1912 in South Africa explained
The following lists events that happened during 1912 in South Africa.
Incumbents
Events
- January
- February
- March
- July
- Unknown date
Births
Deaths
Railways
Railway lines opened
- 7 February - Free State - Jammerdrif to Wepener, 4miles.[4]
- 15 April - Transvaal - Buhrmannsdrif to Ottoshoop, 11miles.[4]
- 1 May - Free State - Firham (Transvaal) to Vrede, 44miles.[4]
- 20 May - Cape - Wolseley to Ceres, 10miles.[4]
- 1 August - Cape - Malenge to Franklin, 24miles.[4]
- 4 November - Transvaal - Zeerust to Ottoshoop, 18miles.[4]
- 9 November - Transvaal - Newington to Tzaneen, 132miles.[4]
- 2 December - Cape - Schoombee to Hofmeyr, 31miles.[4]
- 2 December - Cape - Ottery to Dieprivier, 2miles.[4]
- 16 December - Cape - Bergrivier to Vredenburg (Narrow gauge), 24miles.[4]
- 20 December - Cape - Melk to Motkop, 10miles.[4]
Locomotives
Five new Cape gauge locomotive types enter service on the South African Railways (SAR):
Sports
Rugby
Notes and References
- http://www.archontology.org/nations/south_africa/sa_gg/ Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Governors-General: 1910-1961
- The South African Railways - Historical Survey. Editor George Hart, Publisher Bill Hart, Sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd., Published c. 1978, p. 25.
- Classification of S.A.R. Engines with Renumbering Lists, issued by the Chief Mechanical Engineer’s Office, Pretoria, January 1912. (Reprinted in April 1987 by SATS Museum, R.3125-6/9/11-1000)
- Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 187, ref. no. 200954-13