1924 in South Africa
The following lists events that happened during 1924 in South Africa.
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Incumbents
- Monarch: King George V.
- Governor-General and High Commissioner for Southern Africa:
- Prince Arthur of Connaught (until 20 January).[1]
- The Earl of Athlone (from 21 January).[1]
- Prime Minister:
- Jan Smuts (until 29 June).
- J.B.M. Hertzog (from 30 June).
- Chief Justice: James Rose Innes.
Events
- January
- 21 – Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone is appointed the 4th Governor-General of the Union of South Africa.
- March
- June
- 30 – J.B.M. Hertzog becomes the third Prime Minister of South Africa.
- Unknown date
- The Taung Child is discovered.
Births
- 23 February – Allan Cormack, South African-American physicist and 1979 Nobel Prize laureate. (d. 1998)
- 14 July – Stephen Fry, Springbok rugby captain. (d. 2002)
- 26 July – Elias Motsoaledi, political activist. (d. 1994)
- 8 September – Hazel Brooks, actress (d. 2002)
- 28 November – Dennis Brutus, poet and anti-apartheid activist. (d. 2009)
Railways
Railway lines opened
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- 16 April – Free State – Wepener to Zastron, 46 miles 62 chains (75.3 kilometres).[2]
- 19 April – Cape – Klipdale to Bredasdorp, 25 miles 36 chains (41.0 kilometres).[2]
- 1 May – Transvaal – Balfour North to Grootvlei, 11 miles 30 chains (18.3 kilometres).[2]
- 16 June – Cape – Pinelands to Langa, 2 miles 51 chains (4.2 kilometres).[2]
- 24 July – Free State – Heilbron to Petrus Steyn, 31 miles 6 chains (50.0 kilometres).[2]
- 10 September – Transvaal – Lydenburg to Steelpoort, 74 miles 40 chains (119.9 kilometres).[2]
- 19 September – South West Africa – Gobabis Junction in Windhoek to Ondekaremba, 29 miles 70 chains (48.1 kilometres).[2]
- 22 September – Transvaal – Naboomspruit to Singlewood, 20 miles 47 chains (33.1 kilometres).[2]
- 3 November – Cape – Franklin to Kokstad, 25 miles 54 chains (41.3 kilometres).[2]
- 4 November – Cape – Franklin to Matatiele, 47 miles 76 chains (77.2 kilometres).[2]
- 14 November – Cape – Oudtshoorn to Calitzdorp, 35 miles 20 chains (56.7 kilometres).[2]
- 15 December – Cape – Touws River to Kareevlakte, 41 miles 59 chains (67.2 kilometres).[2]
- 15 December – Transvaal – Hercules to Schoemansville, 17 miles 64 chains (28.6 kilometres).[2]
References
- Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Governors-General: 1910-1961 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
- 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
- Holland, D. F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. pp. 43–44. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.
- Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 90, 135. ISBN 0869772112.
- Hamilton, Gavin N., The Garratt Locomotive - Garratt Locomotives produced by Beyer, Peacock, retrieved 10 November 2012
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