John Blades Currey
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 3 JULY
UPDATED: 03/07/2025 3 July 1873, Reverend Gway Tyamzashe ordained the first black minister in Kimberley. 3 July 1890, The Kimberley Golf Club formed.…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 10 APRIL
UPDATED: 10/04/2025 10 April 1902, A 336½ carat diamond found at Otto’s Kopje mine. 10 April 1940, Foundation stone of…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 5 JULY
UPDATED: 05/07/2024 5 July 1853, Cecil John Rhodes born at Bishop’s Stortford, England. 5 July 1873, The settlement known as “New…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 10 MAY
UPDATED: 10/05/2024 10 May 1889, Beaconsfield Public Library opens. 10 May 1919, Robert Close, Manager of the Kimberley Mine, dies…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 11 JANUARY
UPDATED: 11/01/2024 11 January 1905, Two books signed by Florence Nightingale donated to Library. 11 January 1916, 24 trees recently…
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