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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 10 JUNE
UPDATED: 10/06/2026 10 JUNE 1964, Melanie Karam of the Convent awarded the City Council Medal. 10 JUNE 1964, Boys High…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 9 JUNE
UPDATED: 09/06/2026 9 June 1899, 30 mineworkers die in a dynamite explosion at the Kimberley Mine. 9 June 1940, Foundation…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 8 JUNE
UPDATED: 08/06/2026 8 June 1901, Foundation stone of the DFA building unveiled on Stockdale Street. DFA building photograph with notes…
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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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