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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 19 JANUARY
UPDATE: 19/01/2026 19 January 1900, The Long Cecil gun, designed by American George Labram, and built in the De Beers…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 21 NOVEMBER
21 November 1899, Skirmish between the Boers and Cattle Guards outside Kenilworth. 21 November 1899, Lord Methuen’s British army leaves Orange…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 3 OCTOBER
3 October 1882, 3 miners killed in a slip of ground at Dutoitspan Mine. 3 October 1891, SA cricketer WVS (Vic)…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 23 SEPTEMBER
UPDATED: 23/09/2025 23 September 1871, Theatre Royal in Dutoitspan Village opens. 23 September 1887, The Queen’s Theatre opens. 23 September 1918, The…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 16 SEPTEMBER
UPDATED: 16/09/2025 16 September 1901, Frans Matlap dies during blasting operations at De Beers mine. 16 September 1920, Andrew Kiddie,…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 5 SEPTEMBER
5 September 1897, John McLauchlin of Church and McLauchlin drowns in a well. 5 September 1905, Professor George H Darwin…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 15 NOVEMBER
UPDATED: 15/11/2024 15 November 1869, Bultfontein Mine bought by Lilienfeld, Webb and Hond. 15 November 1914, Robert G Kekewich commits…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 11 OCTOBER
UPDATED: 11/10/2024 11 October 1895, The second fire to destroy the Kimberley Club. 11 October 1899, The Anglo-Boer War starts…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 31 AUGUST
UPDATED: 31/08/2023 31 August 1918, CBC Building Fund have produce sale at the City Hall. 31 August 1945, 1000 people…
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