Timeline: Allan Douglas Thompson: British 1820 Settlers to South Africa

1889 - 1960 (70 years)

	Date	Event(s)
1	1883	1883—1890: SA - Germans occupy South West Africa and German East Africa
2	1890	1890—1890: SA - Pioneer Column of Rhodes's British South Africa Company departs from Kimberley to occupy Rhodesia 1890—1890: SA - Railway line reaches from Cape to Bloemfontein. First railway line in Transvaal, from Johannesburg to Boksburg. 4 Mar 1890—4 Mar 1890: Forth railway bridge opens - took six years to build 4 Nov 1890—4 Nov 1890: City & South London Railway opens - London's first deep-level tube railway and first major railway in the world to use electric traction

The original data on this website was compiled by

This project and website CLOSED on 15 August 2025 - see the Home Page