Tag Archives: Olifantsfontein Farm

17 November 1871, The first Commissioners for Kimberley arrive from the Cape. 17 November 1904, Premier Mine re-named Wesselton Mine. 17 November 1912, 15 year old Jack Chappell dies in Kenilworth after eating tainted ham. PREMIER MINE RE-NAMED WESSELTON MINE ...

UPDATED: 04/04/2025 4 April 1860, Title deeds to the farm Dorstfontein granted to AP du Toit. DU TOIT of DU TOIT’S PAN and DORSTFONTEIN The farms that make up what is now the general Kimberley region were Dorstfontein, Bultfontein, Vooruitzicht, ...