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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 27 OCTOBER
27 OCTOBER 1896, Death of Reverend Gway Tyamzashe, the last black man to hold a claim in the Big Hole.…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 24 OCTOBER
UPDATED: 24/10/2025 24 October 1899, The first action of the siege of Kimberley at Dronfield farm Pictured is the Centenary…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 23 OCTOBER
23 October 1907, De Beers swimming pool on Warren Street opened to the public. Warren Street Swimming Pool The De…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 22 OCTOBER
22 October 1870, Stafford Parker’s Music Hall opens on the banks of the Vaal River. President Stafford Parker of the…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 21 OCTOBER
21 October 1871, Gladstone suburb in use. 21 October 1968, Statue of Danie Theron unveiled at Alexandersfontein. Gladstone Suburb This…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 20 OCTOBER
20 October 1901, The birth of ZK Matthews, Freedom Charter architect, at Winter’s Rush. ZK Matthews born at Winter’s Rush…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 17 OCTOBER
17 October 1871, The Keate Award made public. 17 October 1918, Champion golfer of the Diamond Fields Robert S Chatfield…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 16 OCTOBER
UPDATE: 16/10/2025 16 October 1886, Neville Pickering, Rhodes’ friend and secretary of De Beers Mining Company, dies. 16 October 1886, London…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 15 OCTOBER
15 October 1880, Griqualand West incorporated into the Cape Colony. 15 October 1885, Richard Stable accidentally killed in the Kimberley Mine.…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 14 OCTOBER
UPDATED: 14/10/2025 14 October 1899, The siege of Kimberley begins. It will last 124 days Telegraphic communications cut with outside…
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