UPDATE: 14/11/2024 14 November 1901, The renovated, improved Wesley Church re-opens in West End. WESLEYANS IN EARLY KIMBERLEY Some of the [early] diggers [in Kimberley] were Wesleyans and endeavoured to keep up the forms of religion. The Rev. J. Thorne ...
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8 NOVEMBER 1899, Huge swarms of locusts invade Kimberley. 8 NOVEMBER 1905, Massive fire destroys EW Tarry’s Works. 8 NOVEMBER 1918, Spanish Flu Relief committee formed. 8 NOVEMBER 1952, Mayibuye Uprising in No 2 Galeshewe – 13 killed. (Also see ...
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UPDATED: 30/10/2024 30 October 1954, Horse racing returns to Kimberley after a 21 year absence. 30 October 1966, Renowned Brother Mac (McManus) of CBC dies. 30 October 1997, Craig Brown awarded the Gold Class Bravery Award. 30 October 2010, Struggle ...
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17 October 1871, The Keate Award made public. 17 October 1918, Champion golfer of the Diamond Fields Robert S Chatfield dies in epidemic. Robert Sivewright Chatfield (pictured) Lt Robert Sivewright Chatfield served during the siege of Kimberley with the Kimberley ...
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UPDATED: 16/09/2024 16 September 1901, Frans Matlap dies during blasting operations at De Beers mine. 16 September 1920, Andrew Kiddie, the founder of the bakery, dies. 16 September 1925, Architect Daniel W Greatbatch dies. 16 September 1964, Clarence Edward Crowther ...
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12 September 1944, Lt Lafase Moolman dies after his Oxford aeroplane crashes during night training at 21 Air Flying School. 12 September 1949, Claude Benette kills Frederick Scholtz opposite the West End cemetery. 12 September 1949, HP (Percy) Rudd dies. ...
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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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UPDATED: 28/08/2024 28 August 1879, Cornerstone of the new St Cyprians Church on Jones Street laid by Charles Warren. 28 August 2015, Northern Cape MEC of Education, Grizelda Cjiekella-Lecholo, dies suddenly. Grizelda ‘Zaza’ Boniwe Cjiekella-Lecholo Grizelda Boniwe Cjiekella-Lecholo, known affectionately ...
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UPDATED: 08/07/2024 Nothing as yet found that happened on this very day in Kimberley’s history. Et quaerere semper. SISTER JESSIE TYRE Originally written in 2010 with updates on occasion A LIFE’S WORK WELL DONE A brief discussion with local historical ...
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27 June 1877, Kimberley Municipality formally constituted. 27 June 1882, Town Clerk JH Boag found not guilty of embezzlement. 27 June 1887, First passenger tram service officially opened to the public, started by Gibson Brothers. 27 June 1964, Andrew Cam Kiddie, World War ...
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