UPDATED: 12/06/2024 Nothing found as yet for this day in Kimberley’s history although assuredly there is something important that happened. The search continues… The Transport Hall (Holmes’ Garage) at the Mine Museum A display of early transport including a “Spider”, ...
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UPDATED: 26/05/2023 26 May 1873, Formation of the Griqualand Mounted Police in Kimberley. 26 May 1884, SA cricketer Louis Stricker born in Beaconsfield. The formation of the Mounted Police In the early days of the diamond fields, Nicholas Waterboer’s territory ...
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19 DECEMBER 1955, The “worst storm in Kimberley’s history” records 2 inches of rain in 75 minutes. Floors and Galeshewe badly damaged. 19 DECEMBER 2020, WARRENTON – 140 YEARS OLD The region in which Warrenton is situated is part of ...
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