The Diamond News
The Diamond News was a local Kimberley newspaper during the later part of the 1800′.
Richard William Murray (Snr) was the editor around 1876
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Today in Kimberley's History
TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 13 APRIL
UPDATED: 13/04/2026 13 April 1898, The Town Council approves the new Town Hall to be built on Market Square. 13…
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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 5 JANUARY
5 January 1876: Enquiry into allegations of bribery against Cecil Rhodes CECIL RHODES ACCUSED OF BRIBERY The Black Flag Rebellion…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 10 DECEMBER
UPDATED: 10/12/2025 10 DECEMBER 1880, James Carson murdered by a gang on Parsons Lane. 10 DECEMBER 1899, British Artillery bombard Magersfontein…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 15 JULY
UPDATED: 15/07/2025 15 July 1871, Diamond News reports that there are 43 graves in Dutoitspan cemetery. 15 July 1916, The…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 14 FEBRUARY
UPDATED: 14/02/2025 14 February 1881, Henry Perkins, a murder suspect himself, murdered. 14 February 1889, De Beers Benefit Society started, South…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 17 AUGUST
UPDATED: 17/08/2023 17 August 1872, The New Rush’s first church opens on Newton (Dutch/Hertzog) Square. 17 August 1908, Famous SA…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 29 JUNE
UPDATED: 29/06/2023 29 June 1882, A 120 carat diamond and a 78 carat diamond found in the Elma Mining Company…
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