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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 23 FEBRUARY
23 February 1900, General C de Wet makes concerted effort to recapture Oskoppies (Kitchener’s Kop) at Paardeberg. GENERAL DE WET…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 20 FEBRUARY
UPDATE: 20/02/2026 20 FEBRUARY 1899, England cricket team arrive in Kimberley to play match. 20 FEBRUARY 1912, A serious earthquake hits…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 19 FEBRUARY
UPDATED: 19/02/2026 19 February 1900, Lord Roberts takes command of the British army at Paardeberg. 19 February 1900, Various buildings…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 18 FEBRUARY
UPDATED: 18/02/2026 18 February 1900, Worst day of the war for the British army with more than 1100 casualties at…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 18 MARCH
18 March 1894, SA cricketer “Doodles” Tapscott (pictured) born. 18 March 1899, Seventh Session of the Cape Colony Mayoral Conference…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 17 FEBRUARY
UPDATE: 17/02/2026 17 February 1900, The Battle of Paardeberg begins. 17 February 1930, The Theatre Royal and John Orr department…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 16 FEBRUARY
UPDATE: 16/02/2026 16 February 1900, The Battle of Dronfield. 16 February 1901, Four miners killed in a mud rush in…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 13 FEBRUARY
13 February 1946, Joseph van Praagh, Pioneer of Rhodesia dies. JOSEPH VAN PRAAGH – A MASONIC LEGEND Joseph Van Praagh…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 12 FEBRUARY
UPDATED: 12/02/2026 12 February 1872, Seat of Magistracy for Pniel District moved from Dutoitspan to New Rush. 12 February 1872,…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 11 FEBRUARY
11 February 1898, Kgosi Galeshewe sentenced to ten years gaol for his part in the 1896 uprising. 11 February 1900,…
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