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UPDATED: 11/08/2021 Thus far, nothing of historical note has been found that happened this very day in Kimberley’s history. Research continues… Rooipoort Shooting Box opens The official opening of the Rooipoort Shooting Box was on Thursday 10 August 1899 when ...

UPDATED: 06/03/2020 6 March 1958, An UFO, or meteorite, flashes across Kimberley before exploding into six pieces. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE KIMBERLEY REGIMENT The Kimberley Regiment’s origins lie in the early diamond rush days in Kimberley in the 1870s. To ...