1921 in South Africa
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The following lists events that happened during 1921 in South Africa.
Incumbents
- Monarch: King George V.
- Governor-General and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Prince Arthur of Connaught.[1]
- Prime Minister: Jan Smuts.
- Chief Justice: James Rose Innes.
Events
- May
- 3 – The second census of the Union of South Africa takes place.
- 24 – The Bulhoek Massacre takes place with an estimated 163 killed.
- July
- 30 – The Communist Party of South Africa is established.
- December
- 28 – White gold miners on the Witwatersrand go on strike in the Rand Rebellion.
- Unknown date
- Dagbreek men's residence opens at Stellenbosch University.
Births
- 30 May – Jamie Uys, actor and film director. (d. 1996)
- 21 July – Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa, Zulu sangoma and author (d. 2020)
Deaths
- 10 September – John Tengo Jabavu, editor of South Africa's first newspaper in Xhosa. (b. 1859)
Railways
Railway lines opened
- 1 November – Transvaal – Pretoria West to Roberts Heights, 7 miles 38 chains (12.0 kilometres).[2]
- 28 November – Natal – Booth Junction to Cato Ridge, 39 miles 58 chains (63.9 kilometres).[2]
Locomotives
Two new Cape gauge locomotive types enter service on the South African Railways (SAR):
- February – A single experimental Class GA 2-6-0+0-6-2 Garratt articulated steam locomotive, the first Cape gauge Garratt in South Africa.[3][4][5]
- June – The first of seven Class GB 2-6-2+2-6-2 Garratt locomotives.[3][4][5]
References
- ^ Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Governors-General: 1910-1961 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
- ^ a b Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 188, ref. no. 200954-13
- ^ 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. 41–42. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.
- ^ a b Hamilton, Gavin N., The Garratt Locomotive - Garratt Locomotives produced by Beyer, Peacock, retrieved 10 November 2012
- ^ a b Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 88–89. ISBN 0869772112.
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