Kimberley City Hall
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 17 MARCH
UPDATED: 17/03/2026 17 March 1899, Seventh Session of the Cape Colony Mayoral Conference second day. 17 March 1934, Prince George…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 24 FEBRUARY
UPDATED: 24/02/2026 24 February 1944, Master Builders Association of Kimberley re-constituted. 24 February 1967, Finsch Mine officially opened by Dr…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 18 FEBRUARY
UPDATED: 18/02/2026 18 February 1900, Worst day of the war for the British army with more than 1100 casualties at…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 13 JANUARY
UPDATED: 13 JANUARY 2026 13 January 1900, The price of meat raised – beef 1/- and horse flesh 9 pennies…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 12 NOVEMBER
UPDATE 12/11/2025 12 NOVEMBER 1907, A child dies after being hit by a tram on the municipal tramline on Barkly…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 8 OCTOBER
UPDATED: 08/10/2025 8 October 1918, Spanish Flu has Kimberley in its deathly grip and fatalities mount. 8 October 1931, Dairyman…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 4 SEPTEMBER
UPDATED: 04/09/2025 4 September 1890, Cecil Rhodes entertained at a civic function to celebrate his election as Cape Premier. 4…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 2 SEPTEMBER
UPDATED: 02/09/2025 2 September 1882, The southern hemisphere’s first street lights switched on in Kimberley. Flashback to 2015 – 10…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 13 AUGUST
UPDATED: 13/08/2025 13 August 1924, Marthinus Kruger dies after a rugby injury during practice. 13 August 2016, Professor Elaine Rosa…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 12 AUGUST
UPDATED: 12/08/2025 12 August 1952, Olympic gold medallist Esther Brand (pictured) has civic reception at city hall and is given…
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