Today in Kimberley's History
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2 days since beginning of the Siege of Kimberley, 1899
Extract from "The Diary of a Doctor's Wife – During the Siege of Kimberley October 1899 to February 1900" by Winifred Heberden.
Martial Law had already been in force in Kimberley for two days, and over 2 000 men enrolled in the Town Guard and were manning the Forts, already prepared under the directions and plans of Lieut. Mclnnes, R.E.
I have had to invest in quite an outfit for us all, as we could bring nothing in with us.
Nobody is allowed outside their dwelling place between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., except those engaged in the defence of the town; or those to whom the countersign is given.
Information came in that Modder River Bridge had been destroyed, and that the enemy is still tearing up the line north and south. 170 Police with two 7-pounders and a Maxim arrived in safely from Fourteen Streams.
Extract from "The Diary of a Doctor's Wife – During the Siege of Kimberley October 1899 to February 1900" by Winifred Heberden.
Martial Law had already been in force in Kimberley for two days, and over 2 000 men enrolled in the Town Guard and were manning the Forts, already prepared under the directions and plans of Lieut. Mclnnes, R.E.
I have had to invest in quite an outfit for us all, as we could bring nothing in with us.
Nobody is allowed outside their dwelling place between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., except those engaged in the defence of the town; or those to whom the countersign is given.
Information came in that Modder River Bridge had been destroyed, and that the enemy is still tearing up the line north and south. 170 Police with two 7-pounders and a Maxim arrived in safely from Fourteen Streams.
Walter Sisulu is arrested for not being in possession of a reference book - 1961
African National Congress (ANC) leader, Walter Sisulu was arrested on a charge that he did not own a reference book. Subsequently Sisuslu was confined to his house for 5 years. Before his banishment in June 1961 Sisulu, Joe Slovo, Nelson Mandela and Govan Mbeki secretly met and discussed the formation of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK), the ANC’s armed wing. This group constituted the MK’s high command. He served as political commissar of MK with his friend Mandela as its Commander in Chief. During his banishment in July 1963, Sisulu was arrested together with the High Command of the ANC at Lilliesleaf Farm in Rivonia.
African National Congress (ANC) leader, Walter Sisulu was arrested on a charge that he did not own a reference book. Subsequently Sisuslu was confined to his house for 5 years. Before his banishment in June 1961 Sisulu, Joe Slovo, Nelson Mandela and Govan Mbeki secretly met and discussed the formation of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK), the ANC’s armed wing. This group constituted the MK’s high command. He served as political commissar of MK with his friend Mandela as its Commander in Chief. During his banishment in July 1963, Sisulu was arrested together with the High Command of the ANC at Lilliesleaf Farm in Rivonia.
