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Today in Kimberley's History
TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 6 JULY
UPDATED: 06/07/2023 6 July 1858, The battle of Slypklip where Kausob defeated by a Boer commando. 6 July 1968, Author…
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Today in Kimberley's History
TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 29 MARCH
UPDATED: 29/03/2023 29 March 1898, Kimberley’s old Town Hall destroyed in a fire. 29 March 1902, De Beers Director Captain…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 30 DECEMBER
30 DECEMBER 1909, Mrs NO Ruffel, wife of well-known Kimberley pharmacist, dies in Durban, 1909 DID YOU KNOW Every now and…
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Kimberley’s link with the British Royal Air Force
DID YOU KNOW? That Kimberley’s link with the Royal Air Force and the Battle of Britain in WW 2 is…
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Today in Kimberley's History
TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 16 DECEMBER
16 DECEMBER 1848, Title deeds to the farm Bultfontein granted to JF Otto. 16 DECEMBER 1899, Mayor of Beaconsfield, Fred…
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End of an era as city store is sold
After almost 100 years, and three generations later, Kimberley saw the end of an era when Alan Chan Yan handed over…
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Full steam ahead
A CLASS 25 condensing locomotive has been entrusted “on loan” to Steamnet 2000 in the Northern Cape and last weekend…
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Police Shoot-Out with Armed Cash in Transit Robbers, Beaconsfield Kimberley
Five suspects have been apprehended and police seized weapons and two vehicles used in a cash in transit heist at K&B…
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