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1891 in South Africa

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1891
in
South Africa

Decades:
See also:

The following lists events that happened during 1891 in South Africa.

Incumbents

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Events

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January
June
  • 11 – Britain and Portugal agree on territory in East Africa at the Anglo-Portuguese Convention in Lisbon.

Births

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Deaths

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Railways

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CGR 5th Class 4-6-0
NGR Class K 0-4-0ST
NZASM 19 Tonner 0-4-2T

Railway lines opened

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Locomotives

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Cape

Two new 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge locomotive types enter service on the Cape Government Railways (CGR):

  • Two Baldwin-built 1st Class 2-6-0 Mogul type locomotives, the first American locomotives in South Africa.[2]: 40–41 [3]: 15 
  • Thirty 5th Class 4-6-0 tender locomotives in mainline service on all three Cape Systems.[2]: 39–41 
Natal
Transvaal

Sports

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Rugby

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 182, ref. no. 200954-13
  2. ^ a b c 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.
  3. ^ Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. ISBN 0869772112.
  4. ^ Holland, D. F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.