Today in Kimberley's History
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53 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.
Had a pleasant ride to Kenilworth Defence Fort which is placed on a Debris Heap at the foot of the hauling gear some distance out from Kimberley itself. It commands a good range of country, and through a telescope we could see the Boer tents and encampment at Felsted's Farm, and a Boer patrol moving round the base of a kopje. The De Beer's cattle have now been moved to the other side of Kimberley where there is fresh grazing; so the occupation of the Boers at Felsted's Farm is gone.
On the way through Kenilworth, Jack pointed out a small flag not far from where we were riding, which indicated one of the numerous dynamite mines prepared for the Boers in case of an invasion.
The guns to-day under Colonel Chamier R.A. made a reconnaissance near Otto's Kopje.
Extract from "The Diary of a Doctor's Wife – During the Siege of Kimberley October 1899 to February 1900" by Winifred Heberden.
Had a pleasant ride to Kenilworth Defence Fort which is placed on a Debris Heap at the foot of the hauling gear some distance out from Kimberley itself. It commands a good range of country, and through a telescope we could see the Boer tents and encampment at Felsted's Farm, and a Boer patrol moving round the base of a kopje. The De Beer's cattle have now been moved to the other side of Kimberley where there is fresh grazing; so the occupation of the Boers at Felsted's Farm is gone.
On the way through Kenilworth, Jack pointed out a small flag not far from where we were riding, which indicated one of the numerous dynamite mines prepared for the Boers in case of an invasion.
The guns to-day under Colonel Chamier R.A. made a reconnaissance near Otto's Kopje.
Samual Makama Masabalala addresses 100 African workers at the Makenele Hall in Green Point - 1921
On 7th December 1921 Samual Makama Masabalala (b. 1877) addressed 100 African workers at the Makenele Hall in Green Point, Kimberley, urging them to unite in their fight for better working conditions. Masabalala was a teacher, mine fitter, labour leader and member of the ANC National Executive Committee in the late 1920s, who joined the staff of Abantu Batho in 1929, the mouthpice of the ANC.
On 7th December 1921 Samual Makama Masabalala (b. 1877) addressed 100 African workers at the Makenele Hall in Green Point, Kimberley, urging them to unite in their fight for better working conditions. Masabalala was a teacher, mine fitter, labour leader and member of the ANC National Executive Committee in the late 1920s, who joined the staff of Abantu Batho in 1929, the mouthpice of the ANC.
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