1881 in South Africa

1881
in
South Africa

Decades:
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The following lists events that happened during 1881 in South Africa.

Incumbents

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Events

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January
February
March
May
  • The Government of Cape Prime Minister Gordon Sprigg falls due to ruinous war expenses. Scanlen and Molteno form the Scanlen Government and begin moves to secure peace on the frontier and stabilise finances.
August
Unknown date
  • The Tshwana-Kora wars break out with white mercenary involvement.
  • The town of Roburnia is established as the capital of the Republic of New Scotland. It was renamed to Amsterdam in 1882.
  • Gold is discovered in the Barberton area.

Births

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Deaths

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Railways

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New lines

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Railway lines opened

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CGR 0-4-0ST dock shunter
CGR 1st Class 4-4-0TT

Locomotives

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  • The first of thirteen Cape Government Railways (CGR) 0-4-0 saddle-tank locomotives enter dock shunting service at the Table Bay Harbour in Cape Town.[4][5][6]
  • Two 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge 0-4-0 saddle-tank locomotives are placed in service by Teague and Company on Teague's Tramway in Kimberley.[4]
  • Six 1st Class 4-4-0 side-tank-and-tender passenger locomotives enter service on the Midland System of the CGR.[7]
  • The first two of three Table Bay Harbour Board 0-4-0 saddle-tank locomotives, built to 7 ft 14 in (2,140 mm) Brunel gauge, enter breakwater construction service on the Table Bay Harbour improvement project.[4][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ The South African Railways - Historical Survey. Editor George Hart, Publisher Bill Hart, Sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd., Published c. 1978.
  2. ^ Heritage Portal: The Port Alfred to Grahamstown Railway Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b c Holland, D. F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. pp. 110–123. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.
  5. ^ a b Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. p. 25. ISBN 0869772112.
  6. ^ a b Table Bay Harbour locomotives by Black, Hawthorn & Chapman and Furneaux
  7. ^ Holland, D.F. (1971). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 1: 1859–1910 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. pp. 25–26. ISBN 978-0-7153-5382-0.