Английская Википедия:1894 in South Africa
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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use South African English Шаблон:Year in South Africa The following lists events that happened during 1894 in South Africa.
Incumbents
- 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
- 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
- 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
Railways
Railway lines opened
- 3 October – Cape Western – Vryburg to Mafeking, Шаблон:Convert.[2]
- 18 November – Transvaal – Airlie to Pretoria, Шаблон:Convert.[2]
Locomotives
- 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 [[NZASM 32 Tonner 0-4-2RT|Шаблон:Nowrap]] rack tank locomotives in service on the rack section between Waterval Onder and Waterval Boven.[6]
References
Шаблон:Reflist Шаблон:Africa topic
- ↑ The South African Railways – Historical Survey. Editor George Hart, Publisher Bill Hart, Sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd., Published c. 1978, p. 20.
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 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
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Holland-Vol 2
- ↑ Шаблон:Paxton-Bourne
- ↑ Шаблон:Holland-Vol 1
