UPDATED: 12/05/2020 12 May 1915, Ernest Oppenheimer (pictured) resigns as Mayor of Kimberley. 12 May 1962, Dame Flora Robson appears on stage in Kimberley in “The Corn is Green”. 12 May 1976, Lance Mowbray elected Life Member of the Master ...
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UPDATED: 08/05/2020 8 May 1945, Germany surrenders to end the conflict in Europe. The end of World War II in Europe – 75 years ago The formal surrender of the German military forces in World War II, and thus the ...
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UPDATED: 02/12/2019 2 DECEMBER 1912, Beaconsfield amalgamates with Kimberley in 1912. 2 DECEMBER 1978, Rapid Bird Guide for Southern Africa launched by author Dr Richard Liversidge. RAPID BIRD GUIDE BOOK PUBLISHED Dr Richard Liversidge published more than 80 scientific papers and ...
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UPDATED: 16/08/2019 16 August 1883, The mining camps of Dutoitspan and Bultfontein named Beaconsfield. 16 August 1885, Stephanus Opperman killed by Jan Barley and Stemmer near Barkly West. DID YOU KNOW In the early 1880s, and as the Dutoitspan and Bultfontein ...
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