building at the Kimberley Hospital opened. DID YOU KNOW The Reverend ...
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The province is facing a healthcare crisis, as its hospitals and clinics are battling an acute shortage of staff, medicines and ambulances. The majority of the province’s hospitals and clinics are unable to cope with multitudes of patients at overcrowded ...
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A collision between a bakkie and truck on the R705 outside of Jacobsdal, in the Free State, has left one man dead and three others injured. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene to find the bakkie in the middle of ...
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