Gardner Williams
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Today in Kimberley's History
TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 02 APRIL
UPDATED: 02/04/2026 Nothing to show today. Undoubtedly something happened in Kimberley this very day in history, but is not yet…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 12 MARCH
UPDATED: 12/03/2026 12 March 1888, Formation of De Beers Consolidated Mines. 12 March 1888, Cecil Rhodes elected first Chairman of…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 06 MARCH
UPDATED: 06/03/2026 6 March 1958, An UFO, or meteorite, flashes across Kimberley before exploding into six pieces. DID YOU KNOW…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 16 JANUARY
UPDATED: 16/01/2026 16 January 1889, Kimberley awarded the cricket Currie Cup by England. 16 January 1891, Fabricius has five men working…
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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 18 JULY
18 July 1874, SA cricketer Bertie Powell born. 18 July 1878, The Thompson family attacked by Kgosi Galeshewe’s force at…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 17 JULY
UPDATED: 17/07/2025 17 July 1885, Beaconsfield Public School opens. 17 July 1890, Cecil Rhodes (pictured) becomes Premier of the Cape Colony.…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 16 JULY
UPDATE: 16/07/2025 16 July 1871, Esau Demoense discovers the world’s richest diamond mine, later named the Kimberley Mine. 16 July…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 11 JULY
11 July 1878, Louis Hond found guilty of buying two diamonds from Africans. 11 July 1888, The world’s worst diamond…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 4 JULY
4 July 1953, Cecil Rhodes Museum opens at the cottage where he died in Muizenberg. USA citizens and their Kimberley…
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