1878 in South Africa
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Events
- March
- 12 – Commander R.C. Dryer takes possession of the area surrounding Walvis Bay.
- May
- 14 – Paul Kruger leads a second deputation to the United Kingdom to demand the freedom of the South African Republic.
- December
- 11 – The British present an ultimatum to the Zulu king Cetshwayo, triggering the Anglo-Zulu War.
- Unknown date
- The 9th Cape Frontier War ends.
- The first telephones are set up in the Cape.
- The telegraph service between Natal and Transvaal is opened.
- The British suspend the elected Cape Government and assume direct control, after escalating disagreements on confederation and frontier policy.
- The last confirmed Cape Lion dies.[1]
Births
- 14 March – Alexander du Toit, geologist. (d. 1948)
Railways
Railway lines opened
- 25 May – Natal – Umgeni to Avoca, 4 miles 21 chains (6.9 kilometres).[2]
- 1 August – Cape Midland – Glenconnor to Mount Stewart, 48 miles 70 chains (78.7 kilometres).[3]
- 15 August – Cape Eastern – Kei Road to Döhne, 20 miles 45 chains (33.1 kilometres).[3]
- 15 August – Cape Eastern – East London to Landing Jetty, 1 mile 58 chains (2.8 kilometres).[3]
- 4 September – Natal – Durban to Pinetown, 17 miles 15 chains (27.7 kilometres).[4]
- 4 November – Cape Western – Kleinstraat to Grootfontein, 86 miles 49 chains (139.4 kilometres).[3]
Locomotives
- The Cape Government Railways places a second locomotive in service on construction work on the Kowie harbour project at Port Alfred, a 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) broad gauge 0-4-0 saddle-tank engine named "Aid".[5]
References
- ↑ "V muzeu Emila Holuba se ukrýval kapský lev". Novinky.cz (in Czech). 2009-05-22. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
- ↑ Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 181, ref. no. 200954-13
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 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.
- ↑ The South African Railways - Historical Survey. Editor George Hart, Publisher Bill Hart, Sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd., Published c. 1978, p. 16.
- ↑ Holland, D.F. (1971). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways, Volume 1: 1859-1910 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. pp. 13–14, 18. ISBN 978-0-7153-5382-0.
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