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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 10 MARCH
UPDATED: 10/03/2026 10 March 1884, George Stanley murders his wife Christina in Beaconsfield. 10 March 1900, 4th Division Town Guard…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 02 MARCH
2 March 1877, St Augustine’s Church opens in West End. 2 March 1896, Lease on “The Bungalow” transferred from Richard…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 10 FEBRUARY
UPDATE: 10/02/2026 10 February 1887, St Alban’s Anglican Church consecrated. 10 February 1900, Funeral of George Labram. 10 February 1919,…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 7 NOVEMBER
UPDATE: 07/11/2025 7 November 1889, SA cricketer Dusty Tapscott born. 7 November 1901, Opening of the Soldiers’ Institute on Stockdale…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 28 OCTOBER
28 October 1908, Harry Oppenheimer born at 7 Lodge Road, Belgravia. The Birth of Harry Oppenheimer Harry Frederick Oppenheimer was…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 8 SEPTEMBER
UPDATED: 08/09/2025 8 September 1882, Second wing of the Queen’s Hotel opens. 8 September 1892, South African International Exhibition opens in…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 28 JULY
UPDATED: 28 July 2025 28 July 2016, Kimberley artist Jill Adams dies. Renowned Kimberley artist Jill Adams (nee Burrow) The…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 29 MAY
UPDATED: 29/05/2025 29 MAY 1901, 128 carat diamond found at Klipdam. A new Post Office recommended The Kimberley Chamber of…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 28 MARCH
UPDATED: 28/03/2025 28 March 1880, Bishop Webb dedicates St Cyprian’s Church in Jones Street. 28 March 1923, The Beaconsfield Club re-opens…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 31 JANUARY
UPDATED: 31/01/2025 Nothing to report on this day in Kimberley’s history. Research is ongoing… Sir Ernest Oppenheimer’s telephone The telephone…
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