CBC Kimberley Archives

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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 02 FEBRUARY

2 February 1881, Kimberley Stock Exchange opens. 2 February 1901, All businesses in Beaconsfield closed as a mark of respect…

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UPDATE 12/11/2025 12 NOVEMBER 1907, A child dies after being hit by a tram on the municipal tramline on Barkly…

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UPDATED: 27/08/2025 27 August 1914, Kimberley Defence Rifle Association formed. 27 August 1916, SA rugby player and cricketer Tony Harris…

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UPDATED: 07/08/2025 7 August 1873, Thespian band enliven cricket match at Barkly West with music. 7 August 1889, Pirate King George…

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UPDATED: 09/05/2025 9 May 1890, The first camera club in SA is established in Kimberley with eighteen members. 9 May…

James GirdDecember 18, 2019

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18 DECEMBER 1965, CBC Brother Jimmy Reidy (pictured) dies. THE ‘FOUNDER’ OF KEELEY PARK Brother John Maurus Reidy whose death…

James GirdDecember 29, 2015

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Members of Kimberley Crime prevention police arrested a 37-year-old man, following the break-in, into a vehicle which was parked in…