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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 22 OCTOBER

22 October 1870, Stafford Parker’s Music Hall opens on the banks of the Vaal River. President Stafford Parker of the…

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UPDATED: 22/11/2024 22 November 1874, Police Constable Sam kills two prisoners. 22 November 1888, Foundation stone of the Masonic Temple…

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UPDATE: 18/10/2024 18 October 1858, Wilfrid Gore-Brown, first Anglican Bishop of Kimberley. 18 October 1873, First execution on the diamond…

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UPDATED: 05/07/2024 5 July 1853, Cecil John Rhodes born at Bishop’s Stortford, England. 5 July 1873, The settlement known as “New…

Jonathan DimondDecember 13, 2019

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16 DECEMBER 1848, Title deeds to the farm Bultfontein granted to JF Otto. 16 DECEMBER 1899, Mayor of Beaconsfield, Fred…