Kimberley City Council Archives

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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 21 APRIL

UPDATED: 21/04/2026 21 April 1898, Phokwane native reserve confiscated by Cape Government proclamation. 21 April 1959, Manne Dipico, first Premier…

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20 November 1874, The first massive landslip in the Kimberley Mine results in great loss of jobs. 20 November 1962,…

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UPDATED: 05/11/2025 5 November 1905, SA cricketer George Bissett is born. 5 November 1978, Vusi Tukakhomo, first full-time black reporter…

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30 May 1905, Colonel Frank Rhodes restores Dalham church in England as a memorial to his brother Cecil. 30 May…

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UPDATED: 06/12/2024 6 December 1890, First golf competition at the Kimberley Golf Club. 6 December 1890, Dr JE Mackenzie sets the…

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UPDATED: 15/11/2024 15 November 1869, Bultfontein Mine bought by Lilienfeld, Webb and Hond. 15 November 1914, Robert G Kekewich commits…

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UPDATED: 17/05/2024 17 May 1900, The great Market Square fire. 17 May 1900, Mafeking relieved by a column that included…