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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 28 MAY
UPDATED: 28/05/2026 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 26 MAY
UPDATED: 26/05/2026 26 May 1873, Formation of the Griqualand Mounted Police in Kimberley. 26 May 1884, SA cricketer Louis Stricker…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 19 MAY
19 May 1879, Presbyterian Church foundation stone laid by Sir Walter Frere, New Main Road. 19 May 1881, First sod…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 18 MAY
18 May 1876, The Lanyon Theatre opens. 18 May 1881, Meeting called to form the Kimberley Club. 18 May 1906,…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 13 MAY
UPDATED: 13/05/2026 13 May 1888, Telegraphist Alfred Cogill dies. 13 May 1908, Dedication of new St Cyprian’s Church. 13 May…
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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 08 MAY
UPDATED: 08/05/2026 8 May 1945, VE Day – Germany surrenders to end the conflict in Europe. GERMANY SURRENDERS The formal…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 06 MAY
UPDATED: 06/05/2026 6 May 1887, De Beers MC AGM held at their new offices for first time in Warren Street.…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 05 MAY
UPDATED: 05/05/2026 Nothing yet found for today in Kimberley’s history…the research continues THE GAOLS OF YESTERYEAR IN KIMBERLEY The gaols…
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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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