UPDATED: 22/11/2024 22 November 1874, Police Constable Sam kills two prisoners. 22 November 1888, Foundation stone of the Masonic Temple in Dutoitspan Road laid. 22 November 1899, Shells land in the African refugee camp in the racecourse. 22 November 1976, Harry Oppenheimer ...
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 26 MAY
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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