The following lists events that happened during 1907 in South Africa.
Incumbents Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner for Southern Africa:Walter Hely-Hutchinson. Governor of the Colony of Natal: Matthew Nathan. Prime Minister of the Cape of Good Hope: Leander Starr Jameson. Prime Minister of the Colony of Natal: Frederick Robert Moor. Prime Minister of the Orange River Colony: Hamilton John Goold-Adams. Prime Minister of the Transvaal Colony: Louis Botha.
Events
March 22 – The Transvaal Asiatic Registration Act is passed in parliament, sparking protests by Indians.
July 1 – The Orange River Colony gains autonomy as the Orange Free State. Reggie walker winning gold in the Olympics
Births
30 December – Geoffrey Cronjé founder of Apartheid
Deaths
Railways
Railway lines opened 1 January – Cape Western – Misgund to Avontuur (Narrow gauge), .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. 13 March – Transvaal – Breyten to Ermelo, .Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 186, ref. no. 200954-13 18 April – Natal – Estcourt to Weenen (Narrow gauge), . 15 May – Natal – Loskop to Winterton, . 16 May – Cape Western – Mafeking to Buurman's Drift, .
2 July – Free State – Modderpoort to Bethlehem, . 5 July – Transvaal – Krugersdorp to Zeerust, . 14 July – Cape Midland – Knysna to Templeman, . 2 September – Natal – North Shepstone to South Shepstone, . 25 September – Cape Midland – Mosselbaai to George, .
Locomotives The Cape Government Railways places a single experimental Pacific three cylinder compound steam locomotive in service, based on the second series of its Karoo Class locomotives. In 1912 it will be designated Class Experimental 1 on the South African Railways (SAR). The Central South African Railways acquires a single self-contained Railmotor, a passenger coach that is an integral part of the locomotive itself, for its railmotor passenger service that had been introduced in 1906.CSAR General Manager's Report, Extracts from the CSAR General Manager's Reports for 1906, 1907, 1908 & 1909. The Natal Government Railways places six 4-6-2 Pacific type narrow gauge tank steam locomotives in service. By 1930 they will be designated Class NG3 on the SAR.
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