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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 1925 in South Africa.
Incumbents
- Monarch: King George V.
- Governor-General and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: The Earl of Athlone.[1]
- Prime Minister: J.B.M. Hertzog.
- Chief Justice: James Rose Innes.
Events
- May
- 1 – The Prince of Wales arrives in Cape Town on a visit to South Africa.
- July
- 23 – D.F. Malan, Minister of the Interior, introduces the Areas Reservation and Immigration and Registration Bill, also known as the Asiatic Bill.[2]
- Augustus
- 1 – The New Cape Central Railway and its Шаблон:Convert long line between Worcester and Voorbaai is incorporated into the South African Railways (SAR).[3]
- Unknown date
- Afrikaans officially replaces Dutch as the second official language after English.
- The manor house of Groot Constantia is gutted by a fire.
- The University of Pretoria begins the tradition of Jool in South Africa.[4]
- South Africa returns to the gold standard.
Births
- 14 April – Colin Eglin, founding member and leader of the Progressive Federal Party. (d. 2013)[5]
- 4 May – Ruth First, journalist, academic and activist. (d. 1982)
- 6 June – Andrew Mlangeni, anti-apartheid activist. (d. 2020)
- 19 June – Alfred Nzo, anti-apartheid activist. (d. 2000)
- 28 September – Cromwell Everson, composer. (d. 1991)
- 14 October – Phillip Tobias, palaeoanthropologist. (d. 2012)
Deaths
- 30 August – Cathcart William Methven, civil engineer and painter. (b. 1849)
Railways
Railway lines opened
- 21 January – Transvaal – Rustenburg to Boshoek, Шаблон:Convert.[3]
- 26 May – Transvaal – Magaliesburg to Schoemansville, Шаблон:Convert.[3]
- 26 June – Natal – Eshowe to Extension, Шаблон:Convert.[3]
- 1 September – Transvaal – Ermelo to Lothair, Шаблон:Convert.[3]
- 25 September – Transvaal – Elandshoek to Solarvale (Narrow gauge), Шаблон:Convert.[3]
- 1 October – Transvaal – Nylstroom to Vaalwater, Шаблон:Convert.[3]
- 14 October – Free State – Senekal to Marquard, Шаблон:Convert.[3]
- 19 October – Cape – Kareevlakte to Ladismith, Шаблон:Convert.[3]
- 26 November – Free State – Frankfort to Villiers, Шаблон:Convert.[3]
- 1 December – Cape – Fort Beaufort to Katberg (Narrow gauge), Шаблон:Convert.[3]
Locomotives
Seven new Cape gauge locomotive types, six steam and one electric, enter service on the SAR. The electric locomotive is the first non-steam mainline locomotive type to enter service in South Africa in quantity.
- A single experimental Class FC Modified Fairlie articulated steam locomotive.[6][7][8]
- The first four Class GD branchline 2-6-2+2-6-2 Garratt articulated locomotives.[6][7][9]
- The first six of eighteen Class GE 2-8-2+2-8-2 Garratt locomotives.[6][7][9]
- A single Class GG 2-6-2+2-6-2 Double Prairie type Garratt on fast mainline passenger service.[6][7][9]
- Two American-built Class 15C 4-8-2 Mountain type steam locomotives.[6]
- The first two of seven Class 16D Шаблон:Nowrap Pacific type passenger locomotives.[7]
- The first of altogether 172 Class 1E electric locomotives, spread over seven orders, the first mainline electric locomotive to be introduced in South Africa.[6][10][11]
References
Шаблон:Reflist Шаблон:South Africa year nav Шаблон:Africa topic
- ↑ Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Governors-General: 1910-1961 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
- ↑ Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 6, p. 68.
- ↑ 3,00 3,01 3,02 3,03 3,04 3,05 3,06 3,07 3,08 3,09 3,10 Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 189, ref. no. 200954-13
- ↑ Retrieved 1 April 2010
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 6,2 6,3 6,4 6,5 Шаблон:Paxton-Bourne
- ↑ 7,0 7,1 7,2 7,3 7,4 Шаблон:Holland-Vol 2
- ↑ Espitalier, T.J.; Day, W.A.J. (1945). The Locomotive in South Africa - A Brief History of Railway Development. Chapter VII - South African Railways (Continued). South African Railways and Harbours Magazine, December 1945. pp. 967-968.
- ↑ 9,0 9,1 9,2 Шаблон:Garratt Builders B
- ↑ South African Railways Index and Diagrams Electric and Diesel Locomotives, 610 mm and 1065 mm Gauges, Ref LXD 14/1/100/20, 28 January 1975, as amended
- ↑ Espitalier, T.J.; Day, W.A.J. (1946). The Locomotive in South Africa - A Brief History of Railway Development. Chapter VII - South African Railways (Continued). South African Railways and Harbours Magazine, March 1946. pp. 205-208.
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