1894 in South Africa
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The following lists events that happened during 1894 in South Africa.
Incumbents
[edit]- Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner for Southern Africa:Henry Brougham Loch.
- Governor of the Colony of Natal: Walter Hely-Hutchinson.
- State President of the Orange Free State: Francis William Reitz.
- State President of the South African Republic: Paul Kruger.
- Prime Minister of the Cape of Good Hope: Cecil John Rhodes.
- Prime Minister of the Colony of Natal: .
Events
[edit]- June
- 25 – Paul Kruger, President of the Transvaal Republic, meets British High Commissioner Sir Henry Loch in Pretoria to discuss the grievances of the Uitlanders.
- August
- 22 – The Natal Indian Congress is founded by Mahatma Gandhi.
- September
- Mahatma Gandhi becomes the first Indian to be enrolled as an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Natal.
- October
- 1 – The Owl Club of Cape Town, a dining club, has its first formal meeting.
- 20 – The railway line between Lourenço Marques and Pretoria is completed at Balmoral.[1]
- November
- 18 – The railway line between Lourenço Marques and Pretoria is opened to traffic.[2]
- Unknown date
- The Glen Grey Act is passed in the Cape of Good Hope to control African labour and land.
Births
[edit]- 12 March – Willem Lambertus van Warmelo, compiler of Afrikaanse Liedjies, born in the Netherlands. (d. 1976)
- 20 March – Jan Hofmeyr, Prime Minister of South Africa. (d. 1948)
- 1 May – Elizabeth Johanna Bosman, author under the pen name Marie Linde (d. 1963)[3]
- 23 August – Andries Albertus Pienaar, author under the pen name Sangiro, born in Broederstroom. (d. 1979)
- 5 October – Bevil Rudd, South African athlete. (d. 1948)
Deaths
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Railways
[edit]Railway lines opened
[edit]- 3 October – Cape Western – Vryburg to Mafeking, 96 miles (154.5 kilometres).[2]
- 18 November – Transvaal – Airlie to Pretoria, 179 miles (288.1 kilometres).[2]
Locomotives
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- Cape
- The Port Elizabeth Harbour Board places the first of eight 0-4-0 saddle-tank locomotives in shunting service at the Port Elizabeth Harbour.[4][5]
- Transvaal
- The Nederlandsche-Zuid-Afrikaansche Spoorweg-Maatschappij of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (Transvaal Republic) places three 32 Tonner rack tank locomotives in service on the rack section between Waterval Onder and Waterval Boven.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ The South African Railways – Historical Survey. Editor George Hart, Publisher Bill Hart, Sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd., Published c. 1978, p. 20.
- ^ a b c Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 183, ref. no. 200954-13
- ^ De Kock, Sita (1968). Die Bosmans van Suid-Afrika, 1707-1965 (in Afrikaans). Pretoria: Van Schaik. p. 33. OCLC 814141210.
- ^ Holland, D. F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. pp. 122–124. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.
- ^ Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 25–26. ISBN 0869772112.
- ^ Holland, D.F. (1971). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 1: 1859–1910 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. pp. 115–117, 126. ISBN 978-0-7153-5382-0.