1938 in South Africa

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1935 1936 1937 « 1938 » 1939 1940 1941
List of years in South Africa

Events

July

• 1 – The South African Press Association is established with offices in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban and Bloemfontein and in parliament (Pretoria).

December

• 16 – The cornerstone of the Voortrekker Monument is laid.

Unknown date

• A contract is awarded to the Hollandse Anneming Maatschappij Eiendoms Beperk to construct a new Table Bay harbour in Cape Town by reclaiming ground on the Foreshore and building new and deeper docks.^{[1]:124–125[2]:122}

Births

• 17 January – Percy Peter Tshidiso Qoboza, journalist, author and critic of the apartheid government, is born in Sophiatown, Johannesburg.
• 5 June – David Nthubu Koloane, artist, is born in Alexandra, Johannesburg.
• 12 November – Stephen Vukile Tshwete, activist and politician, is born in Springs.
• Ephraim Mojalefa Ngatane, artist, is born in Lesotho.

Railways

Railway lines opened

• 6 November – Transvaal – Midway to Bank, 21 miles 2 chains (33.8 kilometres).^[3]

Locomotives

• Three new locomotive types enter service on the South African Railways (SAR):
  • The first of the Class 15F 4-8-2 Mountain type, at 255 the most numerous steam locomotive class on the South African Railways (SAR).^[4]:90–91
  • One hundred and thirty-six Class 23 locomotives enter service, the last and the largest 4-8-2 Mountain type locomotive to be designed by the SAR.^{[1]:98–100[2]:75–76[4]:105[5]}
  • The first of sixteen Class GM 4-8-2+2-8-4 Double Mountain type Garratt articulated steam locomotives.^{[1]:96–97[2]:94–95[6]}

References

1. Holland, D.F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways, Volume 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.
2. Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. ISBN 0869772112.
3. Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 191, ref. no. 200954-13
4. Durrant, A E (1989). Twilight of South African Steam (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, London: David & Charles. ISBN 0715386387.
5. Touwsrivier – Daos Ab – 1877-1977 (J.H. Stassen, 1977), pp79, 83-85
6. Hamilton, Gavin N., The Garratt Locomotive - Garratt Locomotives produced by Beyer, Peacock, retrieved 10 November 2012