Tag Archives: Kimberley Town Guard

UPDATED: 14/01/2021 14 January 1871, First official mail from Cape Town to Klipdrift dispatched. THE POST BETWEEN THE DIGGINGS AND CAPE TOWN  It was on 15 October 1870 that the first mail was dispatched from the Diamond Fields to Cape ...

14 September 1902, Kimberley’s new synagogue on Memorial Road opens. DID YOU KNOW The Jewish Synagogue (Shul) on Memorial Road opened for services on 14 September 1902. It is generally considered the most attractive shul in the country and one ...

UPDATED: 31/07/2020 31 July 1886, Railway Station opens. 31 July 1897, First competition for the Rhodes Challenge Cup at the Kimberley Golf Club. 31 July 1901, Foundation stone of the new Jewish Synagogue laid by Gustav Bonas. 31 July 1908, Mining of ...

UPDATED: 15/04/2020 15 April 1891, The Kimberley African choir leaves for their England tour. 15 April 1901, Mayor’s Siege Medal (Kimberley Star) handed out in the Public Gardens. 15 April 1902, Foundation stone laid for Beaconsfield Public School. 15 April ...

UPDATED: 09/04/2020 9 April 1890, SA Cricket Association founded in Kimberley. 9 April 1900, The retirement of Edward Arthur Judge. 9 April 1912, First cross-country airflight in SA starts in Kimberley, ends in Klerksdorp. 9 April 1927, Union Tennis courts ...

UPDATED: 06/04/2020 6 April 1900, Distribution of the Queen’s chocolate to the Town Guard. 6 April 1901, Brigadier General Brabant arrives in Kimberley. 6 April 1984, Ben Fouche sets the amateur course record of 66 at the Kimberley course. THE ...

UPDATED: 12/02/2020 12 February 1872, Seat of Magistracy for Pniel District moved from Dutoitspan to New Rush. 12 February 1872, William Coates Palgrave appointed ARM for Beaconsfield. 12 February 1876, Telegraph office opens in Kimberley. 12 February 1880, SA cricketer ...

UPDATED: 10 January 2020 10 January 1884, Dynamite explosion kills two miners at the De Beers Mine. 10 January 1887, Irvine Grimmer takes 16 wickets for 83 runs for Strayklips vs WP CC. OUTSTANDING SPORTSMAN – IRVINE GRIMMER Irvine Grimmer (pictured) ...

21 November 1899, Skirmish between the Boers and Cattle Guards outside Kenilworth. 21 November 1899, Lord Methuen’s British army leaves Orange River station and advances on besieged Kimberley. TWO CATTLE GUARDS KILLED OUTSIDE KIMBERLEY Despite the official stand by the Kimberley ...

UPDATED: 29/03/2019 29 March 1898, Kimberley’s old Town Hall destroyed in a fire. 29 March 1902, De Beers Director Captain HM Penfold, RNR, dies. DID YOU KNOW Kimberley’s Town Hall on Old Main Street had burnt down on 29 March ...