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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 10 SEPTEMBER
10 September 1874, The first Good Templars Hall in South Africa opens in Kimberley. 10 September 1910, 1600 African miners…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 26 AUGUST
UPDATED: 26/08/2025 26 August 1891, British Isles defeats Cape Colony XV 4-0 at the Eclectic ground. 26 August 1897, Kgosi…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 19 AUGUST
UPDATED: 19/08/2025 19 August 1876, Kimberley Light Horse formed. 19 August 2000, Harry Oppenheimer dies. The death of Harry Oppenheimer…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 11 AUGUST
UPDATED: 11/08/2025 11 August 1946, Four large diamonds found on the river diggings. Large Diamonds found at Barkly West Diamond…
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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 8 JULY
UPDATED: 08/07/2025 Nothing as yet found that happened on this very day in Kimberley’s history. Et quaerere semper. SISTER JESSIE…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 19 JUNE
19 June 1932, Solomon T Plaatje (pictured) dies in Pimville during a visit. 19 June 1992, The “Silver Assassin” Charlie Weir…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 17 JUNE
UPDATED: 17/06/2025 17 June 1871, Carl Lotz discovers a 93 carat diamond at Bultfontein mine. Poddy Shein remembered with affection…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 20 MAY
UPDATED: 20/05/2025 20 May 1883, Robert Milne murdered in Beaconsfield. 20 May 1889, Beaconsfield Public Library and Institution officially opened. 20…
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