Constable Pieter Sam Archives

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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 26 MAY

UPDATED: 26/05/2026 26 May 1873, Formation of the Griqualand Mounted Police in Kimberley. 26 May 1884, SA cricketer Louis Stricker…

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UPDATED: 25/05/2026 25 May 1875, Police Constable Pieter Sam executed in Kimberley for murdering two prisoners. This is the first…

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UPDATED: 22/11/2024 22 November 1874, Police Constable Sam kills two prisoners. 22 November 1888, Foundation stone of the Masonic Temple…

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3 May 1875, Frank Cooper murders Bill Williams after love triangle problem. Cooper raised murder into a fine art Frank…