UPDATED: 17/01/2019 17 January 1885, First mining compound opened at the Kimberley Mine by the French Company. (Pictured is the Bultfontein Mine compound in circa 1905). DID YOU KNOW It has always been believed, quite erroneously, that De Beers Consolidated ...
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UPDATED: 14/01/2019 14 January 1871, First official mail from Cape Town to Klipdrift dispatched. DID YOU KNOW It was on 15 October 1870 that the first mail was dispatched from the Diamond Fields to Cape Town, this via Bloemfontein and ...
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UPDATED: 11/01/2019 11 January 1905, Two books signed by Florence Nightingale donated to Library. 11 January 1916, 24 recently planted trees destroyed on Main Rd Beaconsfield. 11 January 1965, Body of five-year-old girl recovered from Otto’s Kopje mine. DID YOU ...
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UPDATED: 10 January 2019 10 January 1884, Dynamite explosion kills two miners at the De Beers Mine. 10 January 1887, Irvine Grimmer (pictured) takes 16 wickets for 83 runs for Strayklips vs WP CC. DID YOU KNOW Irvine Grimmer is not ...
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09 JANUARY 1873, Lt-Governor Richard Southey (pictured) takes up his appointment for Griqualand West. 09 JANUARY 1914, Unknown Chinese storekeeper murdered in his shop on Maude Street. DID YOU KNOW It has often been said that certain houses, sections of ...
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3 December 1862: Title deeds to the farm Alexandersfontein granted to JC Coetzee. 3 December 1890: Rail link opened between Kimberley and Vryburg. 3 December 1908: Kimberley librarian Bertrand Dyer (pictured) commits suicide. 3 December 1976: Enthronement of the Rt Rev ...
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UPDATED: 23/11/2018 23 November 1899, The Battle of Belmont. 23 November 1918, Official death toll from the Spanish Flu in Kimberley announced – 4861. 23 November 2006, Upgraded Kimberley Mine Museum opens. 23 November 2013, Dog rescued from the Big Hole. ...
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UPDATED: 22/11/2018 22 November 1874, Police Constable Sam kills two prisoners. 22 November 1888, Foundation stone of the Masonic Temple in Dutoitspan Road laid. 22 November 1899, Shells land in the Black refugee camp in the racecourse. 22 November 1976, Harry Oppenheimer ...
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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. DID YOU KNOW Sir Ernest Oppenheimer, founder of the Anglo-American ...
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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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