UPDATED: 06/04/2022 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 ...
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UPDATED: 29/03/2022 29 March 1898, Kimberley’s old Town Hall destroyed in a fire. 29 March 1902, De Beers Director Captain HM Penfold, RNR, dies. DEATH OF CAPTAIN PENFOLD 3 DAYS AFTER RHODES When Captain Marchant Hugh Penfold of the Royal ...
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UPDATED: 28/03/2022 28 March 1880, Bishop Webb dedicates St Cyprian’s Church in Jones Street. 28 March 1923, The Beaconsfield Club re-opens after being destroyed by fire. 28 March 1939, Eustace Fredrick Raynham DSO, dies. 28 March 1964, Opening of the Dutoitspan Mine ...
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UPDATED: 14/01/2022 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 ...
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UPDATED: 10 January 2022 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. Irvine Grimmer – a great sportsman ...
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14 September 1902, Kimberley’s new synagogue on Memorial Road opens. The Memorial Road Shul opens for services The Jewish Synagogue (Shul) on Memorial Road opened for services on 14 September 1902. It is generally considered the most attractive shul in ...
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UPDATED: 15/04/2021 15 April 1891, The Kimberley Black African choir (pictured) 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. ...
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UPDATED: 09/04/2021 9 April 1890, SA Cricket Association founded in Kimberley. 9 April 1900, The retirement of Edward Arthur Judge. 9 April 1912, First cross-country air flight in SA starts in Kimberley, ends in Klerksdorp. 9 April 1927, Union Tennis ...
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UPDATED: 12/02/2021 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 ...
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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 ...
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