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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 22 MAY
UPDATED: 22/05/2026 22 May 1878, Some 100 Griqua casualties in the battle of Driefontein at Griquatown. 22 May 1880, Sir…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 21 MAY
UPDATED: 21/05/2026 21 May 1878, Griquatown relieved by a Kimberley column. 21 May 1891, YMCA in Newton opens. 21 May…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 20 MAY
UPDATED: 20/05/2026 20 May 1883, Robert Milne murdered in Beaconsfield. 20 May 1889, Beaconsfield Public Library and Institution officially opened. 20…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 19 MAY
19 May 1879, Presbyterian Church foundation stone laid by Sir Walter Frere, New Main Road. 19 May 1881, First sod…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 18 MAY
18 May 1876, The Lanyon Theatre opens. 18 May 1881, Meeting called to form the Kimberley Club. 18 May 1906,…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 15 MAY
UPDATED: 15/05/2026 15 May 1915, Ernest Oppenheimer forced to leave Kimberley. ERNEST OPPENHEIMER DEPARTS KIMBERLEY The resignation of Ernest Oppenheimer…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 14 MAY
UPDATED: 14/05/2026 14 May 1878, Griquatown besieged by the Griqua people. 14 May 1902, Royal Munster Fusiliers Promenade concert in…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 13 MAY
UPDATED: 13/05/2026 13 May 1888, Telegraphist Alfred Cogill dies. 13 May 1908, Dedication of new St Cyprian’s Church. 13 May…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 12 MAY
UPDATED: 12/05/2026 12 May 1915, Ernest Oppenheimer resigns as Mayor of Kimberley. 12 May 1962, Dame Flora Robson appears on…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 11 MAY
UPDATED: 11/05/2026 11 May 1879, Advocate James Halkett dies aged 37 years. 11 May 1881, Kimberley Central Diamond Mining Company…
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