UPDATED: 07/04/2025 7 April 1881, JB Robinson takes his seat in the Cape Legislative Assembly. 7 April 1904, Gladstone Park opens. 7 April 1972, SA cricketer Gerhardus Liebenberg born in Upington. The Artist Philip Bawcombe Philip William Bawcombe was born ...
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UPDATED: 16/03/2023 16 March 1972, JB Robinson (pictured) opens his Diamond Merchant’s office on Main Street, New Rush. 16 March 1899, Seventh Session of the Cape Colony Mayoral Conference begins in Kimberley. JB Robinson, diamond and gold mining magnate Sir ...
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