Historical
Historical
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 5 JUNE
5 June 1902, Death of Johnnie Grimmer at Caledon. 5 June 2003, Oldest surviving SA Currie Cup cricketer Jack Frank…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 4 JUNE
UPDATED: 04/06/2026 4 June 1878, Charles Warren arrives at Griquatown with a military force. 4 June 1902, Peace celebration at…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 3 JUNE
3 June 1932, Colonel Herbert S Harris dies. 3 June 1952, Official opening of Belgrave Lodge by Harry Oppenheimer. Also…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 2 JUNE
UPDATED: 02/06/2026 2 June 1877, Cecil Rhodes becomes a Life Member of the Freemasons. 2 June 1929, Presbyterian Minister Rev…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 1 JUNE
UPDATED: 01/06/2026 1 June 1889, De Beers Consolidated Mines takes control of the Kimberley Mine. 1 June 1893, Anthony M Robeson…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 29 MAY
UPDATED: 29/05/2026 29 MAY 1901, 128 carat diamond found at Klipdam. Telephones and diamonds… The Kimberley Chamber of Commerce recommended…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 28 MAY
UPDATED: 28/05/2026 28 MAY 1895, The De Beers billiard rooms open on Warren Street. 28 MAY 1924, A bomb explodes…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 27 MAY
27 MAY 1886, Artist Harry Stratford Caldecott (pictured) born in Kimberley. 27 MAY 2004, Well-known journalist Barbara Kiddie dies Kimberley…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 26 MAY
UPDATED: 26/05/2026 26 May 1873, Formation of the Griqualand Mounted Police in Kimberley. 26 May 1884, SA cricketer Louis Stricker…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 25 MAY
UPDATED: 25/05/2026 25 May 1875, Police Constable Pieter Sam executed in Kimberley for murdering two prisoners. This is the first…
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