Today in Kimberley’s History
A series by Steve Lunderstedt
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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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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 11 MARCH
UPDATED: 11/03/2026 11 March 1926, Kimberley-born James Henry “Biddy” Anderson, SA cricketer and SA rugby international, dies. DOUBLE INTERNATIONAL DIES…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 10 MARCH
UPDATED: 10/03/2026 10 March 1884, George Stanley murders his wife Christina in Beaconsfield. 10 March 1900, 4th Division Town Guard…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 06 MARCH
UPDATED: 06/03/2026 6 March 1958, An UFO, or meteorite, flashes across Kimberley before exploding into six pieces. DID YOU KNOW…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 04 MARCH
UPDATED: 04/03/2026 4 March 1897, William Pickering appointed Secretary of DBCM. 4 March 1967, SA cricketer Darryl Cullinan born in…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 03 MARCH
UPDATED: 03/03/2026 Assuredly something important happened on this day in Kimberley’s history, but has not yet been found. Research continues……
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 02 MARCH
2 March 1877, St Augustine’s Church opens in West End. 2 March 1896, Lease on “The Bungalow” transferred from Richard…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 27 FEBRUARY
UPDATED: 27/02/2026 27 February 1884, Smallpox invades the Kimberley Hospital. 27 February 1900, Lord Roberts suggests to Rhodes that a…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 26 FEBRUARY
UPDATED: 26/02/2026 26 February 1966, Tony Jacklin sets the course record of 65 at the Kimberley golf course. (Pictured is…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 25 FEBRUARY
UPDATED: 25/02/2026 25 February 1934, The Cape Corps Memorial in Kimberley unveiled by General Jan Smuts. 25 February 1948, Death…
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