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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 12 APRIL
UPDATED: 12/04/2024 12 April 1872, Historian George Beet arrives in Kimberley. 12 April 1875, Black Flag rebellion led by Alfred…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 05 APRIL
UPDATED: 05/04/2024 5 April 1886, Phoenix Hotel opens for business in Beaconsfield. 5 April 1886, William Hartley, an 1820 settler,…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 22 MARCH
22 March 1916, Bishop’s Hostel at the Kimberley HS, formally opened. 22 March 1978, Abraham Kotze posthumously awarded the Chamber…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 15 MARCH
UPDATED: 15/03/2024 15 March 1902, Kimberley Town Bowling Clubhouse opened. 15 March 1928, Wilfrid Gore-Brown, first Anglican Bishop of Kimberley,…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 08 MARCH
UPDATED: 08/03/2024 8 March 1886, Phoenix Hotel in Beaconsfield established. 8 March 2017, Two policemen and one former policeman killed…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 01 MARCH
01 March 1883, Water from the Vaal River supplied to town houses. 01 March 1893, 144 businesses apply for either…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 29 FEBRUARY
Nothing of historical interest has yet been found that happened in Kimberley on this very day. Research continues. DID YOU…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 22 FEBRUARY
UPDATE: 22/02/2024 22 February 1938, Mr Oosthuizen of Beaconsfield killed in a quarry blasting accident. PREMATURE EXPLOSION IN BLASTING ACCIDENT…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 15 FEBRUARY
UPDATE: 15/02/2024 15 February 1853, Alfred Beit, financial genius, born in Hamburg. 15 February 1882, Street Lights tested in Kimberley,…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 08 FEBRUARY
UPDATED: 08/02/2024 8 February 1900, City Hall architect Fergus Carstairs-Rogers hit by Long Tom shell splinter in the Kimberley Club.…
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