1894 in South Africa

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1894
in
South Africa

Decades:
  • 1870s
  • 1880s
  • 1890s
  • 1900s
  • 1910s
See also:

The following lists events that happened during 1894 in South Africa.

Incumbents[]

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
September
  • Mahatma Gandhi becomes the first Indian to be enrolled as an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Natal.
October
November
Unknown date

Births[]

  • 12 March – Willem Lambertus van Warmelo, compiler of Afrikaanse Liedjies, born in the Netherlands.
  • 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, 96 miles (154.5 kilometres).[2]
  • 18 November – Transvaal – Airlie to Pretoria, 179 miles (288.1 kilometres).[2]

Locomotives[]

Cape
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[]

  1. ^ The South African Railways - Historical Survey. Editor George Hart, Publisher Bill Hart, Sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd., Published c. 1978, p. 20.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ De Kock, Sita (1968). Die Bosmans van Suid-Afrika, 1707-1965 (in Afrikaans). Pretoria: Van Schaik. p. 33. OCLC 814141210.
  4. ^ Holland, D. F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. pp. 122–124. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.
  5. ^ Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 25–26. ISBN 0869772112.
  6. ^ Holland, D.F. (1971). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. 1: 1859–1910 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. pp. 115–117, 126. ISBN 978-0-7153-5382-0.
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