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List of events
The following lists events that happened during 1946 in South Africa .
Incumbents
Events
January
March
12 – The
South African Indian Congress delegation is received by the
Viceroy , Lord Wavell, in
Delhi ,
India , and submits a petition drafted in consultation with
Mohandas Gandhi .
12 – The Indian Representative Act is repealed.
12 – India terminates the trade agreement with
South Africa .
15 – The
Asiatic Land Tenure Act , the "Ghetto Act", is amended to state that Indians may only live where Indians had resided in non-proclaimed areas.
31 – 6,000 Indians march in
Durban in protest to the Asiatic Land Tenure Act.
April
16 – The
Eureka Diamond , the first diamond discovered in South Africa, is sold in
London for £5,700.
June
11 –
India recalls its High Commissioner from South Africa.
22 – During a prayer meeting in
New Delhi , India,
Mahatma Gandhi calls for South Africa to stop hooliganism by
whites .
23 – A group of white men attack and assault a group of
Indian Passive Resisters.
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July
8 – Indian protests against government legislation lead to the arrest of hundreds of Indians.
Births
Deaths
Railways
Class GEA
Railway lines opened
Locomotives
References
^
Indian passive resistance in South Africa: 1946 – 1948 (Accessed on 4 April 2017)
^ 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
^ Holland, D. F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways . Vol. 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England:
David & Charles . pp. 103–105.
ISBN
978-0-7153-5427-8 .
^ Hamilton, Gavin N.,
The Garratt Locomotive - Garratt Locomotives produced by Beyer, Peacock , retrieved 10 November 2012
^ Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik.
ISBN
0869772112 .
1946 in Africa
Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Dependencies and other territories