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	Kimberley - Kelly's 1883
		KIMBERLEY is a village and parish with station on the Wymondham and Dereham railway, 3½ miles west from Wymondham, in the Southern division of the county, Forehoe hundred and union, Wymondham county court district, rural deanery of Hingham, archdeaconry of Norfolk and diocese of Norwich.
		Kimberley House is an ancient spacious brick mansion of the last century, having towers at the four angles, and is the seat of the Earl of Kimberley
		The Earl of Kimberley is lord of the manor and sole landowner.
	apling.freeservers.com /Villages/Kimberley.htm (246 words)

	Encyclopedia: Kimberley, South Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Kimberley is a town in South Africa, and the capital of the Northern Cape.
		A town, New Rush, was formed in the area, and was renamed to Kimberley on 5 June 1873, after the British Secretary of State for the Colonies at the time, John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley.
		Kimberley has proposed the new Kimberley Stadium to be built in May 2007 for the 2010 Football World Cup Kimberley Stadium will be a new world-class stadium to be built in the diamond city of Kimberley, South Africa in 2007 for the Football World Cup 2010.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Kimberley%2C-South-Africa (1564 words)

	KIMBERLEY - LoveToKnow Article on KIMBERLEY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Kimberley was founded in 1870 by diggers who discovered diamonds on the farms of Du Toits Pan and Bultfontein.
		The Colesberg Kopje mine was in July 1873 renamed Kimberley in honor of the then secretary of state for the colonies, the ist earl of Kimberley, by whose direction the mines werein 1871taken under the protection of Great Britain.
		Kimberley was also chosen as the name of the town into which the mining camps developed.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /K/KI/KIMBERLEY.htm (1189 words)

	John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley (1826-1902), English statesman, was born on 7 January 1826, being the eldest son of the Hon.
		In that capacity he had to grapple with the first manifestations of Fenianism, and in recognition of his vigour and success he was created (1866) Earl of Kimberley.
		Lord Kimberley was an admirable departmental chief, but it is difficult to associate his own personality with any ministerial act during his occupation of all these posts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Wodehouse%2C_1st_Earl_of_Kimberley (470 words)

	John Wodehouse, 4th Earl of Kimberley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Wodehouse, 4th Earl of Kimberley (May 12, 1924-May 26, 2002) was the oft-married Earl of Kimberley from 1941 to 2002.
		He inherited the title when his father, John Wodehouse, 3rd Earl of Kimberley, was killed in an air raid.
		Earls in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Wodehouse,_4th_Earl_of_Kimberley (233 words)

	KIMBERLEY, 1ST EARL OF - LoveToKnow Article on KIMBERLEY, 1ST EARL OF (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		KIMBERLEY, 1ST EARL OF - LoveToKnow Article on KIMBERLEY, 1ST EARL OF whose father is said to have acted there as a Roman magistrate.
		Kilwinning is the traditional birthplace of Scottish freemasonry, the lodge, believed to have been founded by the foreign architects and masons who came to build the abbey, being regarded as the mother lodge in Scotland.
		English statesman, was born on the 7th of January 1826, being the eldest son of the Hon.
	74.1911encyclopedia.org /K/KI/KIMBERLEY_1ST_EARL_OF.htm (2754 words)

	Kimberley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Kimberley Development Commission A wide range of information on the Kimberley including facts and figures, public notices and maps.
		Kimberley and District Community Foundation A grant-making foundation supporting a variety of health, education, sports, environmental, cultural and arts organizations in the Kimberley area.
		Kimberley - West Australian Tourism Commission Travel tips and vacation planner for the Kimberley Region from the official tourism body for the state.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Kimberley.html (343 words)

	Encyclopedia: John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (January 28, 1784 - December 14, 1860) was a Tory politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1852 until 1855.
		John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (August 18, 1792 â€“ May 28, 1878), known as Lord John Russell before 1861, was a British Whig and Liberal statesman who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century.
		John Wodehouse, 2nd Earl of Kimberley (December 10, 1848 - January 7, 1932) was a British peer and landowner, who was the first member of the Labour Party in the House of Lords.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/John-Wodehouse%2C-1st-Earl-of-Kimberley (1873 words)

	Kimberley, John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Kimberley, John Wodehouse, 1st ...
		Kimberley, John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley (1826–1902)
		As head of the Colonial Office, he conceded the self-government of the Transvaal after the Boers had defeated Britain in the first South African War in 1881; the city of Kimberley in South Africa is named after him.
		Kimberley was born at Wymondham, Norfolk, and educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Kimberley%2c+John+Wodehouse%2c+1st+Earl+of+Kimberley (230 words)

