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The Province of Natal (Afrikaans: Natalprovinsie), commonly called Natal, was a province of South Africa from May 1910 until May 1994. Its capital was Pietermaritzburg . During this period rural areas inhabited by the black African population of Natal were organised into the bantustan of KwaZulu , which was progressively separated from the ...
Natal, South Africa can refer to: Natalia Republic, a Boer republic (1839–1843) Colony of Natal, a British colony (1843–1910) Natal (province), a province of South Africa (1910–1994) KwaZulu-Natal, a province of South Africa (1994–present) Natal (region), a geographical area within South Africa
The Colony of Natal was a British colony in south-eastern Africa. It was proclaimed a British colony on 4 May 1843 after the British government had annexed the Boer Republic of Natalia, and on 31 May 1910 combined with three other colonies to form the Union of South Africa, as one of its provinces. [3] It is now the KwaZulu-Natal province of ...
Frere is a town in Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The city is named for Sir Henry Bartle Frere, Governor of Cape Colony from 1877 to 1880. The city was for a time the headquarters of Sir Redvers Buller during the Second Boer War. The town is 25 km east of Winterton.
This category is for articles which deal with the history of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
[1] [2] South Africa's first known inhabitants have been collectively referred to as the Khoisan, the Khoekhoe and the San. Starting in about 400 AD, these groups were then joined by the Bantu ethnic groups who migrated from Western and Central Africa during what is known as the Bantu expansion. These Bantu groups were mainly limited to the ...
The Natal Government Railways (NGR) rebuilds one of its Class G 4-6-0 tank locomotives to a Class H 4-6-2T Pacific wheel arrangement. In 1912 it would be designated Class C1 on the SAR. [9] [10] The Natal Harbours Department places a single 0-6-0 side-tank locomotive named Edward Innes in service as harbour shunter in Durban Harbour. [14]
Class NG3 locomotive at work in German South West Africa, c. 1917. In 1915, shortly after the outbreak of the First World War, the German South West Africa colony was occupied by the Union Defence Forces. Since a large part of the territory's railway infrastructure was destroyed or damaged by retreating German forces, an urgent need arose for ...