1885 in South Africa
The following lists events that happened during 1885 in South Africa.
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Incumbents
- Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Hercules Robinson.
- Governor of the Colony of Natal: Henry Ernest Gascoyne Bulwer.
- State President of the Orange Free State: Jan Brand.
- State President of the South African Republic: Paul Kruger.
- Prime Minister of the Cape of Good Hope: Thomas Upington.
Events
- February
- 26 – The Berlin Conference ends and the Scramble for Africa begins.
- September
- 30 – A British force abolishes the Boer republic of Stellaland and adds it to British Bechuanaland.
- November
Births
- 31 January – Marthinus Johannes de Jong, landscape painter, is born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Railways
Railway lines opened
References
- The South African Railways - Historical Survey. Editor George Hart, Publisher Bill Hart, Sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd., Published c. 1978, p. 13.
- 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.
- 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
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