UPDATED: 24/01/2024 24 January 1900, Biggest bombardment of Kimberley by the Boers during the siege, Maggie Maddocks killed. 500 SHELLS FIRED INTO KIMBERLEY ON THIS DAY The Boer reply to the British 28.1 pounder Long Cecil gun took a few ...
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UPDATED: 22/01/2024 22 January 1844, Reverend Gway Tyamzashe (pictured) born. 22 January 1901, Queen Victoria dies in England. The Reverend Gway (Gwayi) Tyamzashe 22 January 1844 – 27 October 1896 No 1 Location in Kimberley, (roughly) bordering on Phakamile Mabija ...
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UPDATE: 18/01/2024 18 January 1908, The municipal Merryweather fire engine, now in the mine museum, replaced. 18 January 1977, Belgravia Girls’ Junior and Kimberley Boy’s Junior amalgamate to form Kimberley Junior School. AMALGAMATION FORMS KIMBERLEY JUNIOR SCHOOL Kimberley Junior School ...
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UPDATED: 11/01/2024 11 January 1905, Two books signed by Florence Nightingale donated to Library. 11 January 1916, 24 trees recently planted destroyed on Main Road Beaconsfield. 11 January 1965, Body of five-year-old girl recovered from Otto’s Kopje mine. MONUMENT HEIGHTS ...
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UPDATED: 10 January 2024 10 January 1884, Dynamite explosion kills two miners at the De Beers Mine. 10 January 1887, Irvine Grimmer takes 16 wickets for 83 runs for Strayklips vs WP CC. OUTSTANDING SPORTSMAN – IRVINE GRIMMER Irvine Grimmer ...
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UPDATED: 08/01/2024 8 January 1887, William Smith shoots his wife Sarah dead in Sidney Street. 8 January 1900, Horseflesh being given out as food during the siege for first time. Siege rationing gets serious J.W. McBeath, a chemist on Stockdale ...
Read More »TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 21 NOVEMBER
21 November 1899, Skirmish between the Boers and Cattle Guards outside Kenilworth. 21 November 1899, Lord Methuen’s British army leaves Orange River station and advances on besieged Kimberley. TWO CATTLE GUARDS KILLED OUTSIDE KIMBERLEY Despite the official stand by the Kimberley ...
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UPDATE: 09/11/2023 9 NOVEMBER 1901, Savoy Hotel on Boshof Road destroyed in a fire. Savoy Hotel destroyed in a fire It was shortly after 9pm on Saturday 9 November 1901 that the Savoy Hotel on Boshof Road was totally destroyed ...
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UPDATED; 03/11/2023 3 NOVEMBER 1899, Kimberley Mine ceases work during the siege. 3 NOVEMBER 1904, Four Black mine workers die in a mud rush in the Kimberley Mine. 3 NOVEMBER 1917, Cape Corps soldier Henry Hopsel fatally wounds a fellow ...
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UPDATED: 26/10/2023 26 OCTOBER 1888, Nazareth House opens on Dutoitspan Road. 26 OCTOBER 1892, SA rugby player Harry Boyes dies tragically. 26 OCTOBER 1897, Theatre Royal opens in Kimberley on Dutoitspan Road. 26 OCTOBER 1941, The altar of the re-built St ...
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