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Today in Kimberley's History 
March 8th

​Something happened today in Kimberley's history, but we don't know about it yet...

Jan de la Fontaine becomes Governor at the Cape - 1730
Jan de la Fontaine, an employee of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), served as acting governor from 8 September 1724 to 25 February 1727. Pieter Gijsbert Noodt succeeded him as governor until his death on 23 April 1729. Following this, De la Fontaine was again appointed as acting governor. He was finally appointed as official governor of the Cape on 8 March 1730. His service is described as "quietly efficient". Under his rule the area up to the Little Karoo valley was explored. He colonised the Mossel Bay area in 1734 by erecting a stone beacon displaying the VOC's and Dutch Republic's coats of arms.
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