1930 in South Africa
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Events
- May
- 19 – White women are enfranchised.
- Unknown date
- The Private Act of the University of Pretoria is passed, changing the name of the Transvaal University College to the University of Pretoria.
Births
- 30 January – Magnus André de Merindol Malan, Minister of Defence in the 1980s, is born in Pretoria.
- 23 February – Fanie du Plessis, South African athlete. (d. 2001)
- 25 November – David Goldblatt, photographer, is born in Randfontein.
Railways
Railway lines opened
- 14 April – Cape – Fort Knokke to Woltemade no. 1, 4 miles 5 chains (6.5 kilometres).[1]
- 24 April – Free State – Parys to Vredefort, 10 miles 75 chains (17.6 kilometres).[1]
- 14 May – Free State – Petrus Steyn to Lindley, 27 miles 67 chains (44.8 kilometres).[2]
- 19 September – Natal – Empangeni to Nkwalini, 39 miles 67 chains (64.1 kilometres).[1][2]
- 1 November – Cape – Koopmansfontein to Postmasburg, 65 miles 74 chains (106.1 kilometres).[2]
- 6 November – South West Africa – Witvlei to Gobabis, 31 miles 44 chains (50.8 kilometres).[2]
- 10 December – Cape – New England to Barkly East, 18 miles 6 chains (29.1 kilometres).[2]
Locomotives
- The South African Railways places fourteen Class 19B 4-8-2 Mountain type locomotives in service.[3][4]:67–68[5]:71
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 189, ref. no. 200954-13
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 190, ref. no. 200954-13
- ↑ South African Railways and Harbours Locomotive Diagram Book, 2’0” & 3’6” Gauge Steam Locomotives, 15 August 1941, as amended
- ↑ Holland, D.F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways, Volume 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.
- ↑ Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. ISBN 0869772112.
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