1911
in
South Africa

Decades:
  • 1890s
  • 1900s
  • 1910s
  • 1920s
  • 1930s
See also:

The following lists events that happened during 1911 in South Africa.

Incumbents

Events

April

Births

  • 8 January Esther Susanna Mentz, soprano and actress.
  • Lillian Masediba Ngoyi, "Ma Ngoyi", dressmaker, political activist and trade unionist.

Deaths

Railways

Railway lines opened

  • 1 March Transvaal India Junction to Alberton, 3 miles 51 chains (5.9 kilometres).[6]
  • 13 April Natal Umlaas Road to Mid Illovo (Narrow gauge), 27 miles 35 chains (44.2 kilometres).[6]
  • 11 May Transvaal Welverdiend to Lichtenburg, 79 miles 77 chains (128.7 kilometres).[6]
  • 31 May Cape Eendekuil to Graafwater, 48 miles 10 chains (77.4 kilometres).[6]
  • 2 July Transvaal Welgedag to Modderbee, 6 miles 69 chains (11.0 kilometres).[6]
  • 31 July Transvaal Ermelo to Piet Retief, 70 miles 13 chains (112.9 kilometres).[6]
  • 15 August Transvaal Pietersburg to Bandelierkop, 71 miles 8 chains (114.4 kilometres).[6]
  • 21 August Cape Hopefield to Bergrivier (Narrow gauge), 10 miles 50 chains (17.1 kilometres).[6]
  • 4 September Free State Sannaspos to Jammerdrif, 53 miles 60 chains (86.5 kilometres).[6]
  • 7 October Natal Merrivale to Howick, 2 miles 36 chains (3.9 kilometres).[6]
  • 8 November Natal Port Shepstone to Paddock (Narrow gauge), 24 miles 30 chains (39.2 kilometres).[6]
  • 1 December Cape Lady Grey to Melk, 9 miles 77 chains (16.0 kilometres).[6]
  • 2 December Free State Bethlehem to Reitz, 35 miles 45 chains (57.2 kilometres).[6]
  • 4 December Transvaal Coligny to Delareyville, 61 miles 40 chains (99.0 kilometres).[6]

Locomotives

Cape
Natal
Transvaal

Two new Cape gauge locomotive types enter service on the Central South African Railways (CSAR):

References

  1. Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Governors-General: 1910-1961 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
  2. Holland, D.F. (1971). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 1: 1859–1910 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. pp. 80–83. ISBN 978-0-7153-5382-0.
  3. The South African Railways - Historical Survey. Editor George Hart, Publisher Bill Hart, Sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd., Published c. 1978, p. 24.
  4. Heritage Portal: The Port Alfred to Grahamstown Railway Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  5. The Port Alfred Kowie Railway 1883-1913
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 186, ref. no. 200954-13
  7. 1 2 3 Holland, D. F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. pp. 12–13, 16–19, 137, 140. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 38–39, 86–87, 101–102, 110. ISBN 0869772112.
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