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Leonora van den Heever
… senior advocate, and in 1969 was appointed to the Bench in Kimberley . In 1979 she began to serve on the Bench of the …
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Sammy Marks
… jewelry and cutlery in Cape Town. Later he moved on to Kimberley where he went into business with his brother-in-law …
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Ernest George Bock, SA cricket player in one test match (1935/1936), is born in Kimberley.
… cricket player in one test match (1935/1936), is born in Kimberley. …
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Cecil John Rhodes
… had lent him and used it to invest in diamond diggings in Kimberley. After a brief stay with the Surveyor-General of … to travel 650 kilometres north, to the diamond fields in Kimberley. Left on his own Rhodes began to work his brother’s … colony to follow his brother to the diamond fields of Kimberley. In Kimberley he supervised the working of his …
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Heinrich Egersdorfer
… in 1895. Economic conditions had improved, and he visited Kimberley, the Witwatersrand and Rhodesia. A Dandy back from …
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Karen Muir (12), Kimberley swimmer, sets a new world record in the backstroke for women in Blackpool, England.
… Karen Muir (12), Kimberley swimmer, sets a new world record in the backstroke …
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Col. Sir David Harris (90), soldier, politician, mining magnate and director of De Beers, dies in Kimberley.
… mining magnate and director of De Beers, dies in Kimberley. …
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The SA rugby team plays the second test ever against the British Isles and loses 0-3 in Kimberley.
… test ever against the British Isles and loses 0-3 in Kimberley. …
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William Philip Schreiner
… period. He joined the Cape Parliament as representative of Kimberley. He was later appointed Attorney General by Cecil …
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Mweli Skota
… Mweli Skota was born in Kimberley in the 1880s and attended school there. He worked …
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Henry Burton
… for not having a pass while walking in the centre of Kimberley. Burton won the case which led to a cessation of …
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Financier and industrialist Harry Frederick Oppenheimer is born in Kimberley. He became chairperson of the Anglo American Corpo
… and industrialist Harry Frederick Oppenheimer is born in Kimberley. He became chairperson of the Anglo American Corpo …
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Police fire on African demonstrators in Kimberley, killing fourteen and wounding thirty-nine. White farmers from adjoining area
… Police fire on African demonstrators in Kimberley, killing fourteen and wounding thirty-nine. White …
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James Chapman (90) dies in Kimberley. He was the first explorer who took photographs of places he visited.
… James Chapman (90) dies in Kimberley. He was the first explorer who took photographs of …
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Charlotte Maxeke
… In 1885, after the discovery of diamonds, Maxeke moved to Kimberley with her family. While in Kimberley , she became a teacher. As a dedicated churchgoer, …
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Henrietta Rebecca Stakesby Lewis
… Lewis in 1893, and the couple lived for some years in Kimberley before moving to Cape Town where Ettie opened a …
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George Matthias Winkles
… to SA in 1889 to help a widowed sister stranded on the Kimberley diggings. He never returned to England. …
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Lawrence George Green, author of numerous travel books, is born in Kimberley. Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) New Dictionary of South
… George Green, author of numerous travel books, is born in Kimberley. Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) New Dictionary of South …
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Anglo-Boer War 2: George Frederick Labram, mechanical engineer who built ‘Long Cecil’ for the defence of Kimberley during the s
… engineer who built ‘Long Cecil’ for the defence of Kimberley during the s …
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George William Stow, diamond trader and auctioneer in Kimberley and discoverer of the coalfields near Vereeniging, is born in W
… George William Stow, diamond trader and auctioneer in Kimberley and discoverer of the coalfields near Vereeniging, …
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James Henry (Biddy) Anderson, SA cricket player in one test match against Australia (1902-1903), is born in Kimberley.
… one test match against Australia (1902-1903), is born in Kimberley. …
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Anglo-Boer War 2: A ‘flying’ column that has sped its way straight from Kimberley (reinforced further by Canadian troops) comes
… 2: A ‘flying’ column that has sped its way straight from Kimberley (reinforced further by Canadian troops) comes …
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James Barry Munnik Hertzog
… Maria Jacoba Hamman. The first school he attended was in Kimberley, where he developed a dislike for foreign diggers … office to serve as a legal adviser to the OFS forces in Kimberley. Just before the Boers' could lose the war, he was …
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Frederick Timpson I’Ons
… Cape, tried to find his fortune at the diamond-diggings in Kimberley, but then went to live in Port Alfred for some …
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Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the National Freedom Celebrations: Galeshewe Stadium, Kimberley, April 27, 2006
… at the National Freedom Celebrations: Galeshewe Stadium, Kimberley, April 27, 2006 …
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Anglo-Boer War 2: Lieutenant-Colonel R.G. Kekewich arrives in Kimberley to assess the military situation and to advise the new
… War 2: Lieutenant-Colonel R.G. Kekewich arrives in Kimberley to assess the military situation and to advise the …
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The second rugby test in Kimberley between South Africa and the British Isles ends in a tie, like the first one.
… The second rugby test in Kimberley between South Africa and the British Isles ends in …
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Anglo-Boer War 2: Gen. French relieves Kimberley after a siege of 123 days. The town has suffered only 134 casualties among a
… Anglo-Boer War 2: Gen. French relieves Kimberley after a siege of 123 days. The town has suffered …
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Diamonds are first discovered at Kimberley, South Africa, leading to the construction of the world’s largest open mine, the Big
… Diamonds are first discovered at Kimberley, South Africa, leading to the construction of the …
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The first completely SA built aeroplane is flown by John Weston in Kimberley. He establishing a South African non-stop flight r
… completely SA built aeroplane is flown by John Weston in Kimberley. He establishing a South African non-stop flight r …
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