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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 17 APRIL
UPDATED: 17/04/2026 17 April 1904, Memorial to the Cape Police who died in the Anglo-Boer War unveiled. 17 April 1935,…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 01 APRIL
UPDATED: 01/04/2026 1 April 1898, Rhodes becomes a shareholder in the Diamond Fields Advertiser. 1 April 1914, De Beers Director…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 25 MARCH
25 MARCH 1885, Reverend J.D. Kestell (pictured) becomes the minister for the Dutch Reformed Newton congregation. 25 MARCH 1898, Rhodes…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 24 MARCH
UPDATED: 24/03/2026 24 March 1881, Orange River in flood, pont not working. 24 March 1883, Gladstone cemetery opens. 24 March…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 16 MARCH
UPDATED: 16/03/2026 16 March 1972, JB Robinson (pictured) opens his Diamond Merchant’s office on Main Street, New Rush. 16 March…
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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 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 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 03 FEBRUARY
UPDATE: 03/02/2026 3 February 1906, Thrice Mayor of Kimberley, Moses Cornwall dies. 3 February 1910, Town Clerk of Beaconsfield, James…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 08 DECEMBER
UPDATE: 08/12/2025 8 DECEMBER 1871, Dutoitspan appointed as the seat of magistracy for Pniel District, 1871. 8 DECEMBER 1877, GW…
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