UPDATED: 09/03/2023 Every now and again there will be nothing to report on today in Kimberley’s history. While matters of historical interest assuredly happened in Kimberley on this very day, they have not yet been “found” and research is on-going……. ...
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23 December 1909, The Vaal River rises 3 feet six inches overnight, 1909 DID YOU KNOW The region in which Warrenton is situated was part of the disputed area between the OFS, the Cape Colony and the Griqua nation. Originally known ...
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21 DECEMBER 1873, The Griqualand West Legislative Council meets at Barkly West for the first time. 21 DECEMBER 1882, The water from the Vaal river to Kimberley successfully pumped, 1882. 21 DECEMBER 1664, John Power, (pictured), the second McGregor Museum ...
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19 DECEMBER 1955, The “worst storm in Kimberley’s history” records 2 inches of rain in 75 minutes. Floors and Galeshewe badly damaged. 19 DECEMBER 2020, WARRENTON – 140 YEARS OLD The region in which Warrenton is situated is part of ...
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On January 3rd 1883 the diamond field (Kimberley) mining companies were supplied with water extracted from the Vaal River for the first time. 3 January 1878, Kimberley’s first Town Clerk, JH Boag, appointed. 3 January 1883, Mining companies supplied with water ...
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The department of water and sanitation has warned communities living near the floodplains of Bloemhof Dam in the North West to move as far away as possible to avoid flooding. The department said projections by hydrologists are that Bloemhof would ...
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