UPDATE: 09/02/2024 9 February 1887, Goldfields company started by Cecil Rhodes and Charles Rudd. 9 February 1900, George Labram, designer of the Long Cecil gun, killed by a Long Tom shell hitting the Grand Hotel. 9 February 1978, Robert Sobukwe admitted to ...
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UPDATED: 08/02/2024 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. CITY HALL ARCHITECT HIT BY LONG ...
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UPDATED: 04/05/2023 4 May 1867, SA cricketer Nic Theunissen born in Colesberg. The GW Chamber of Commerce The Griqualand West Chamber of Commerce (now NOCCI) was inaugurated in June 1880 with 54 foundation members, including Haarhoffs, the only member firm ...
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11 February 1898, Kgosi Galeshewe sentenced to ten years gaol for his part in the 1896 uprising. 11 February 1900, 3000 women and children lowered into the Kimberley and De Beers Mines to escape the shelling of the Boer Long ...
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