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Today in Kimberley's History
TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 03 MARCH
UPDATED: 03/03/2026 Assuredly something important happened on this day in Kimberley’s history, but has not yet been found. Research continues……
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Today in Kimberley's History
TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 22 JANUARY
UPDATED: 22/01/2026 22 January 1844, Reverend Gway Tyamzashe (pictured) born. 22 January 1901, Queen Victoria dies in England. The Reverend…
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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 08 APRIL
8 April 1879, Charles Warren Lodge meets for the first time in Dutoitspan. 8 April 1890, Transvaal beats Kimberley on…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 10 JANUARY
UPDATED: 10 January 2025 10 January 1884, Dynamite explosion kills two miners at the De Beers Mine. 10 January 1887,…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 05 APRIL
UPDATED: 05/04/2024 5 April 1886, Phoenix Hotel opens for business in Beaconsfield. 5 April 1886, William Hartley, an 1820 settler,…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 04 MAY
UPDATED: 04/05/2023 4 May 1867, SA cricketer Nic Theunissen born in Colesberg. The GW Chamber of Commerce The Griqualand West…
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