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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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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 06 FEBRUARY
6 February 1899, The Kimberley Rifles and the Diamond Fields Horse amalgamate to form the Kimberley Regiment of Volunteers. THE…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 24 OCTOBER
UPDATED: 24/10/2025 24 October 1899, The first action of the siege of Kimberley at Dronfield farm Pictured is the Centenary…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 24 JULY
UPDATED: 24/07/2025 24 July 1878, The battle of Takoon. (Pictured are Luka Jantjie and Charles Warren.) The battle of Takoon,…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 6 JUNE
UPDATED: 06/06/2025 6 June 1900, Official welcome to the Kimberley Mounted Corps on their return from relieving Mafeking. 6 June…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 4 JUNE
UPDATED: 04/06/2025 4 June 1878, Charles Warren arrives at Griquatown with a military force. 4 June 1902, Peace celebration at…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 15 MAY
UPDATED: 15/05/2025 15 May 1915, Ernest Oppenheimer rescued from a mob. Ernest Oppenheimer forced to leave Kimberley The resignation of…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 14 MAY
UPDATED: 14/05/2025 14 May 1878, Griquatown besieged by the Griqua people. 14 May 1902, Royal Munster Fusiliers Promenade concert in…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 17 MAY
UPDATED: 17/05/2024 17 May 1900, The great Market Square fire. 17 May 1900, Mafeking relieved by a column that included…
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