Английская Википедия:1906 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 1906 in South Africa.
Incumbents
- Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner for Southern Africa:Walter Hely-Hutchinson.
- Governor of the Colony of Natal: Henry Edward McCallum.
- Prime Minister of the Cape of Good Hope: Leander Starr Jameson.
- Prime Minister of the Orange River Colony: William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne.
- Prime Minister of the Colony of Natal: Charles John Smythe (until 28 November), Frederick Robert Moor (starting 28 November).
Events
- February
- 11 – Two British £1-per-head tax collectors are killed near Richmond, sparking the Bambatha Rebellion led by Chief Bambatha kaMancinza, leader of the Шаблон:Proper name clan of the Zulu people.[1]
- May
- 2 – Lord Alfred Milner, British colonial secretary and the High Commissioner for Southern Africa, returns to Britain.
- 6 – British troops kill over 60 Zulu warriors during a punitive expedition near Durban.
- June
- The first issue of the Annals of the Natal Government Museum (currently African Invertebrates) is published by Natal Museum in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
- Unknown date
- Tuberculosis reaches epidemic proportions in South Africa.
Births
- 6 January – Walter Battiss, artist, is born in Somerset East (d. 1982)
- 5 March – Siegfried Mynhardt, actor, is born in Johannesburg. (d. 1996)
- 11 June – N.P. van Wyk Louw, poet, dramatist and essayist, is born in Sutherland, Cape Colony. (d. 1970)
- 30 October – Archibald Campbell Mzoliza Jordan, Xhosa writer and linguist, is born near Tsolo in the Cape Colony.
- 13 December – Laurens van der Post, author, farmer, war hero, political adviser, educator, journalist, humanitarian, philosopher, explorer and conservationist, is born in Philippolis. (d. 1996)
Deaths
Railways
Railway lines opened
- Transvaal – Nancefield to Pimville, Шаблон:Convert.[2]
- 22 January – Cape Central – Riversdale to Voorbaai, Шаблон:Convert.[2]
- 6 February – Free State – Jagersfontein to Fauresmith, Шаблон:Convert.[2]
- 1 April – Cape Midland – Port Elizabeth to Humewood Road (Narrow gauge), Шаблон:Convert.[3]
- 6 April – Transvaal – Orkney to Fourteen Streams, Шаблон:Convert.[2]
- 16 May – Natal – Donnybrook to Creighton, Шаблон:Convert.[2]
- 1 June – Natal – Ennersdale to Loskop, Шаблон:Convert.[2]
- 21 June – Free State – Bethlehem to Kroonstad, Шаблон:Convert.[2]
- 21 June – Transvaal – Pienaarsrivier to Settlers (Regauged), Шаблон:Convert.[2]
- 1 August – Cape Western – Pampoenpoort to Carnarvon, Шаблон:Convert.[3]
- 29 August – Cape Eastern – Elliot to Maclear, Шаблон:Convert.[3]
- 1 December – Cape Midland – Humansdorp to Misgund (Narrow gauge), Шаблон:Convert.[3]
- 15 December – Cape Midland – Valley Junction to Walmer (Narrow gauge), Шаблон:Convert.[2][3]
- 17 December – Cape Eastern – Eagle to Butterworth, Шаблон:Convert.[3]
- 26 December – Transvaal – Apex to Witbank, Шаблон:Convert.[2]
- 27 December – Transvaal – Pretoria North to Rustenburg, Шаблон:Convert.[2]
Locomotives
- Cape
- The Cape Government Railways places three locomotives in service, two of them experimental.
- An experimental 9th Class [[2-8-2|Шаблон:Nowrap]] Mikado steam locomotive. In 1912 it will be designated Class Experimental 5 on the South African Railways (SAR).[4][5]
- An experimental 10th Class [[4-8-0|Шаблон:Nowrap]] Mastodon locomotive for the Cape Eastern System. In 1912 it will be designated Class Experimental 6 on the SAR.[4][5]
- A single self-contained Railmotor for low-volume passenger service on the Franschhoek branchline.[6]
- Natal
- The Natal Government Railways (NGR) modifies six of its Шаблон:Nowrap Class B locomotives to a Шаблон:Nowrap wheel arrangement, the first [[4-8-2|Шаблон:Nowrap Mountain]] type tender locomotive in the world. In 1912 it will be designated Class 1B on the South African Railways (SAR).[5]
- In April the NGR places two Class N 4-6-2 narrow gauge tank locomotives in service on the new narrow gauge line that is being built between Estcourt and Weenen.[5]
References
Шаблон:Reflist Шаблон:Africa topic
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ 2,00 2,01 2,02 2,03 2,04 2,05 2,06 2,07 2,08 2,09 2,10 Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 185, ref. no. 200954-13
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 3,3 3,4 3,5 Report for year ending 31 December 1909, Cape Government Railways, Section VIII - Dates of Opening and the Length of the different Sections in the Cape Colony, from the Year 1873 to 31st December, 1909.
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 Шаблон:Holland-Vol 1
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 5,2 5,3 Шаблон:Paxton-Bourne
- ↑ Metropolitan Amalgamated Railway Carriage and Wagon Company Ltd drawing no. 12640
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