25 MARCH 1885, Reverend J.D. Kestell (pictured) becomes the minister for the Dutch Reformed Newton congregation. 25 MARCH 1898, Rhodes presents his portrait by Herkomer to the Kimberley Club. 25 MARCH 1908, De Beers Rugby Football Club takeover the Rhodes ...
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UPDATE: 23/01/2024 23 January 1913, Six Black miners die in a Kimberley Mine mud rush. MUD RUSH GIVES NO WARNING Mud rushes are sudden inflows of mud from draw points or other underground openings, and the rapidity of the mud ...
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UPDATED: 30/06/2023 30 June 1875, Black Flag Rebellion peters out with the arrival of British troops. 30 June 1882, Kimberley’s police force 86 whites and 2 africans. 30 June 1895, Sister Henrietta and the Anglican sisters leave the hospital. 30 ...
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5 January 1876: Enquiry into allegations of bribery against Cecil Rhodes CECIL RHODES ACCUSED OF BRIBERY The Black Flag Rebellion of 1875, coupled with other matters of social misbehaviour, saw the appointment of Colonel Crossman as a Royal Commissioner with ...
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