UPDATED: 18/06/2024 18 June 1900, Lyddite shell from Magersfontein explodes in Dutoitspan Road, kills one. 18 June 1976, City Hall officially re-opens after massive restoration and renovations. (Pictured is the Hall in 1976). City Hall re-opens after renovations The Kimberley ...
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Nothing to show today. Undoubtedly something happened in Kimberley this very day in history, but is not yet found. Research is ongoing. DID YOU KNOW Kimberley’s importance to South Africa and the world saw the city host an International Exhibition ...
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UPDATED: 04/03/2024 4 March 1897, William Pickering appointed Secretary of DBCM. 4 March 1967, SA cricketer Darryl Cullinan born in Kimberley. DARYLL CULLINAN BORN IN KIMBERLEY Daryll John Cullinan (born 4 March 1967) is a former South African first-class cricketer ...
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UPDATE: 16/02/2024 16 February 1900, The Battle of Dronfield. 16 February 1901, Four Black mine workers killed in a mud rush in De Beers Mine. 16 February 2001, Clyde N Terry Hall of Militaria opens at the MOTH Centre. FUTILE ...
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UPDATED: 16/03/2023 16 March 1972, JB Robinson (pictured) opens his Diamond Merchant’s office on Main Street, New Rush. 16 March 1899, Seventh Session of the Cape Colony Mayoral Conference begins in Kimberley. JB Robinson, diamond and gold mining magnate Sir ...
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UPDATE: 17/02/2023 17 February 1900, The Battle of Paardeberg begins. 17 February 1930, The Theatre Royal and John Orr department store burns to the ground. THE BIGGEST BATTLE OF THE ANGLO-BOER WAR BEGINS The battle of Paardeberg (17-27 February 1900) ...
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UPDATED: 10/12/2021 10 DECEMBER 1880, James Carson murdered by a gang on Parsons Lane. 10 DECEMBER 1899, Besieged Kimberley hears massive bombardment from direction of Magersfontein in afternoon. Pictured is the 4.7in British Naval gun firing on Magersfontein Kop. Another ...
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