The following lists events that happened during 1884 in South Africa.

1884
in
South Africa

Decades:
See also:

Incumbents

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Events

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April
July
August
November
December
  • 1 – The private Kowie Railway line between Grahamstown and Port Alfred is opened to traffic.[2]
 
King Cetshwayo kaMpande

Births

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Rolland Beaumont cricketer

Deaths

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  • 8 February – Zulu king Cetshwayo. (b. 1826)

Railways

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Railway lines opened

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CGR 3rd Class 4-4-0
 
CGR 4th Class 4-6-0TT

Locomotives

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  • The Cape Government Railways places two experimental 3rd Class 4-4-0 tender and four experimental 4th Class 4-6-0 tank-and-tender locomotives in service, designed by the Cape Eastern System to be able to use the low-grade local coal with its high content of incombustible matter.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Imvo Zabantsundu: a Brief History". National Heritage Monument of South Africa website. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ^ The South African Railways - Historical Survey. Editor George Hart, Publisher Bill Hart, Sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd., Published c. 1978, pp. 12–13.
  3. ^ a b c 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.
  4. ^ a b 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
  5. ^ Holland, D.F. (1971). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 1: 1859–1910 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. pp. 35–36. ISBN 978-0-7153-5382-0.
  6. ^ C.G.R. Numbering Revised, Article by Dave Littley, SA Rail May–June 1993, pp. 94–95.