1892 in South Africa explained
The following lists events that happened during 1892 in South Africa.
Incumbents
Events
- February
- 8 - The Orange Free State, Transvaal and the Cape Colony officially adopt a uniform standard time of GMT+01:30.[1]
- August
- September
Births
- 3 January - J.R.R. Tolkien, writer, poet, philologist and professor. (d. 1973)
Railways
Railway lines opened
Locomotives
- Cape
- Transvaal
Notes and References
- Web site: Timezone change of 1892.
- The South African Railways – Historical Survey. Editor George Hart, Publisher Bill Hart, Sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd., Published c. 1978, p. 15.
- 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.
- 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