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1900 in South Africa

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1900
in
South Africa

Decades:
See also:

The following lists events that happened during 1900 in South Africa.

Incumbents

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Events

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January
February
March
May
June
July
  • 2 – British forces occupy Utrecht after defeating the defending citizens the previous day.
  • 3 – The British abandons Utrecht upon receiving reports of General Grobler's approach.
  • 3 – British forces under Col. Baden-Powell evacuate Rustenburg.
August
October
November
December

Births

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Deaths

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Railways

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CGR 3rd Class
Cape Copper Scotia Class
CSAR Class C Western Australian
IMR 7th Class

Railway lines opened

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Locomotives

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Cape
Transvaal
  • Two new Cape gauge locomotive types enter service on the Imperial Military Railways (IMR):
  • The British War Office places two Sirdar class 0-4-0T narrow gauge tank steam locomotives in service near Germiston. In 1912 they would become Class NG1 on the South African Railways.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "South African 'Boer' War - Guerrilla war: 1901-1902". New Zealand History. p. 7. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ Pakenham, Thomas (1979). The Boer War. Cardinal. ISBN 0-7474-0976-5.
  3. ^ a b c Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 184, ref. no. 200954-13
  4. ^ 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 31 December 1909.
  5. ^ a b c d Holland, D.F. (1971). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 1: 1859–1910 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-5382-0.
  6. ^ a b c d e Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 16, 18–19, 43, 46–48, 99–100, 110. ISBN 0869772112.
  7. ^ a b Holland, D. F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. pp. 32, 120, 139. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.
  8. ^ Bagshawe, Peter (2012). Locomotives of the Namaqualand Railway and Copper Mines (1st ed.). Stenvalls. pp. 8–11, 16–23, 39–40. ISBN 978-91-7266-179-0.