3 June 1932, Colonel Herbert S Harris dies. 3 June 1952, Official opening of Belgrave Lodge by Harry Oppenheimer. Also pictured is the house “Lancaster Lodge” where Herbert Harris died and his Fob Watch won in a shooting competition. The ...
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UPDATED: 17/03/2025 17 March 1899, Seventh Session of the Cape Colony Mayoral Conference second day. 17 March 1934, Prince George visits Kimberley. PRINCE GEORGE ARRIVES IN KIMBERLEY Prince George, the Duke of Kent, was the fifth child of King George ...
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3 October 1882, 3 miners killed in a slip of ground at Dutoitspan Mine. 3 October 1891, SA cricketer WVS (Vic) Ling born. 3 October 1898, Foundation stone of the Dutoitspan Lodge (Good Templars Hall) laid by James Lawrence MLA. 3 October ...
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UPDATED: 15/07/2024 15 July 1871, Diamond News reports that there are 43 graves in Dutoitspan cemetery. 15 July 1916, The SA Brigade moves into Delville Wood at 05h00. 15 July 1928, Kimberley’s Cenotaph unveiled in Dutoitspan Road. 15 July 1950, ...
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UPDATED: 10/07/2024 10 July 1871, John Daniel Kestell (pictured) arrives in Kimberley as a youth. 10 July 1902, Presentation to Colonel RG Kekewich at the Eclectic grounds. ‘Vader’ Kestell digs for diamonds as a 17 year old Dr John Daniel Kestell, better ...
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UPDATED: 12/01/2024 12 January 1915, The South African military move in strength into German SWA. The forces include the Kimberley Regiment. The military Post offices in South Africa 1914 By the end of the Boer Rebellion, generally dated in January ...
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UPDATED: 17/08/2023 17 August 1872, The New Rush’s first church opens on Newton (Dutch/Hertzog) Square. 17 August 1908, Famous SA journalist RW Murray dies at 10 Park Lane aged 89 years. 17 August 1936, Head Constable James Shee DCM dies ...
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