De Beers Consolidated Mines
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 2 AUGUST
2 August 1875, Mrs Jardine takes over the Queens Hotel. 2 August 2004, Combined Treatment Plant officially opened. Pictured is…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 12 JULY
12 July 1888, Rescue attempts continue at the De Beers Mine disaster as hundreds of miners escape the underground fire.…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 31 MAY
31 May 1875, Ebden, Dunell and Company sell Vooruitzicht farm to the Cape Government for £100 000 Sterling. 31 May…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 10 MAY
UPDATED: 10/05/2024 10 May 1889, Beaconsfield Public Library opens. 10 May 1919, Robert Close, Manager of the Kimberley Mine, dies…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 23 NOVEMBER
UPDATED: 23/11/2023 23 November 1899, The Battle of Belmont. 23 November 1918, Official death toll from the Spanish Flu in…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 5 OCTOBER
UPDATED: 05/10/2023 5 October 1894, Bevil Gordon D’Urban Rudd MC born. 5 October 1895, Nazareth House Chapel opens for worship.…
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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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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 20 JULY
UPDATED: 20/07/2023 20 July 1891, British Isles rugby team defeats Griqualand West 3-0 at the Eclectic ground. 20 July 1971,…
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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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The Diamond Route Newsletter – February 2018
Welcome to the first Diamond Route newsletter of 2018, with a special focus on the recent Oppenheimer-De Beers Group Research…
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