1919 in South Africa
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Contents
Events
- April
- 23 – The Potchefstroom Teachers' College opens its doors.
- September
- 3 – Jan Smuts becomes the 2nd Prime Minister of South Africa.
- 17 – German South West Africa is placed under South African administration.
- November
- 7 – Inspired by Cape Town's daily Noon Gun Three Minute Pause, King George V institutes the Two Minute Silence, to be observed annually at the Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month.[1]
Births
- 8 December – Mary Benson, activist and author, is born in Pretoria.
Deaths
- 19 March – Jack Hindon dies in Pretoria at the age of 44.
Railways
Railway lines opened
- 9 January – Natal – Deviation from Umlaas Road to Pentrich, 19 miles 19 chains (31.0 kilometres).[2]
Locomotives
Two new Cape gauge and one narrow gauge locomotive types enter service on the South African Railways (SAR):
- The first of sixty-seven Class 12A 4-8-2 Mountain type locomotives.[3]:55
- The first ten Class 16C 4-6-2 Pacific type passenger steam locomotives.[4]:92–93
- Three Class NG G11 2-6-0+0-6-2 Garratt articulated steam locomotives on the Avontuur narrow gauge line through the Langkloof, the first Garratt locomotives to enter service in South Africa.[3]:105–106[4]:123
References
- ↑ Royal Canadian Legion Branch # 138."2-Minute Wave of Silence" Revives a Time-honoured Tradition. Accessed on 5 June 2014.
- ↑ Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 188, ref. no. 200954-13
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