Today in Kimberley's History
October 30th
15 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.
Natives who have escaped from Spytfontein state that the Boers are commandeering natives (probably for labour); also threatening to poison our water.
Extract from "The Diary of a Doctor's Wife – During the Siege of Kimberley October 1899 to February 1900" by Winifred Heberden.
Natives who have escaped from Spytfontein state that the Boers are commandeering natives (probably for labour); also threatening to poison our water.