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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 22 JANUARY
UPDATED: 22/01/2026 22 January 1844, Reverend Gway Tyamzashe (pictured) born. 22 January 1901, Queen Victoria dies in England. The Reverend…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 21 JANUARY
UPDATED: 21/01/2026 21 January 1872, Church school opens its doors in Dutoitspan. 21 January 1900, Long Cecil fires its first…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 20 JANUARY
UPDATED: 20/01/2026 20 January 1900, Proving, sighting and slight adjustments to the Long Cecil gun (pictured) are made. 20 January…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 19 JANUARY
UPDATE: 19/01/2026 19 January 1900, The Long Cecil gun, designed by American George Labram, and built in the De Beers…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 16 JANUARY
UPDATED: 16/01/2026 16 January 1889, Kimberley awarded the cricket Currie Cup by England. 16 January 1891, Fabricius has five men working…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 15 JANUARY
UPDATED: 15/01/2026 15 January 1877, Murderer William Danster executed in Kimberley. 15 January 1897, Secretary of De Beers CM, William…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 14 JANUARY
UPDATED: 14/01/2026 14 January 1871, First official mail from Cape Town to Klipdrift dispatched. THE POST BETWEEN THE DIGGINGS AND…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 13 JANUARY
UPDATED: 13 JANUARY 2026 13 January 1900, The price of meat raised – beef 1/- and horse flesh 9 pennies…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 12 JANUARY
UPDATED: 12/01/2026 12 January 1915, The South African forces move in strength into German SWA. The forces include the Kimberley…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 09 JANUARY
09 JANUARY 1873, Lt-Governor Richard Southey (pictured) takes up his appointment for Griqualand West. 09 JANUARY 1914, Unknown Chinese storekeeper…
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