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November 06, 2004
Relief in Kimberley?
Could not resist this - especially as someone obviously has a sense of humour at the Kimberley Mine Museum. In case you can't see the pun - Kimberley was famously beseiged by Boer forces during the Anglo-Boer War 1899 - 1902, the seige lasting almost eighteen months. During that time a heavy field gun, "Long Cecil", was built in the Mine Workshops and successfully used against the Boer emplacements. The town was finally "relieved" by a British Force which drove the Boers away and secured the area in late 1900/ early 1901.
The aptly labelled "conveniences" at the Kimberley Mine Museum.
Posted by The Gray Monk at November 6, 2004 08:25 PM