Wesselton Mine
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Today in Kimberley's History
TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 05 FEBRUARY
5 February 1891, Wesselton Mine rushed by diggers. 5 February 1950, Rugby great FJ “Uncle” Dobbin dies. HUNDREDS OF DIGGERS…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 16 JANUARY
UPDATED: 16/01/2026 16 January 1889, Kimberley awarded the cricket Currie Cup by England. 16 January 1891, Fabricius has five men working…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 27 NOVEMBER
UPDATE: 27/11/2025 27 NOVEMBER 1896, Rinderpest reported in Taung region. 27 NOVEMBER 1899, What is now the Wesselton Mine christened…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 21 NOVEMBER
21 November 1899, Skirmish between the Boers and Cattle Guards outside Kenilworth. 21 November 1899, Lord Methuen’s British army leaves Orange…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 20 NOVEMBER
20 November 1874, The first massive landslip in the Kimberley Mine results in great loss of jobs. 20 November 1962,…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 17 NOVEMBER
17 November 1871, The first Commissioners for Kimberley arrive from the Cape. 17 November 1904, Premier Mine re-named Wesselton Mine.…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY – 6 NOVEMBER
UPDATED: 06/11/2025 6 November 1899, First shelling of Kimberley by the Boers during the siege. Pictured is the Boer gun…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 25 SEPTEMBER
UPDATED: 25/09/2025 25 September 1886, William Hendricks accidentally kills his wife Sophy after a drunken spree. He was found not…
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY 10 SEPTEMBER
10 September 1874, The first Good Templars Hall in South Africa opens in Kimberley. 10 September 1910, 1600 African miners…
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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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