19 June 1932, Solomon T Plaatje (pictured) dies in Pimville during a visit. 19 June 1992, The “Silver Assassin” Charlie Weir dies. DID YOU KNOW Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje’s last public meeting in Kimberley was on 24 May 1932 when he spoke ...
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5 June 1902, Death of Johnnie Grimmer at Caledon. 5 June 2003, Oldest surviving SA Currie Cup cricketer Jack Frank dies. Pictured in the veld, from the left: Cecil Rhodes, Tony de la Cruz, and Johnnie Grimmer. The life and ...
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UPDATED: 07/05/2020 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 Dipico, inducted. DID YOU KNOW Manne Emsley Dipico (pictured) was born in Greenpoint ...
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UPDATED: 30/04/2020 30 April 1900, The Mafeking relief column ready to depart from Dronfield farm. 30 April 1900, Dr William Grimmer, Kimberley pioneer, dies. 30 April 1902, Town Council implements speed limit at 6mph for cars. 30 April 1934, The ...
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UPDATED: 24/03/2020 24 March 1881, Orange River in flood, pont not working. 24 March 1883, Gladstone cemetery (pictured) opens. 24 March 1894, CW Jones of Kimberley wins the 100 yds in 10.1 secs to be Champion of South Africa. HISTORICAL ...
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UPDATED: 10/03/2020 10 March 1884, George Stanley murders his wife Christina in Beaconsfield. 10 March 1900, 4th Division Town Guard under Capt Irvine Grimmer formally disbanded. 10 March 1926, Richard Jackson, discoverer of the De Beers Mine, dies. 10 March ...
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UPDATED: 04/03/2020 4 March 1897, William Pickering appointed Secretary of DBCM. 4 March 1967, SA cricketer Darryl Cullinan (pictured) born in Kimberley. DARYLL CULLINAN BORN IN KIMBERLEY Daryll John Cullinan (born 4 March 1967) is a former South African first-class ...
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13 February 1946, Joseph van Praagh, Pioneer of Rhodesia dies. JOSEPH VAN PRAAGH – A MASONIC LEGEND Joseph Van Praagh (pictured) was born in the County of Middlesex, England on 15 July 1864 and died in Kimberley on 13 February ...
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UPDATE: 27/01/2020 27 January 1910, A liberal supporter of all sports, James A Hill (pictured) of Hill and Paddon, dies at his home “Violet Bank” on Park Road. DID YOU KNOW James (Jimmy) Alfred Hill was born in Bristol, England ...
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UPDATED: 21/01/2020 21 January 1872, Church school opens its doors in Dutoitspan. 21 January 1900, Long Cecil gun fires its first shell in anger at the Boers. 21 January 1931, Sydney de Melker, a Kimberley Springbok rugby player, marries the notorious ...
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