UPDATED: 25/06/2024 25 June 1876, Kimberley blanketed in 12 inches of snow. 25 June 1882, Five miners killed in an explosion at the KCBM Co claims in the Big Hole. 25 June 1900, Dr Leander Starr Jameson (pictured) elected MLA ...
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Steve Lunderstedt June 25, 2024 Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
UPDATED: 25/06/2024 25 June 1876, Kimberley blanketed in 12 inches of snow. 25 June 1882, Five miners killed in an explosion at the KCBM Co claims in the Big Hole. 25 June 1900, Dr Leander Starr Jameson (pictured) elected MLA ...
Read More »Steve Lunderstedt June 7, 2024 Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
UPDATED: 07/06/2024 7 June 1898, Five miners die in fall of mine cage at De Beers mine. De Beers Directors meet with Kimberley Chamber The year 1904 saw the entire De Beers Board of Directors meet with the Kimberley Chamber ...
Read More »Steve Lunderstedt May 7, 2024 Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
UPDATED: 07/05/2024 7 May 1951, Compulsory for all SA citizens to have an Identity card. 7 May 1962, The Grand Old Man of the Kimberley regiment, Mossie Rodwell, dies. 7 May 1994, The first Premier of the Northern Cape, Manne ...
Read More »Steve Lunderstedt April 4, 2024 Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
UPDATED: 04/04/2024 4 April 1860, Title deeds to the farm Dorstfontein granted to AP du Toit. DU TOIT of DU TOIT’S PAN and DORSTFONTEIN The farms that make up what is now the general Kimberley region were Dorstfontein, Bultfontein, Vooruitzicht, ...
Read More »Steve Lunderstedt February 15, 2024 Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
UPDATE: 15/02/2024 15 February 1853, Alfred Beit, financial genius, born in Hamburg. 15 February 1882, Street Lights tested in Kimberley, but they fail. 15 February 1900, Kimberley is relieved in 1900 by General French after 124 days of siege by ...
Read More »Steve Lunderstedt November 17, 2023 Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
17 November 1871, The first Commissioners for Kimberley arrive from the Cape. 17 November 1904, Premier Mine re-named Wesselton Mine. 17 November 1912, 15 year old Jack Chappell dies in Kenilworth after eating tainted ham. PREMIER MINE RE-NAMED WESSELTON MINE ...
Read More »Steve Lunderstedt September 8, 2023 Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
UPDATED: 08/09/2023 8 September 1882, Second wing of the Queen’s Hotel opens. 8 September 1892, South African International Exhibition opens in Kimberley. 8 September 1897, St Patrick’s Christian Brothers’ College founded. 8 September 1910, Black miners go on strike at Wesselton Mine. ...
Read More »Steve Lunderstedt September 1, 2023 Historical, Today in Kimberley's History
UPDATED: 01/09/2023 1 September 1877, Jan Hoogstander murdered by William Danster near Barkly West. 1 September 1892, Savoy Hotel on Boshof Road opens for business. 1 September 1918, DBCM Director and Chairman Francis Oats dies. 1 September 1920, F Walter Jameson ...
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