Donkey Memorial. Upington. Northern Cape. South Africa
Rain storm near Fraserburg. Northern Cape. South Africa.
San (Bushman) rock engravings
Image Number 600527. San or Bushman Petroglyph (rock engraving). Northern Cape. South Africa.
CJ Rhodes statue. Kimberley Club. A national monument since 1984, the Kimberley Club was established in August 1881. Among its more illustrious past members, it counts CJ Rhodes, Leander Starr Jameson, Charles Dunnell Rudd, Barney Barnato, Sir Ernest and Harry Oppenheimer. Kimberley. Northern Cape. South Africa.
Donkey cart. Kalahari Water Camp Site. Keimoes. Northern Cape. South Africa.
Orange River scene between Kakamaz and Keimoes. Northern Cape. South Africa.
St Patrick’s College, the first Christian Brother’s College in Africa. Kimberley. Northern Cape. South Africa.
Street scene. Richmond. Central Karoo region of the Northern Cape Province. South Africa. The naming of the town originated in the desire of the townsfolk to honour the then new Governor of the Cape, Sir Peregrine Maitland, who took office in 1844. Maitland declined, suggesting instead that it be named after his father-in-law, the Duke of Richmond. It was officially named Richmond in October 1845.
Honoured Dead Memorial in honour of the soldiers who defended the city during the Anglo-Boer War. Built at the insistence of Cecil John Rhodes, the Honoured Dead Memorial is situated on the corner of Dalham and Oliver Roads. Designed by Sir Herbert Baker, it houses the vault that contains the remains of some British soldiers who died during the Siege of Kimberley. “Long Cecil”, the cannon at the base of the memorial, was built to defend the British against Boer artillery fire. The inscription on the memorial was written by Rudyard Kipling. Kimberley. Northern Cape. South Africa.
World War I memorial. Kimberley. Northern Cape. South Africa. While the official date (1918) to mark the end of the World War 1 reflects the cease fire on the Western Front, hostilities continued in other regions, especially across the former Russian Empire and in parts of the old Ottoman Empire. It took a further six months of negotiations at the Paris Peace Conference to finalise when on 28 June 1919 the Treaty of Versailles was signed and ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, a main contribution to the outbreak of the First World War. The war years engraved on memorials is a matter for local authorities to decide - 1914-1918 or 1914-1919.
The Synagogue was opened in 1901, and built in Byzantine style. Kimberley. Northern Cape. South Africa.
The Big Hole Museum. Kimberley Mine Museum, was once a flat-topped hill and is now an awesome hole - the largest hand-dug excavation in the world - dug by picks, shovels and sheer determination, measuring 215 metres deep with a surface area of some 17 hectares and a perimeter of 1,6 km. The Kimberley Mine site started on or about 16 July 1871 and by 14 August 1914 all mining activities ceased. By that time it had yielded 2 722 kilograms of diamonds extracted from 22,5 million tons of excavated earth. Kimberley. Northern Cape. South Africa.
The Big Hole with the city in the background. Kimberley Mine Museum, was once a flat-topped hill and is now an awesome hole - the largest hand-dug excavation in the world - dug by picks, shovels and sheer determination, measuring 215 metres deep with a surface area of some 17 hectares and a perimeter of 1,6 km. The Kimberley Mine site started on or about 16 July 1871 and by 14 August 1914 all mining activities ceased. By that time it had yielded 2 722 kilograms of diamonds extracted from 22,5 million tons of excavated earth. Kimberley. Northern Cape. South Africa.
Underground at he Big Hole Museum. Kimberley Mine Museum, was once a flat-topped hill and is now an awesome hole - the largest hand-dug excavation in the world - dug by picks, shovels and sheer determination, measuring 215 metres deep with a surface area of some 17 hectares and a perimeter of 1,6 km. The Kimberley Mine site started on or about 16 July 1871 and by 14 August 1914 all mining activities ceased. By that time it had yielded 2 722 kilograms of diamonds extracted from 22,5 million tons of excavated earth. Kimberley. Northern Cape. South Africa.
The old town at the Big Hole Museum. Kimberley Mine Museum, was once a flat-topped hill and is now an awesome hole - the largest hand-dug excavation in the world - dug by picks, shovels and sheer determination, measuring 215 metres deep with a surface area of some 17 hectares and a perimeter of 1,6 km. The Kimberley Mine site started on or about 16 July 1871 and by 14 August 1914 all mining activities ceased. By that time it had yielded 2 722 kilograms of diamonds extracted from 22,5 million tons of excavated earth. Kimberley. Northern Cape. South Africa.
View of Kalahari Common Dubbeltjie, Devils Thorn, Drie-Doring Dubbeltjie or Dubbeltjie (Tribulus terrestris) flowers. Northern Cape. South Africa.
Cathedral Church of St Cyprian. Consecrated in 1908, it has the longest nave in the country. Kimberley. Northern Cape. South Africa.
Cecil John Rhodes’s Statue. Portrayed astride his horse with a map of Africa on his lap. Kimberley. Northern Cape. South Africa.
Dunluce. An elegant home, built in 1897 for Gustav Bonas. John Orr’s family home from 1902 to 1975. Declared a national monument in 1990. Kimberley. Northern Cape. South Africa.
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