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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 10 APRIL
UPDATED: 10/04/2026 10 April 1902, A 336½ carat diamond found at Otto’s Kopje mine. 10 April 1940, Foundation stone of…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 01 APRIL
UPDATED: 01/04/2026 1 April 1898, Rhodes becomes a shareholder in the Diamond Fields Advertiser. 1 April 1914, De Beers Director…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 31 MARCH
UPDATED: 31/03/2026 31 March 1905, Pioneer cemetery closes officially. 31 March 1932, De Beers closes all their Kimberley mines as…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 30 MARCH
UPDATED: 30/03/2026 30 March 1892, William Shilling of Shilling Bottles fame, dies. 30 March 1955, George Hitchcock receives award for…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 16 MARCH
UPDATED: 16/03/2026 16 March 1972, JB Robinson (pictured) opens his Diamond Merchant’s office on Main Street, New Rush. 16 March…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 10 MARCH
UPDATED: 10/03/2026 10 March 1884, George Stanley murders his wife Christina in Beaconsfield. 10 March 1900, 4th Division Town Guard…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 06 MARCH
UPDATED: 06/03/2026 6 March 1958, An UFO, or meteorite, flashes across Kimberley before exploding into six pieces. DID YOU KNOW…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 02 MARCH
2 March 1877, St Augustine’s Church opens in West End. 2 March 1896, Lease on “The Bungalow” transferred from Richard…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 18 FEBRUARY
UPDATED: 18/02/2026 18 February 1900, Worst day of the war for the British army with more than 1100 casualties at…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 16 FEBRUARY
UPDATE: 16/02/2026 16 February 1900, The Battle of Dronfield. 16 February 1901, Four miners killed in a mud rush in…
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