1885 in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during 1885 in South Africa.

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Decades:
  • 1860s
  • 1870s
  • 1880s
  • 1890s
  • 1900s
See also:

Incumbents

Events
February
September
November

Births
  • 31 January – Marthinus Johannes de Jong, landscape painter, is born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Deaths

Railways

Railway lines opened
  • 2 September – Cape Eastern – Molteno to Aliwal North, 69 miles 35 chains (111.7 kilometres).[2]
  • 28 November – Cape Western – Oranjerivier to Kimberley, 76 miles 70 chains (123.7 kilometres).<[2]
  • 21 December – Natal – Merrivale to Estcourt, 61 miles 50 chains (99.2 kilometres).[3]
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References
  1. The South African Railways - Historical Survey. Editor George Hart, Publisher Bill Hart, Sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd., Published c. 1978, p. 13.
  2. 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. Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 182, ref. no. 200954-13
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