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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 26 MARCH
UPDATED: 26/03/2026 26 March 1902, Cecil Rhodes, aged 49 years, dies in Muizenburg. 26 March 1905, St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 25 MARCH
25 MARCH 1885, Reverend J.D. Kestell (pictured) becomes the minister for the Dutch Reformed Newton congregation. 25 MARCH 1898, Rhodes…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 24 MARCH
UPDATED: 24/03/2026 24 March 1881, Orange River in flood, pont not working. 24 March 1883, Gladstone cemetery opens. 24 March…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 23 MARCH
UPDATED: 23/03/2026 23 March 1872, First game of cricket in Kimberley when Natalians beat Port Elizaberthans. 23 March 1876, Dedication…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 20 MARCH
UPDATED: 20/03/2026 20 March 1946, Famous author Henry Vollam Morton visits Kimberley while working on his forthcoming book “In Search…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 19 MARCH
UPDATED: 19/03/2026 19 March 1869, Star of South Africa diamond (pictured) arrives in Hopetown. 19 March 1889, Author Sarah Gertrude…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 17 MARCH
UPDATED: 17/03/2026 17 March 1899, Seventh Session of the Cape Colony Mayoral Conference second day. 17 March 1934, Prince George…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 16 MARCH
UPDATED: 16/03/2026 16 March 1972, JB Robinson (pictured) opens his Diamond Merchant’s office on Main Street, New Rush. 16 March…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 13 MARCH
13 March 1882, A miner killed in a fall of ground at Dutoitspan Mine. 13 March 1900, Bloemfontein surrenders to…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 12 MARCH
UPDATED: 12/03/2026 12 March 1888, Formation of De Beers Consolidated Mines. 12 March 1888, Cecil Rhodes elected first Chairman of…
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