South africa 11rhe unions transport services by rail, road or air are coordinated under one department of statethe south african railways, airways and harbours. The airport was founded in 1952 as jan smuts international airport. Postcards, mass art, and the american scene, journal of design history, 4 2000, 267286. Go to bidorbuy and discover online shopping at its best. All railways in south africa finally became a unified stateowned railway system in 1916 when the central south african railways, the cape government railways and the natal government railways were all merged by an act of parliament. Rail infrastructure in africa iv rai infrat ructure in africa v amadou oumarou director transport, urban development and ict department africa is currently experiencing an unprecedented economic recovery, with strong growth projections over the next three to four decades. South african railways, table bay harbour uct libraries. Steam locomotives of the east african railways david. His passion for the history of his people, and of his family in particular, resulted in a historical novel, mhudi an epic of south african native life a hundred years ago, dedicated to his daughter olive who had died in the influenza epidemic while plaatje was overseas described in the. At some stage in the 1980s it changed to the annual report of the south african transport services board, and after 1990, it. Looking for south african railways buy online on bidorbuy.
East african railways and harbours flag 19611977 image by martin grieve, may 2003 according to emc barraclough in flags of the world 1965 edition, since the latter half of 1961 the east african railways and harbours administration has used a royal blue ensign, proportions two to one, with the inscription e. Upon turning to the pages dealing with south africa, there on page 221 appeared a black and white outline drawing of the house flag of the south african railways and harbours administration. Selective principles influencing the law of contract and impacting on medical. A special white labourer grade was created for afrikaners from which most were eventually promoted.
Of their children ivan returned to south africa after the war and became a well known sculptor. South africa, report of the select committee on railways and harbours s. List of books and articles relating to rail in southern africa and east africa. Raymond is still living in australia at the time of writing. Railway country 150 years of rail in south africa south. Military history journal vol no 5 june 2006 hmsas gamtoos, 19421945 a south african salvage vessel in the second world war by vic weinerlein.
Sats book and reference list railways of southern africa. The general manager acts under the oommissioner for transport, one of the four principal executive officers of the high commission, who also exercises. Sar electric locomotives class 4e locomotive instruction manual. South african port governance has evolved from the preunion autonomous structures 18331908 to the south african railways and harbours 19091981 to the south african transport services. Saa honoured the order for the three junkers ju 523m aircraft. Through the function of its tourist branch, the railway administration is in a position to make advance arrangements meet the. Segregation and apartheid in twentiethcentury south africa. The point to durban railway of 1860 r ailways are very much the product of 19th century.
From the 1960s onwards the title appears to have changed to south african railways and harbours annual report. East african railways and harbours kenya and uganda region locomotive. The real catalyst for the countrys railway and harbour expansion, can be attributed to the discovery of diamonds in kimberly in 1867. The reference key gives details of the breakwater light, the noonday time signal and soundings in the bay. It has become clear from the history of transport during.
Set of souvenir playing cards produced by the south african railways and harbours publicity department, showing photographs of scenes in south africa and rhodesia, c1920. The south african railways and harbours administration was established on 31 may 1910 by the amalgamation of all the provincial railways in south africa. South african police act, 1986, and shall come into operation on 1 october 1986. Government is committed to empowering south africas teachers with skills, knowledge and techniques for a changing world. According to flags of the world by h cresham carr 1961 edition, the badge of the east african railways and harbours comprised a royal circular ribbon, with narrow yellow edges bearing the words east african railways and harbours, also in yellow. Scarcely nine years after the founding of the government railways, both which were rapidly pushed. Studies in the history of cape town 1979 141 and 148155. This article focuses on a series of postcard calendars produced by the south african railways sar between 1961 and 1984. History of southern african railways series the heritage. On the 31st may 1910 the act of union created south africa as one country, formed by the coming together of the four colonies of the cape. Saa fell under the control of south african railways and harbours. Rail infrastructure in africa african development bank.
Railways and harbours superannuation fund as provided by the railways and harbours pensions act, 1971 act 35 of 1971, or the railways and harbours pension. South african railways and harbours sick fund bottle. Reliance protection as the basis of contractual liability by paul john daniel jethro submitted in part fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of master of laws at the university of south africa supervisor. Through the function of its tourist branch, the railway administration is in a position to make advance arrangements meet the wishes. It managed south african airways from 1934 to 1997.
The book was intended as a means of reaching the british public with the deputations message. A brief history south african airways museum society. Gradually regiments were mobilized and equipped, and an extensive munitions production drive was launched. Reliance protection as the basis of contractual liability is my own work and that all the sources that i have used or quoted have been indicated and acknowledged by means of complete. South african railways and harbours creator beaten, a. Van dyk v sa railways and harbours 1956 shows where v, a minor, entered into a work contract and was agreed that he could not terminate his contract within 3 years. This included 40 staff members and three junkers fs, one dh60 gypsy moth, one dh80a puss moth and a leased junkers f and junkers a50. Natal government railways station, in point road, which opened in 1891. During 1934 saa operates flights between cape town, johannesburg and durban. Podcast for kids nfb radio 101 sermon podcast backstage opera for iphoneipod pauping off all steak no sizzle podcast church of the oranges. Transnet soc ltd is a large south african rail, port and pipeline company, headquartered in the carlton centre in johannesburg. Until the 1960s the installation of african township railways was part of a saga.