	KIMBERLEY - LoveToKnow Article on KIMBERLEY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In 1874 a great part'of the population left for the newly discovered gold diggings in the Lydenburg district of the Transvaal, but others took their place.
		Among those early attracted to Kimberley were Cecil Rhodes and " Barney " Barnato, who in time came to represent two groups of financiers controlling the mines.
		Kimberley in consequence became largely dependent on the good-will of the De Beers corporation, the town having practically no industries other than diamond mining.
	75.1911encyclopedia.org /K/KI/KIMBERLEY.htm (1189 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| The Earl of Kimberley
		By now Kimberley was a free-spending, hard-driving member of London's beau monde, taking weekends at Deauville, losing heavily at all-night chemmy sessions with John Aspinall, and bedding as many women as he could.
		Kimberley was introduced to her by her elder sister (a daughter-in-law of Lord Beaverbrook), whose affections he had already enjoyed.
		In 1797, the Kimberleys were raised to the barony, and in 1866 the 3rd Lord Wodehouse, the Liberal politician and diarist, was created an earl.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/05/29/db2901.xml (1323 words)

	earl of kimberley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Earl of Kimberley is a peerage title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
		It was created in 1866 for John Wodehouse, 3rd Baron Wodehouse, at the end of his tenure as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
		The Barony of Kimberley remains united with the Earldom.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /earl_of_kimberley.html (139 words)

	List of Earls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This is a list of present Earls in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
		The Earl of Selkirk (1646, presently disclaimed by the Lord Selkirk of Douglas)
		The Earl Brooke and of Warwick (1746, known as the Earl of Warwick)
	www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/l/li/list_of_earls.html (124 words)

	John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley (1826 - 1902), English statesman, was born on 7 January 1826, being the eldestson of the Hon.
		Lord Kimberley was an admirable departmental chief, but it is difficult to associate his own personality with any ministerialact during his occupation of all these posts.
		He was essentially aloyal Gladstonian party man. His moderation, common sense, and patriotism had their influence, nevertheless, on his colleagues.As leader of the Liberal party in the House of Lords he acted withundeviating dignity; and in opposition he was a courteous antagonist and a critic of weight and experience.
	www.therfcc.org /john-wodehouse%2C-1st-earl-of-kimberley-82325.html (400 words)

	Kimberley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley (1826-1902) was a Liberal and British foreign minister.
		Kimberley, South Africa is the capital of Northern Cape Province, South Africa, made famous for rich deposits of diamonds found in the kimberlite there.
		Kimberley is also the name of a region in Western Australia.
	kimberley.area51.ipupdater.com (88 words)

	Diamond Mines - The Kimberley
		The Kimberley diamond mine is situated at the city of Kimberley in the Griqualand West district of Cape Colony, South Africa, in lat.
		It is the smallest of the four Kimberley mines, but has proved the richest, from its discovery until the present time, the percentage of diamonds to the load of clay having been sufficient until lately to more than offset the greater proportion of bort which is found in it.
		His faith in the theory of Dr. Atherstone that all these Kimberley mining claims were in volcanic pipes, was later demonstrated by his purchase of the last claims owned by an individual in the mines, six in number, situated in the center of the pipe, for £30,000 each.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles21/diamond-16.shtml (1160 words)

	:: northern cape tourism :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Kimberley, the capital of the Northern Cape, is also often called the Diamond Capital of the World.
		At first called “New Rush”, the name of the town was changed to Kimberley in 1873, in honour of the Earl of Kimberley, the British Secretary of State for the colonies at the time.
		Galeshewe, the satellite township that adjoins Kimberley, was originally built under the apartheid laws to house the area's African population and is still largely populated by African people.
	www.northerncape.org.za /regdiamond.html (5536 words)

	Kimberley, South Africa - Diamonds and tourism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Originally called New Rush, the village was renamed Kimberley in 1873, in honour of the British Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Earl of Kimberley.
		Kimberley is now a city of around 200,000 people with several museums, although Kimberley diamonds are the biggest draw.
		Kimberley's wealth paid for some beautiful buildings, such as the rococo City Hall (1899; Market Square), the Dutch Reformed church (1885; Hertzog Square) and the Kimberley Club (1882; Du Toitspan Road).
	www.zarcoins.com /html/kimberley.html (806 words)

	Kimberley - Wikipedia
		Kimberley is een stad in Zuid-Afrika, en de hoofdstad van de provincie Noord-Kaap.
		De mijn is als die Groot Gat bekend geworden, en errond is de nieuwe stad New Rush ontstaan.
		In 1873 kreeg de stad de nieuwe naam Kimberley, naar de Britse secretaris voor de Kolonie, de Earl of Kimberley.
	nl.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kimberley (121 words)

	RugbyRugby : Latest News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Geographically Kimberley, being between the confluence of the Vaal and the Orange, belongs in the Free State, but the British had an interest in what was under the ground that the Boers did not have.
		Kimberley with its conglomeration of physically active young males also became a sporting centre, and Rhodes was the guarantor for the first-ever overseas rugby tour to South Africa and Griqualand West the first holders of the Currie Cup.
		Kimberley Boys' High are no longer the force they once were and now the biggest rivals in Kimberley are Noord-Kaap.
	www.rugbyrugby.com /LATEST_NEWS/story_37425.shtml (613 words)

