UPDATED: 09/06/2021 9 June 1899, 30 mineworkers die in a dynamite explosion at the Kimberley Mine. 9 June 1940, Foundation stone for the new Catholic Cathedral laid. Pictured is the Kimberley Mine Main Shaft in circa 1910. The headgear is ...
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UPDATED: 07/06/2021 7 June 1898, Five miners die in fall of mine cage at De Beers mine. A few Kimberley Quotes Arthur HJ Bourne, Principal of KHS 1904-1917, in April 1937: “The history of Kimberley would appear remarkable to any ...
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UPDATED: 01/06/2021 1 June 1889, De Beers Consolidated Mines takes control of the Kimberley Mine. 1 June 1893, Anthony M Robeson appointed De Beers electrical engineer. 1 June 1896, A diamond weighing 503¼ carats found in the De Beers Mine. 1 June 1910, George ...
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UPDATED: 17/03/2021 17 March 1899, Seventh Session of the Cape Colony Mayoral Conference second day. 17 March 1934, Prince George visits Kimberley. PRINCE GEORGE ARRIVES IN KIMBERLEY Prince George, the Duke of Kent, was the fifth child of King George ...
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UPDATED: 22/01/2021 22 January 1844, Reverend Prince Gway Tyamzashe (pictured) born. 22 January 1901, Queen Victoria dies in England. The Reverend Prince Gway (Gwayi) Tyamzashe 22 January 1844 – 26 October 1896 No 1 Location in Kimberley, (roughly) bordering on ...
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UPDATED: 10/12/2020 10 DECEMBER 1880, James Carson murdered by a gang on Parsons Lane. 10 DECEMBER 1899, Besieged Kimberley hears massive bombardment from direction of Magersfontein in afternoon. Another Kimberley murder most foul What a to-do in Kimberley from December ...
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20 November 1874, The first massive landslip in the Kimberley Mine results in great loss of jobs. 20 November 1962, Bust of Sir Ernest Oppenheimer unveiled in the Oppenheimer Gardens. THE SIR ERNEST OPPENHEIMER BUST Sir Ernest Oppenheimer, founder of ...
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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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3 NOVEMBER 1899, Kimberley Mine ceases work during the siege. 3 NOVEMBER 1904, Four Black mine workers die in a mud rush in the Kimberley Mine. 3 NOVEMBER 1917, Cape Corps soldier Henry Hopsel fatally wounds a fellow drinker Jack ...
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29 October 1872, Harry Barnato, the elder brother of Barney, stages his first show on the Diamond Fields. 29 October 1888, William Hart accidentally killed in the Kimberley Mine. DID YOU KNOW The less well-known brother of Barney Barnato, Henry ...
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