De Beers Mine
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 13 OCTOBER
13 October 1870, The first newspaper, The Diamond Field, published at Barkly West. 13 October 1866, Thirteen miners die at…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 1 OCTOBER
UPDATED: 01/10/2025 1 October 1881, Circus Proprietor Richard Bell dies. 1 October 1899, Six Black miners killed in a mud rush…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 13 AUGUST
UPDATED: 13/08/2025 13 August 1924, Marthinus Kruger dies after a rugby injury during practice. 13 August 2016, Professor Elaine Rosa…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 8 AUGUST
UPDATED: 08/08/2025 8 August 1914, The De Beers mines close down. 8 August 1968, KV Carlstein (pictured) honoured for his…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 4 AUGUST
4 August 1902, Opening of the Vaal River Estate (Sydney) diamond diggings. 4 August 1911, Ferdinand Schuler, Managing Director of the…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 1 AUGUST
UPDATED: 01/08/2025 1 August 1871, Pioneer cemetery opens for business. 1 August 1890, The GW Football Association inaugurated with 4 teams.…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 31 JULY
UPDATED: 31/07/2025 31 July 1886, Railway Station opens. 31 July 1897, First competition for the Rhodes Challenge Cup at the Kimberley…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 16 JULY
UPDATE: 16/07/2025 16 July 1871, Esau Demoense discovers the world’s richest diamond mine, later named the Kimberley Mine. 16 July…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 11 JULY
11 July 1878, Louis Hond found guilty of buying two diamonds from Africans. 11 July 1888, The world’s worst diamond…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 09 MAY
UPDATED: 09/05/2025 9 May 1890, The first camera club in SA is established in Kimberley with eighteen members. 9 May…
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