Today in Kimberley's History
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26 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.
A little shelling went on this morning, but our guns soon silenced it. But the Boers have managed to capture all the sanitary waggons' oxen and horses - a valuable haul for them. In the afternoon we went to an enjoyable promenade concert at the Mounted Camp, the combined bands playing delightfully all the time. The Boers let us alone - but Colonel Scott-Turner had given his officers orders to 'shoo' the women and children like chickens into the De Beers' workshops, if they began to shell us. After this, the officers of the whole camp were photographed in a group, whilst we watched the inspection of the patrols going on duty for the night; finishing our day with a pleasant dinner with Major Bowen of the Light Horse.
Extract from "The Diary of a Doctor's Wife – During the Siege of Kimberley October 1899 to February 1900" by Winifred Heberden.
A little shelling went on this morning, but our guns soon silenced it. But the Boers have managed to capture all the sanitary waggons' oxen and horses - a valuable haul for them. In the afternoon we went to an enjoyable promenade concert at the Mounted Camp, the combined bands playing delightfully all the time. The Boers let us alone - but Colonel Scott-Turner had given his officers orders to 'shoo' the women and children like chickens into the De Beers' workshops, if they began to shell us. After this, the officers of the whole camp were photographed in a group, whilst we watched the inspection of the patrols going on duty for the night; finishing our day with a pleasant dinner with Major Bowen of the Light Horse.
James Sebe Moroka dies 1985
Dr. J.S. Moroka, medical doctor, former president of the ANC, and great-grandson of Chief Moroka I of the Barolong Boo Moroka in Thaba Nchu, died in his village of Ratlou. He was an active member of the African National Congress and in 1949 he became its president until 1952.
Dr. J.S. Moroka, medical doctor, former president of the ANC, and great-grandson of Chief Moroka I of the Barolong Boo Moroka in Thaba Nchu, died in his village of Ratlou. He was an active member of the African National Congress and in 1949 he became its president until 1952.
