Bultfontein Mine
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 17 JUNE
UPDATED: 17/06/2026 17 June 1871, Carl Lotz discovers a 93 carat diamond at Bultfontein mine. Kimberley citizens die on the…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 29 MAY
UPDATED: 29/05/2026 29 MAY 1901, 128 carat diamond found at Klipdam. Telephones and diamonds… The Kimberley Chamber of Commerce recommended…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 12 MAY
UPDATED: 12/05/2026 12 May 1915, Ernest Oppenheimer resigns as Mayor of Kimberley. 12 May 1962, Dame Flora Robson appears on…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 08 MAY
UPDATED: 08/05/2026 8 May 1945, VE Day – Germany surrenders to end the conflict in Europe. GERMANY SURRENDERS The formal…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 06 MAY
UPDATED: 06/05/2026 6 May 1887, De Beers MC AGM held at their new offices for first time in Warren Street.…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 29 APRIL
UPDATED: 29/04/2026 29 April 1884, The Miners strike in Kimberley ends in disaster with seven white miners shot dead by…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 24 APRIL
UPDATE: 24/04/2026 24 April 1884, South Africa’s first industrial strike begins, by miners. 24 April 1941, Steam tram derails at…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 31 MARCH
UPDATED: 31/03/2026 31 March 1905, Pioneer cemetery closes officially. 31 March 1932, De Beers closes all their Kimberley mines as…
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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 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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