Kimberley Central Diamond Mining Company
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Today in Kimberley's History
TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 11 MAY
UPDATED: 11/05/2026 11 May 1879, Advocate James Halkett dies aged 37 years. 11 May 1881, Kimberley Central Diamond Mining Company…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 07 MAY
UPDATED: 07/05/2026 7 May 1951, Compulsory for all SA citizens to have an Identity card. 7 May 1962, The Grand…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 29 APRIL
UPDATED: 29/04/2026 29 April 1884, The Miners strike in Kimberley ends in disaster with seven white miners shot dead by…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 18 SEPTEMBER
UPDATED: 18/09/2025 18 September 1945, Radio talent show at the Plaza: Charming songs provided by Merle Herbert, Janice Farrelly and…
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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 28 MAY
UPDATED: 28/05/2025 28 MAY 1895, The De Beers billiard rooms open on Warren Street. 28 MAY 1924, A bomb explodes…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 17 JANUARY
UPDATED: 17/01/2025 17 January 1885, First mining compound opened at the Kimberley Mine by the French Company. 17 January 2020,…
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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 31 AUGUST
UPDATED: 31/08/2023 31 August 1918, CBC Building Fund have produce sale at the City Hall. 31 August 1945, 1000 people…
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