1922 in South Africa

	1922 in South Africa
1919 1920 1921 « 1922 » 1923 1924 1925
Years in South Africa

Events

March

• 10–14 – The Rand Revolt or Rebellion, a strike by white mine workers which started on 28 December 1921, becomes open rebellion against the state.
• 15 – Samuel Long, labour pioneer and striker, is arrested.

April

• 1 – The South African Railways (SAR) takes control of all railway operations in South West Africa (SWA).^[1]:115[2]

October

• 27 – Southern Rhodesians vote on a referendum and reject union with South Africa.

Births

• 6 May – Elize Botha, first wife of State President of South Africa Pieter Willem Botha, is born in Senekal.

Deaths

• 17 November – Rand Rebellion strikers Samuel Long, Herbert Hull and David Lewis are hanged for murder at the Central Prison in Pretoria.

Railways

South West African lines

• 1 April – The SAR inherits five existing former German Colonial railway lines in SWA.
  • Union Border to Swakop River (at Swakopmund), 771 miles 73 chains (1,242.3 kilometres).^[2]
  • Seeheim to Lüderitz, 197 miles 69 chains (318.4 kilometres).^[2]
  • Karibib to Tsumeb (Narrow gauge), 259 miles 28 chains (417.4 kilometres).^[2]
  • Otavi to Grootfontein (Narrow gauge), 56 miles 73 chains (91.6 kilometres).^[2]
  • Otjiwarongo to Outjo (Narrow gauge), 45 miles 37 chains (73.2 kilometres).^[2]

Railway lines opened

• 1 April – SWA – Kolmanskop to Bogenfels, 74 miles (119.1 kilometres).^[2]

Locomotives

• 1 April – The SAR inherits seven former German Colonial narrow gauge and Cape gauge steam locomotive types in SWA.^{[1]:117, 121}
  • One narrow gauge Class Ha 0-6-2 tank locomotive, acquired in 1904 for the Otavi Mining and Railway Company.^[1]:115
  • Six narrow gauge Class Hb 0-6-2 tank and tank-and-tender locomotives, acquired between 1905 and 1908 for the Otavi Mining and Railway Company.^[1]:116
  • Three narrow gauge Class Hd 2-8-2 locomotives, acquired in 1912 for the Otavi Mining and Railway Company for use on the line from Swakopmund to Karibib.^{[1]:110, 116–117}
  • Two narrow gauge 0-6-2 Jung tank locomotives, introduced on the Otavi Mining and Railway Company in 1904.^{[1]:115[3]:235, 379–382}
  • One pair of narrow gauge 0-6-0 Zwillinge twin tank locomotives, introduced by the Swakopmund-Windhuk Staatsbahn in 1898.^{[1]:117, 121}
  • Five Cape gauge Eight-Coupled Tank locomotives, introduced by the Lüderitzbucht Eisenbahn in 1907.^{[1]:99, 149[3]}
  • Nine Cape gauge Eight-Coupled Tender locomotives, introduced by the Staatsbahn Lüderitzbucht-Keetmanshoop in 1911.^{[1]:99, 149[3]:35}

• The SAR places six new Class NG5 2-8-2 Mikado steam locomotives in service on the narrow gauge Otavi branch in SWA.^{[1]:116–117}

References