Alexander McGregor Memorial Museum Archives

Steve LunderstedtSeptember 25, 2025

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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 25 SEPTEMBER

UPDATED: 25/09/2025 25 September 1886, William Hendricks accidentally kills his wife Sophy after a drunken spree. He was found not…

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UPDATED: 30/06/2025 30 June 1875, Black Flag Rebellion peters out with the arrival of British troops. 30 June 1882, Kimberley’s…

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01 March 1883, Water from the Vaal River supplied to town houses. 01 March 1893, 144 businesses apply for either…

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UPDATED: 23/11/2023 23 November 1899, The Battle of Belmont. 23 November 1918, Official death toll from the Spanish Flu in…

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UPDATED: 04/05/2023 4 May 1867, SA cricketer Nic Theunissen born in Colesberg. The GW Chamber of Commerce The Griqualand West…

James GirdDecember 21, 2019

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21 DECEMBER 1873, The Griqualand West Legislative Council meets at Barkly West for the first time. 21 DECEMBER 1882, The…

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24 September 1907, Alexander McGregor Museum (pictured) title deeds handed over. 24 September 1994, Griquas beat Western Transvaal 24-11 to…