Today in Kimberley's History
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52 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.
The paper to-day contained an 'Official' message from the Relief Column, stating that they have occupied Jacobsdal and captured bags of grain, 2,000 head of cattle, a quantity of dynamite, and many other stores. This, however, was contradicted next day, and put down to a 'native rumour'.
Extract from "The Diary of a Doctor's Wife – During the Siege of Kimberley October 1899 to February 1900" by Winifred Heberden.
The paper to-day contained an 'Official' message from the Relief Column, stating that they have occupied Jacobsdal and captured bags of grain, 2,000 head of cattle, a quantity of dynamite, and many other stores. This, however, was contradicted next day, and put down to a 'native rumour'.