UPDATED: 13/09/2024 13 September 1905, Church of St John the Evangelist, Woodley Street, opened. 13 September 1988, 20 Elsmere Road historic wall damaged in an accident. Church designed by Daniel Greatbatch This Church on Woodley Street was originally the Church of ...
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UPDATED: 16/08/2024 16 August 1883, The mining camps of Dutoitspan and Bultfontein named Beaconsfield. 16 August 1885, Stephanus Opperman killed by Jan Barley and Stemmer near Barkly West. Mining camps change name to Beaconsfield In the early 1880s, and as the ...
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UPDATED: 08/07/2024 Nothing as yet found that happened on this very day in Kimberley’s history. Et quaerere semper. SISTER JESSIE TYRE Originally written in 2010 with updates on occasion A LIFE’S WORK WELL DONE A brief discussion with local historical ...
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UPDATED: 07/05/2024 7 May 1951, Compulsory for all SA citizens to have an Identity card. 7 May 1962, The Grand Old Man of the Kimberley regiment, Mossie Rodwell, dies. 7 May 1994, The first Premier of the Northern Cape, Manne ...
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UPDATED: 30/04/2024 30 April 1900, The Mafeking relief column ready to depart from Dronfield farm. 30 April 1900, Dr William Grimmer, Kimberley pioneer, dies. 30 April 1902, Town Council implements speed limit at 6mph for cars. 30 April 1934, The ...
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UPDATED: 26/04/2024 26 April 1874, SA cricketer James Anderson born. 26 April 1915, 2nd Battalion Kimberley Regiment suffers losses at Trekkopjes, SWA. 26 April 1932, The Transvaal Road Police station siege ends in the killer policeman Christoffel Viljoen being shot ...
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UPDATED: 18/04/2024 18 April 1860, Title deeds to the farm Vooruitzicht granted to the De Beers brothers. 18 April 1900, Fire in Roper Street kills one person. 18 April 1947, British Royal family visit Kimberley. British Royal family visit the ...
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