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Today in Kimberley's History
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 3 DECEMBER
3 December 1862: Title deeds to the farm Alexandersfontein granted to JC Coetzee. 3 December 1890: Rail link opened between…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 21 OCTOBER
21 October 1871, Gladstone suburb in use. 21 October 1968, Statue of Danie Theron unveiled at Alexandersfontein. Gladstone Suburb This…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 15 OCTOBER
15 October 1880, Griqualand West incorporated into the Cape Colony. 15 October 1885, Richard Stable accidentally killed in the Kimberley Mine.…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 14 OCTOBER
UPDATED: 14/10/2025 14 October 1899, The siege of Kimberley begins. It will last 124 days Telegraphic communications cut with outside…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 10 JULY
UPDATED: 10/07/2025 10 July 1871, John Daniel Kestell (pictured) arrives in Kimberley as a youth. 10 July 1902, Presentation to Colonel RG…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 03 APRIL
UPDATED: 03/04/2025 3 April 1901, Kimberley Musical Association formed at the City Hall. 3 April 1902, Memorial service for Cecil…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 14 FEBRUARY
UPDATED: 14/02/2025 14 February 1881, Henry Perkins, a murder suspect himself, murdered. 14 February 1889, De Beers Benefit Society started, South…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 10 JANUARY
UPDATED: 10 January 2025 10 January 1884, Dynamite explosion kills two miners at the De Beers Mine. 10 January 1887,…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 11 OCTOBER
UPDATED: 11/10/2024 11 October 1895, The second fire to destroy the Kimberley Club. 11 October 1899, The Anglo-Boer War starts…
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