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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 09 FEBRUARY
UPDATE: 09/02/2026 9 February 1887, Goldfields company started by Cecil Rhodes and Charles Rudd. 9 February 1900, George Labram, designer of…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 05 FEBRUARY
5 February 1891, Wesselton Mine rushed by diggers. 5 February 1950, Rugby great FJ “Uncle” Dobbin dies. HUNDREDS OF DIGGERS…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 04 FEBRUARY
4 February 1884, West Indian Samuel Trott, murders storekeeper John Jackson in Dutoitspan village. 4 February 1900, The Highland Brigade,…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 02 FEBRUARY
2 February 1881, Kimberley Stock Exchange opens. 2 February 1901, All businesses in Beaconsfield closed as a mark of respect…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 30 JANUARY
UPDATED: 30/01/2026 30 January 1884, Arthur E Caldecott awarded the Chancellor’s Gold Medal. 30 January 1903, Mrs Joseph Chamberlain (Mary…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 26 JANUARY
UPDATED: 26/01/2026 26 January 1923, Two Kimberley chemists charged with selling opium over the counter. 26 January 1947, Tommy Eden…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 13 JANUARY
UPDATED: 13 JANUARY 2026 13 January 1900, The price of meat raised – beef 1/- and horse flesh 9 pennies…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 09 DECEMBER
UPDATE: 09/12/2025 9 DECEMBER 1957, Harry Oppenheimer becomes Chairman of the De Beers Board. 9 DECEMBER 1977, Abraham Kotze dies…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 6 NOVEMBER
UPDATED: 06/11/2025 6 November 1899, First shelling of Kimberley by the Boers during the siege. Pictured is the Boer gun…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 4 NOVEMBER
UPDATED: 04/11/2025 4 November 1899, General C.J. Wessels (pictured) demands immediate surrender of Kimberley. 4 November 1927, City Hall architect…
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