UPDATED: 15/03/2019 15 March 1902, Kimberley Town Bowling Clubhouse opened. 15 March 1928, Wilfrid Gore-Brown, first Anglican Bishop of Kimberley, dies. 15 March 1930, Bishop Herman Meysing OMI consecrated in St Mary’s Cathedral. 15 March 1934, Kimberley’s first Coloured Mayor, ...
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UPDATED: 14/03/2019 14 March 1887, Executioner King hangs murderer Michael King at the Kimberley gaol. 14 March 1891, Movement of earth closes the Harvey Shaft at the Kimberley Mine. 14 March 1920, Herbert Wright killed by love triangle rival Hubert ...
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UPDATED: 12/03/2019 12 March 1888, Formation of De Beers Consolidated Mines. 12 March 1888, Cecil Rhodes elected first Chairman of DBCM. 12 March 1907, First Coloured Swimming Championship of Griqualand West takes place at the Lyndhurst Rd baths. Organised by ...
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UPDATED: 11/03/2019 11 March 1926, Kimberley-born James Henry “Biddy” Anderson, SA cricketer and SA rugby international, dies. DID YOU KNOW Written by Abhishek Mukherjee, the Chief Editor at Cricket Country and CricLife. Edited. James Henry ‘Biddy’ Anderson, born April 26, ...
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UPDATED: 07/03/2019 7 March 1896, Theo Samuels takes 7 for 42 for GW against England. 7 March 1900, Refugees given passes to leave Kimberley. 7 March 1923, Diamond buyer William Thompson killed by Delville Wood survivor Arthur Stanley, at Rus ...
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UPDATED: 26/02/2019 26 February 1966, Tony Jacklin (pictured) sets the course record of 65 at the Kimberley golf course. (Pictured is Jacklin in 1969 winning The Open Championship) DID YOU KNOW The famous British golfer Tony Jacklin, winner of the ...
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UPDATE: 22/02/2019 22 February 1938, Mr Oosthuizen of Beaconsfield killed in a quarry blasting accident. DID YOU KNOW On Tuesday 22 February 1938 a Mr Oosthuizen of 30 Dyer Place, Beaconsfield, was killed in a blasting accident in a quarry ...
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UPDATED: 08/02/2019 8 February 1900, City Hall architect Fergus Carstairs-Rogers hit by Long Tom shell splinter in the Kimberley Club. 8 February 1947, Cornelia Smith and her stepson Reginald electrocuted in their Greenside home. DID YOU KNOW Among the targets ...
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UPDATED: 07/02/2019 7 February 1900, Famous British golfer and Black Watch officer, Freddie Tait, killed fighting Boers at Koodoosberg. 7 February 1900, The Boer Long Tom fires into Kimberley for the first time at 11am. 7 February 1901, Military stores burnt out ...
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01 February 1876, The High Court of Griqualand West moves from Barkly West to Kimberley. 01 February 1899, Tramline between Kimberley and Kenilworth opens. 01 February 1909, Alfred Beit House, the hostel for girls at Kimberley GHS, opens. 01 February ...
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