1860 in South Africa

1860 in South Africa

"See also:"
1859 in South Africa,
other events of 1860,
1861 in South Africa and the
Timeline of South African history.

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Events

May

* 1 May - The seat of the South African Republic government is officially transferred from Potchefstroom to Pretoria
* 4 May - The Orange Free State signs a peace treaty with Moshoeshoe I at Wittebergen, near Winburg, ending the first Basuto war

June

* 26 June - The Natal Railway Company opens the first railway line in South Africa, the 3,2km railway line ran along the Bluff side of the harbour to Durban

eptember

* 17 September - The Alfred Dock in Table Bay, Cape Town is officially opened by sixteen year old Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, second son of Queen Victoria

Unknown date

* The first indenture of Indian workers arrive in Natal to work in the sugar industry
* The first telegraph service in South Africa starts operating between Cape Town and Simonstown
* The penny post in Cape Town is started
* Boer republics north of Vaal River unite as South African Republic

Births

* 29 April - John Robinson Royston, soldier and farmer, was born in Durban

References

See Timeline of South African history for list of References


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