The Kimberley Dynamiters are a defunct Senior Amateur

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club that played from 1946-1981 in the

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(WIHL). During their 18 seasons in the WIHL the Kimberley Dynamiters played 646 games, and compiled a record of 325 wins, 306 losses and 15 ties. In

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the Kimberley Dynamiters won the

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, defeating the

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in the best of 7 final series 4 games to 1.

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