1905 in South Africa

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1905

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* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
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* 1880s
* 1890s
* 1900s
* 1910s
* 1920s

See also:|

*   * List of years in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during 1905 in South Africa.

## Incumbents

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* Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner for Southern Africa:Walter Hely-Hutchinson.
* Governor of the Colony of Natal: Henry Edward McCallum.
* Prime Minister of the Cape of Good Hope: Leander Starr Jameson.
* Prime Minister of the Orange River Colony: Alfred Milner (until 7 June), William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne (starting 7 June).
* Prime Minister of the Colony of Natal: George Morris Sutton (until 16 May), Charles John Smythe (starting 16 May).

## Events

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January

* 26 - The Cullinan Diamond, the largest diamond in the world at 3,106 carats (621.2 g), is discovered by Captain Frederick Wells at Cullinan.

Unknown date

* Non-whites are not given voting rights, except in the Cape Colony.
* The Cape Town City Hall in Darling Street is built.

## Births

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* 3 February - Herman Charles Bosman, writer and journalist, is born at Kuilsrivier, Cape Town. (d. 1951)
* 8 April - Helen Joseph, activist, is born in Sussex, England. (d. 1992)
* 5 July - Jock Cameron, cricketer. (d. 1935)
* 9 August - Moses Kotane, anti-apartheid activist. (d. 1978)
* 2 September - Harry Hart, athlete. (d. 1979)
* 4 September - Eileen Mary Challans, writer is born in Essex, England. (d. 1983)

## Deaths

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* 18 April - Enoch Sontonga, composer of Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika, dies at age 32.

## Railways

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### Railway lines opened

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* 1 February - Free State - Springfontein to Jagersfontein, 48 miles 13 chains (77.5 kilometres).[1]
* 1 March - Free State - Aberfeldy to Bethlehem, 44 miles 10 chains (71.0 kilometres).[1]
* 27 March - Transvaal - Rayton to Cullinan, 6 miles (9.7 kilometres).[1]
* 1 May - Cape Western - Hutchinson to Pampoenpoort, 48 miles 28 chains (77.8 kilometres).[2]
* 18 May - Cape Eastern - Xalanga to Elliot, 19 miles 27 chains (31.1 kilometres).[2]
* 1 August - Transvaal - Klerksdorp to Vierfontein (Free State), 17 miles 15 chains (27.7 kilometres).[1]
* 19 September - Cape Western - De Aar to Prieska, 112 miles 8 chains (180.4 kilometres).[2]
* 1 November - Cape Eastern - Komga to Eagle, 27 miles 4 chains (43.5 kilometres).[2]
* 1 November - Cape Midland - Humewood Road to Humansdorp (Narrow gauge), 68 miles 57 chains (110.6 kilometres).[2]
* 1 November - Natal - Elandskop to Donnybrook, 42 miles 38 chains (68.4 kilometres).[1]
* 2 November - Cape Eastern - Aliwal North to Lady Grey, 39 miles 65 chains (64.1 kilometres).[2]
* 1 December - Cape Western - Cape Town to Sea Point, 3 miles 51 chains (5.9 kilometres).[1][2]
* 16 December - Cape Western - Van der Stel to Strand, 2 miles 6 chains (3.3 kilometres).[2]
* 16 December - Free State - Modderpoort to Ladybrand, 7 miles (11.3 kilometres).[1]

Namaqualand 0-4-2T Britannia NGR Class A CSAR Rack 4-6-4RT

* 18 December - Free State - Marseilles to Maseru in Basutoland, 16 miles 32 chains (26.4 kilometres).[1]
* 20 December - Transvaal - Springs to Breyten, 121 miles 78 chains (196.3 kilometres).[1]
* 22 December - Free State - Dover to Parys, 20 miles 18 chains (32.5 kilometres).[1]

### Locomotives

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Cape

* A single 0-4-2 tank locomotive named Britannia is placed in service by the Cape Copper Company as a shunting engine at Port Nolloth in the Cape Colony.[3]

Natal

* The Natal Government Railways places two Class A 4-6-2 Pacific locomotives in service, designed by Locomotive Superintendent D.A. Hendrie for passenger traffic on the mainline between Ladysmith and Charlestown. In 1912 they will be designated Class 2 on the South African Railways (SAR).[4]

Transvaal

* The Central South African Railways places two four-cylinder rack tank steam locomotives in service on the section between Waterval Onder and Waterval Boven, but they are underpowered and prove to be failures in rack service.[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 185, ref. no. 200954-13
2. ^ a b c d e f g h 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.
3. ^ Bagshawe, Peter (2012). Locomotives of the Namaqualand Railway and Copper Mines (1st ed.). Stenvalls. pp. 25–28\. ISBN 978-91-7266-179-0.
4. ^ Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 35–36\. ISBN 0869772112.
5. ^ Holland, D.F. (1971). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 1: 1859–1910 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. pp. 135–137\. ISBN 978-0-7153-5382-0.

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