The port of mombasa can trace its history back many centuries to a time when dhows called at the old port on the north side of mombasa island. Railway country 150 years of rail in south africa south africa. Smuts in the south african government, a supposedly liberal fellowtraveller. Local ingenuity was heavily taxed as attention concentrated on preparing the south african armed forces for long campaigns. Railway country although the south african interior is generally highlying, it is traversable, but it is largely separated from the coastline by a high, mountainous escarpment. Publisher university of cape town libraries, south africa contributor nicholson, g. Note van dyk v sa railways and harbours 1956 shows where v a. Publication date 1921 topics south africa description and travel publisher. A remarkably nice copy of this 300 odd page periodical with the fragile wrappers intact.
The general manager acts under the oommissioner for transport, one of the four principal executive officers of the high commission, who also exercises oversight over the ast african directorate of civil aviation. South african railways and harbours administration wikipedia. Sats book and reference list railways of southern africa and east africa articles and links etc. A majority of the companys stock is owned by the department of public enterprises. The south african railways and harbours administration was established on 31 may 1910 by the amalgamation of all the provincial railways in south africa about 11,000 kilometres of track. On 31 may 1961 the union became the republic of south africa. South african railways postcard calendars, 1961 to 1984. East african railways and harbours corporation wikipedia.
V tried to terminate his contract and deem it void as he was a minor when he undertook the contract and his father was not present when he took the contract. The union of south africa was established on 31 may 1910, consisting of the four former colonies, the cape of good hope, natal, orange river and transvaal. The south african courts in a series of cases including more recently the supreme court of appeals followed this principle. Generally speaking too, its rich natural resources and extensive agricultural and pastoral areas.
Note van dyk v sa railways and harbours 1956 shows where v. In 1939 the organisation had 47,000 african employees. A guide to uganda crown agents, curwin press 1954 shows a 56 class, 5603, at a station between kampala and jinja. Nov 16, 2015 over the past few weeks peter ball has traced the history of southern african railways up until 1910. The growth is driven by a fast growing demographic and a largescale. Native life in south africa, before and since the european. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The city of pretoria download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. South african railways and harbours union wikipedia. In its january 1915 issue the south african railways and harbours magazine. His passion for the history of his people, and of his family in particular, resulted in a historical novel, mhudi an epic of south african. It was formed in 1948 for the new east african high commission by merging the kenya and uganda railways and harbours with the tanganyika railway of the tanganyika territory. Under the south africa act of 1909 all ports, harbours and railways belonging to the several colonies at the establishment of the union shall from the date thereof.
Sassar magazine was published monthly by publicity and travel department, south african railways, johannesburg. The cartoon published in the south african railways and harbours magazine gained popularity, with some graphic variation in the ways it visually positioned the railway and the old man. The rear wrapper has the original owners sticker still attached. The airline was named south african airways and fell under the control of the south african railways and harbours administration. Diagram of railway stations and sidings in south africa and rhodesia zimbabwe. It was formed as a limited company on 1 april 1990. Search the history of over 411 billion web pages on the internet. Prof l hawthorne date submitted november 1996 i 01682978. This is the only practical way in which courts of law can determine the terms of a contract south african railways and harbours v national bank of south africa ltd 1924 a. South africa s state railway system began when the two pioneer railway systems situated in the cape and natal became government property in 1872 and 1877 respectively, thus completing the relatively primitive harbours in durban and cape town. East african railways and harbours badge image by martin grieve, 12 may 2003. Reliance protection as the basis of contractual liability by paul john daniel jethro. Upon turning to the pages dealing with south africa, there on page 221 appeared a black and white outline drawing of the house flag.
The 56s were replaced by the 60s in 19545 photo east african railways and harbours. The east african railways and harbours administration is a selfcontained service with its own capital account. In this piece he looks at post war reconstruction, the completion of various lines and the contribution of the railways to political union in south africa. Southern african trains books and articles reference. The railways and the war effort, 19391945 scientia. Stanley mkoko at the 2009 railways and harbours conference in cape town. South african military history society journal hmsas.
Pdf south african railways postcard calendars, 1961 to 1984. Over the past few weeks peter ball has traced the history of southern african railways up until 1910. The south african railways and harbours union was formed after a meeting of the staff in cape town on 1 april 1936 addressed by rachel simons. Classic scene with 60 class heading a mail train bound for kampala over jinja bridge. African township railways and the south african state, 19021963. As a stateowned organisation, the sar played a decisive role in. South african railways and harbours uct libraries digital. South african railways and harbours archives the mail. Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. As a selfgoverning state of the british empire, the union remained under the formal rule of the british crown, represented in south africa by a governorgeneral. In this installment of the series he looks at various aspects of building and running one of the largest state run railways in the world. In the previous installment of the history of southern african railways series peter ball looked at the role of the railways during the south african war. The south african railways and harbours union was formed by black workers of the south african railways and harbours administration after they had been expelled from the national union of railway and harbour servants.
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