Mayor of Kimberley Archives

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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 16 MARCH

UPDATED: 16/03/2026 16 March 1972, JB Robinson (pictured) opens his Diamond Merchant’s office on Main Street, New Rush. 16 March…

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UPDATED: 15/07/2025 15 July 1871, Diamond News reports that there are 43 graves in Dutoitspan cemetery. 15 July 1916, The…

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19 May 1879, Presbyterian Church foundation stone laid by Sir Walter Frere, New Main Road. 19 May 1881, First sod…

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UPDATED: 16/05/2025 16 May 1899, Headmaster of Kimberley Boy’s High School, LC Wilkes, dies of typhus. Typhoid fever claims Boys…

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UPDATED: 12/05/2025 12 May 1915, Ernest Oppenheimer resigns as Mayor of Kimberley. 12 May 1962, Dame Flora Robson appears on…

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UPDATED: 18/04/2024 18 April 1860, Title deeds to the farm Vooruitzicht granted to the De Beers brothers. 18 April 1900,…