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Today in Kimberley's History
TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 15 MARCH
UPDATED: 15/03/2024 15 March 1902, Kimberley Town Bowling Clubhouse opened. 15 March 1928, Wilfrid Gore-Brown, first Anglican Bishop of Kimberley,…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 01 MARCH
01 March 1883, Water from the Vaal River supplied to town houses. 01 March 1893, 144 businesses apply for either…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 22 FEBRUARY
UPDATE: 22/02/2024 22 February 1938, Mr Oosthuizen of Beaconsfield killed in a quarry blasting accident. PREMATURE EXPLOSION IN BLASTING ACCIDENT…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 08 FEBRUARY
UPDATED: 08/02/2024 8 February 1900, City Hall architect Fergus Carstairs-Rogers hit by Long Tom shell splinter in the Kimberley Club.…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 18 JANUARY
UPDATE: 18/01/2024 18 January 1908, The municipal Merryweather fire engine, now in the mine museum, replaced. 18 January 1977, Belgravia…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 11 JANUARY
UPDATED: 11/01/2024 11 January 1905, Two books signed by Florence Nightingale donated to Library. 11 January 1916, 24 trees recently…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 14 DECEMBER
14 December 1937, Heavy rain robs Griqualand West of a rare cricketing victory over Western Province at the Stadium. 14…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 07 DECEMBER
7 December 1872, Olive Schreiner arrives in Kimberley for her first stay. 7 December 1950, A party held in honour of Miss…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 30 NOVEMBER
30 November 1983, Galeshewe township inaugurated as the first black controlled municipality in South Africa. TW NYATI MAYOR OF GALESHEWE…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 23 NOVEMBER
UPDATED: 23/11/2023 23 November 1899, The Battle of Belmont. 23 November 1918, Official death toll from the Spanish Flu in…
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