UPDATED: 01/10/2024 1 October 1881, Circus Proprietor Richard Bell dies. 1 October 1899, Six Black miners killed in a mud rush in De Beers Mine. 1 October 1909, Frances Baard born in Beaconsfield, Kimberley. 1 October 1920, De Beers announce that 101 employees ...
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UPDATE: 30/08/2024 30 August 1890, Foundation stone laid for the new Municipal complex in Stockdale Street. The Municipal complex in Stockdale Street Two postcards circa 1907 are depicted showing quite clearly the Kimberley municipal compound (complex) at the time. Both ...
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27 August 1914, Kimberley Defence Rifle Association formed. 27 August 1916, SA rugby player and cricketer Tony Harris born. Tony Harris – Kimberley’s rugby and cricket Springbok Terence Anthony Harris, known to all and sundry as Tony, was born in ...
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17 December 1871, The diggers at New Rush go on a rampage, rioting and looting. 17 December 1934, Tony Harris (pictured) scores 114* on debut for GW vs OFS, 1934 DID YOU KNOW In 1916 the Green Point suburb (then ...
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