1922 in South Africa

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The following lists events that happened during 1922 in South Africa.

## Incumbents

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* Monarch: King George V.
* Governor-General and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Prince Arthur of Connaught.[1]
* Prime Minister: Jan Smuts.
* Chief Justice: James Rose Innes.

## Events

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March

* 10-14 - The Rand Rebellion, a strike by white mine workers which began on 28 December 1921, becomes open rebellion against the state.
* 15 - Samuel Long, labour pioneer and striker, is arrested.

April

* 1 - The South African Railways take control of all railway operations in South West Africa.[2][3]

October

* 27 - Southern Rhodesians vote in a referendum and reject union with South Africa.

November

* 17 - Rand Rebellion strikers Samuel Long, Herbert Hull and David Lewis are hanged for murder.

December

* 6 - The prophet Nontetha is arrested by authorities fearful of a repeat of the Bulhoek Massacre

## Births

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Chris Barnard

* 6 May - Elize Botha, first wife of State President P. W. Botha. (d. 1997)
* 22 May - Looksmart Khulile Ngudle, politician, (d. 1963)
* 13 October - Rahima Moosa, politician, (d. 1993)
* 22 October - Thomas Nkobi, politician, (d. 1994)
* 5 November - Sydney Kentridge, lawyer, judge and member of the English Bar.
* 8 November - Chris Barnard, cardiac surgeon and heart transplant pioneer. (d. 2001)

## Deaths

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Main article: Deaths in 1922

Further information: Category:1922 deaths

## Railways

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### South West African lines

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* 1 April - The SAR inherits five existing former German Colonial railway lines in SWA.
* Union Border to Swakop River (at Swakopmund), 771 miles 73 chains (1,242.3 kilometres).[3]
* Seeheim to Lüderitz, 197 miles 69 chains (318.4 kilometres).[3]
* Karibib to Tsumeb (Narrow gauge), 259 miles 28 chains (417.4 kilometres).[3]
* Otavi to Grootfontein (Narrow gauge), 56 miles 73 chains (91.6 kilometres).[3]
* Otjiwarongo to Outjo (Narrow gauge), 45 miles 37 chains (73.2 kilometres).[3]

### Railway lines opened

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* 1 April - SWA - Kolmanskop to Bogenfels, 74 miles (119.1 kilometres).[3]

### Locomotives

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Class NG5

* 1 April - The SAR inherits seven former German Colonial narrow gauge and Cape gauge steam locomotive types in SWA.[2]
* One narrow gauge Class Ha 0-6-2 tank locomotive, acquired in 1904 for the Otavi Mining and Railway Company.[2]
* Six narrow gauge Class Hb 0-6-2 tank and tank-and-tender locomotives, acquired between 1905 and 1908 for the Otavi Mining and Railway Company.[2]
* Three narrow gauge Class Hd 2-8-2 locomotives, acquired in 1912 for the Otavi Mining and Railway Company for use on the line from Swakopmund to Karibib.[2]
* Two narrow gauge 0-6-2 Jung tank locomotives, introduced on the Otavi Mining and Railway Company in 1904.[2][4]
* One pair of narrow gauge 0-6-0 Zwillinge twin tank locomotives, introduced by the Swakopmund-Windhuk Staatsbahn in 1898.[2]
* Five Cape gauge Eight-Coupled Tank locomotives, introduced by the Lüderitzbucht Eisenbahn in 1907.[2][4]
* Nine Cape gauge Eight-Coupled Tender locomotives, introduced by the Staatsbahn Lüderitzbucht-Keetmanshoop in 1911.[2][4]
* The SAR places six new Class NG5 2-8-2 Mikado steam locomotives in service on the narrow gauge Otavi branch in SWA.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Governors-General: 1910-1961 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 99, 110, 115–117, 121, 149. ISBN 0869772112.
3. ^ a b c d e f g 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
4. ^ a b c Dulez, Jean A. (2012). Railways of Southern Africa 150 Years (Commemorating One Hundred and Fifty Years of Railways on the Sub-Continent – Complete Motive Power Classifications and Famous Trains – 1860–2011) (1st ed.). Garden View, Johannesburg, South Africa: Vidrail Productions. pp. 35, 235, 379–382\. ISBN 9 780620 512282.

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