1925 in South Africa

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The following lists events that happened during 1925 in South Africa.

## Incumbents

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* Monarch: King George V.
* Governor-General and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: The Earl of Athlone.[1]
* Prime Minister: J.B.M. Hertzog.
* Chief Justice: James Rose Innes.

## Events

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May

* 1 - The Prince of Wales arrives in Cape Town on a visit to South Africa.

July

* 23 - D.F. Malan, Minister of the Interior, introduces the Areas Reservation and Immigration and Registration Bill, also known as the Asiatic Bill.[2]

Augustus

* 1 - The New Cape Central Railway and its 204 miles 69 chains (329.7 kilometres) long line between Worcester and Voorbaai is incorporated into the South African Railways (SAR).[3]

Unknown date

* Afrikaans officially replaces Dutch as the second official language after English.
* The manor house of Groot Constantia is gutted by a fire.
* The University of Pretoria begins the tradition of Jool in South Africa.[4]
* South Africa returns to the gold standard.

## Births

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* 14 April - Colin Eglin, founding member and leader of the Progressive Federal Party. (d. 2013)[5]
* 4 May - Ruth First, journalist, academic and activist. (d. 1982)
* 6 June - Andrew Mlangeni, anti-apartheid activist. (d. 2020)
* 19 June - Alfred Nzo, anti-apartheid activist. (d. 2000)
* 28 September - Cromwell Everson, composer. (d. 1991)
* 5 October - Herbert Kretzmer, journalist and lyricist (d. 2020)
* 14 October - Phillip Tobias, palaeoanthropologist. (d. 2012)

## Deaths

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* 30 August - Cathcart William Methven, civil engineer and painter. (b. 1849)

## Railways

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Class FC Modified Fairlie Class GD Garratt Class GG Garratt Class 16D Class 1E

### Railway lines opened

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* 21 January - Transvaal - Rustenburg to Boshoek, 15 miles 17 chains (24.5 kilometres).[3]
* 26 May - Transvaal - Magaliesburg to Schoemansville, 33 miles 20 chains (53.5 kilometres).[3]
* 26 June - Natal - Eshowe to Extension, 74 chains (1.5 kilometres).[3]
* 1 September - Transvaal - Ermelo to Lothair, 30 miles 51 chains (49.3 kilometres).[3]
* 25 September - Transvaal - Elandshoek to Solarvale (Narrow gauge), 9 miles 40 chains (15.3 kilometres).[3]
* 1 October - Transvaal - Nylstroom to Vaalwater, 45 miles 62 chains (73.7 kilometres).[3]
* 14 October - Free State - Senekal to Marquard, 29 miles 78 chains (48.2 kilometres).[3]
* 19 October - Cape - Kareevlakte to Ladismith, 46 miles 38 chains (74.8 kilometres).[3]
* 26 November - Free State - Frankfort to Villiers, 19 miles 40 chains (31.4 kilometres).[3]
* 1 December - Cape - Fort Beaufort to Katberg (Narrow gauge), 24 miles 36 chains (39.3 kilometres).[3]

### Locomotives

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Seven new Cape gauge locomotive types, six steam and one electric, enter service on the SAR. The electric locomotive is the first non-steam mainline locomotive type to enter service in South Africa in quantity.

* A single experimental Class FC Modified Fairlie articulated steam locomotive.[6][7][8]
* The first four Class GD branchline 2-6-2+2-6-2 Garratt articulated locomotives.[6][7][9]
* The first six of eighteen Class GE 2-8-2+2-8-2 Garratt locomotives.[6][7][9]
* A single Class GG 2-6-2+2-6-2 Double Prairie type Garratt on fast mainline passenger service.[6][7][9]
* Two American-built Class 15C 4-8-2 Mountain type steam locomotives.[6]
* The first two of seven Class 16D 4-6-2 Pacific type passenger locomotives.[7]
* The first of altogether 172 Class 1E electric locomotives, spread over seven orders, the first mainline electric locomotive to be introduced in South Africa.[6][10][11]

## 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. ^ Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 6, p. 68.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 189, ref. no. 200954-13
4. ^ Retrieved 1 April 2010
5. ^ Stanley Uys (9 December 2013). "Colin Eglin obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
6. ^ a b c d e f Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 61–62, 66, 90–93, 97, 125. ISBN 0869772112.
7. ^ a b c d e Holland, D. F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. pp. 43–45, 47–49\. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.
8. ^ Espitalier, T.J.; Day, W.A.J. (1945). The Locomotive in South Africa - A Brief History of Railway Development. Chapter VII - South African Railways (Continued). South African Railways and Harbours Magazine, December 1945. pp. 967-968.
9. ^ a b c Hamilton, Gavin N., The Garratt Locomotive - Garratt Locomotives produced by Beyer, Peacock, retrieved 10 November 2012
10. ^ South African Railways Index and Diagrams Electric and Diesel Locomotives, 610 mm and 1065 mm Gauges, Ref LXD 14/1/100/20, 28 January 1975, as amended
11. ^ Espitalier, T.J.; Day, W.A.J. (1946). The Locomotive in South Africa - A Brief History of Railway Development. Chapter VII - South African Railways (Continued). South African Railways and Harbours Magazine, March 1946. pp. 205-208.

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