	Kimberley, South Africa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Five big holes were dug into the earth, which followed the kimberlite pipes.
		On 14 October 1899, Kimberley was besieged at the beginning of the Second Boer War.
		Kimberley has proposed the new Kimberley Stadium to be built in May 2007 for the 2010 Football World Cup
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kimberley%2C_South_Africa (522 words)

	Kimberley on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Kimberley points and colonial preference: new insights into the chronology of pressure flaked point forms from the southeast Kimberley, Western Australia.
		Kimberley Ashley, of Sunnyvale, California, tries to put a smile on her son Johnnie's face while he recuperates in the post-operation room at the Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford,
		Kimberley Process forum meets for first time since January 1: despite calls for the creation of an independent monitoring system, the plenary session of Kimberley Process decides to place its trust in national...
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/K/KimberS1A1.asp (791 words)

	thePeerage.com - Person Page 3639
		John Wodehouse, 2nd Earl of Kimberley was the son of John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley and Lady Florence FitzGibbon.
		John Wodehouse, 3rd Earl of Kimberley was the son of John Wodehouse, 2nd Earl of Kimberley and Isabel Geraldine Stracey.
		Sir John Wodehouse, 4th Earl of Kimberley is the son of John Wodehouse, 3rd Earl of Kimberley and Francis Margaret Irby.
	www.thepeerage.com /p3639.htm (747 words)

	Kimberley Tours Australia - Kimberley 4WD Adventure Trips - Kimberleys
		The Kimberley a remote and ruggedly spectacular adventureland, is one of Australia's great wilderness areas and an increasingly popular destination for outback adventure seekers.
		The region was named in 1880 after the Earl of Kimberley, the then British Secretary of State.
		The Kimberley's post contact history is centred on gold and cattle with agriculture, other mining (zinc and diamonds) and tourism adding to its contemporary economy.
	www.wilderness-challenge.com.au /kimberley.html (445 words)

	Kimberley Locke Celebrity Encounter and In Person Autograph
		Kimberley has beaten the odds and has been able to muster up a successful singing career starting with her hit single, "8th World Wonder".
		Earl was at this event last year, but it was a new experience to Sterling.
		Earl later found out that his camera was not working for some reason.
	home.att.net /~ned17/kimberlylocke.html (620 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| The Earl of Kimberley
		After she contracted polio, he invited her to recuperate at Kimberley, his seat near Wymondham, Norfolk, "and she never moved out".
		After selling Kimberley, the earl moved to Jamaica, where he sold land to wealthy Americans.
		Looking back on his life as a roue, Lord Kimberley admitted: "I'm not very proud of what I've done." He believed that his marriages had taught him "that you have to work very, very hard at them".
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/05/29/db2901.xml&sSheet=/opinion/2002/05/29/ixopright.html (1323 words)

	KIMBERLEY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In 1866 heeft Erasmus Jacobs bij de Oranjerivier, op de plaas De Kalk, bij Hoopstad een wit steentje gevonden.
		De mijn is als die Groot Gat bekend geworden, en er is eenn nieuwe stad, New Rush ontstaan.
		In 1873 is er een nieuwe naam aan gegeven, Kimberley, naar de Britse secretaris voor de Kolonie, de Earl of Kimberley.
	www.thumpershollow.com /encyclopedia/K/Kimberley (117 words)

	Kimberley Obituary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Johnny Wodehouse, the maverick, six-times-married fourth Earl of Kimberley, who has died aged 78, was as arrogant in his politics as he was in wasting his considerable inherited fortune on gambling, womanising and alcoholism.
		As a Liberal spokesman in the Lords, he famously urged party supporters on the eve of the 1979 general election to vote Conservative, to avoid letting in a "leftwing Marxist government", when Labour was led by James Callaghan.
		The late earl attributed his obsessive sex drive to a lonely childhood, with a standoffish mother and an often-absent father.
	www.bdb.co.za /kimberley/kimberley_obituary.htm (863 words)

	A life of sex, booze and tiddlywinks - smh.com.au
		There was a serious side to him, too: he played championship tiddlywinks, bred prize pigs and, as a Liberal Democrat spokesman in the Lords, advised the electorate to vote Conservative, whereupon David (now Lord) Steel sacked him.
		By now Kimberley was a free-spending member of London's beau monde, taking weekends at Deauville, losing heavily at all-night chemin de fer sessions with John Aspinall, and bedding as many women as he could.
		Kimberley's father, the 3rd Earl, was a well-known polo player and former MP who had won a Military Cross on the Marne.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/05/31/1022569831791.html (1352 words)

	GENUKI: Norfolk: Genealogy: Towns and Parishes: Coston: White's 1883 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Nearly all the parish is in one farm, the property of the Earl Kimberley.
		It is in the patronage of the Bishop of Norwich and the Earl of Kimberley, alternately, and in the incumbency of the Rev. Robert Browne Slipper, M.A., who has 8A.
		The school is in Rundall [sic], and is supported by the Earl of Kimberley and a voluntary rate.
	www.origins.org.uk /genuki/NFK/places/c/coston/white1883.shtml (406 words)

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