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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 4 JUNE
UPDATED: 04/06/2025 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: 02/06/2025 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 30 MAY
30 May 1905, Colonel Frank Rhodes restores Dalham church in England as a memorial to his brother Cecil. 30 May…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 29 MAY
UPDATED: 29/05/2025 29 MAY 1901, 128 carat diamond found at Klipdam. A new Post Office recommended The Kimberley Chamber of…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 28 MAY
UPDATED: 28/05/2025 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: 26/05/2025 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 23 MAY
UPDATED: 23/05/2025 23 May 1886, Foundation stone of All Saints Church in Beaconsfield laid. 23 May 1900, Presentation to Town…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 22 MAY
UPDATED: 22/05/2025 22 May 1878, Some 100 Griqua casualties in the battle of Driefontein at Griquatown. 22 May 1880, Sir…
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