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1931 in South Africa

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Events

January
  • 26 – George Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon, is appointed the 5th Governor-General of the Union of South Africa.
    • December
  • 11 – The Statute of Westminster grants sovereignty to the British dominions.

    • Births

  • 21 January – Joseph Engenas Matlhakanye Lekganyane, founder of the Dove faction of the Zion Christian Church later to be renamed the St Engenas Zion Christian Church
  • 19 April – Hendrik Jacobus Coetsee, politician, is born in Ladybrand, Orange Free State.
  • 7 October – Desmond Mpilo Tutu, social rights activist and retired Anglican bishop, is born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal.

    • Deaths

  • 9 January – Second Boer War general Johannes Gerhardus Celliers dies at the age of 70.
  • 24 January – James Percy FitzPatrick (68), dies in Uitenhage

    • Railway lines opened

  • 3 June – Cape – Molteno to Jamestown, 41 miles 72 chains (67.4 kilometres).
  • 1 July – Natal – Chailey to Mount Alida, 25 miles 33 chains (40.9 kilometres).
  • 1 July – Natal – Greyville Cabin to Berea Road, 1 mile 36 chains (2.3 kilometres).

    • Locomotives

    Two new narrow gauge steam locomotive types enter service on the South African Railways (SAR):

    Contents

  • A single light narrow gauge Class NG G14 2-6-2+2-6-2 Garratt articulated steam locomotive.
  • Three narrow gauge 2-8-2 Mikado locomotives for the Otavi Mining and Railway Company in South West Africa. In 1960 they would become the Class NG15 Apple Express Kalaharis on the narrow gauge Avontuur Railway.

    • Rugby

  • 19 December – The South African Springboks beat Ireland 8-3 in Ireland.

    • References

    1931 in South Africa Wikipedia
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