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| 1 | 1833 | - 1833—1839:
SA - Approximately 750 juveniles brought to the Cape as apprentices.
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| 2 | 1834 | - 1834—1835:
SA - Andrew Smith with artist Charles Davidson Bell travels in the interior
- 21 Dec 1834—Sep 1835:
SA - Sixth Frontier War between Xhosa and whites.
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| 3 | 1835 | - 1835—1836:
SA - Louis Trichardt, Hans van Rensburg and Andries Potgieter trek north.
- 1835—1835:
Christmas becomes a national holiday
- 1835—1835:
First railway boom period starts in Britain construction of Great Western Railway
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| 4 | 1836 | - 1836—1836:
SA - James Alexander travels through Namaqualand
- 1836—1836:
SA - The Great Trek has reached the Transvaal and the Free State areas.
- 1836—1836:
SA - Potgieter's trekkers defeat Ndebele at the Battle of Vegkop.
- 1836—1836:
First Potato famine in Ireland
- 30 Jan 1836—30 Jan 1836:
Telford's Menai Straits Bridge opened ? considered the world's first modern suspension bridge
- 25 Feb 1836—25 Feb 1836:
Samuel Colt patented the 'revolver'
- 6 Mar 1836—6 Mar 1836:
The Alamo falls to Mexican troops - death of Davy Crockett
- Jul 1836—Jul 1836:
Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris
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| 5 | 1837 | - 1837—1837:
SA - Piet Retief publishes his "Manifesto".
- 1837—1837:
SA - Andries Potgieter and Piet Uys, helped by Rolong and Griqua tribes, defeat Ndebele at Mosega. Louis Trichardt arrives in Lourenco Marques. Seperate administrative districts granted to Port Elizabeth, Cradock and Colesburg.
- 1837—1837:
SA - Victoria
- 1837—1837:
Pitman introduces his shorthand system
- 1837—1837:
P&O Founded
- 20 Jun 1837—20 Jun 1837:
William IV dies - accession of Queen Victoria (to 1901)
- 1 Jul 1837—1 Jul 1837:
Compulsory registration of Births, Marriages & Deaths in England & Wales -
Registration Districts were formed covering several parishes; initially they had the same
boundaries as the Poor Law boundaries set up in 1834
- 13 Jul 1837—13 Jul 1837:
Queen Victoria moves into the first Buckingham Palace
- 20 Jul 1837—20 Jul 1837:
Euston Railway station opens - first in London
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| 6 | 1838 | - 1838—1838:
SA - Russell Road (Hyman's Kloof) Cemetery established in Port Elizabeth. Pietermaritzburg founded in 1838. Boers found Republic of Natal.
- Feb 1838—1838:
SA - Piet Retief and his people are murdered by Dingaan's soldiers at Dingaan's kraal and Weenen.
- 28 Jun 1838—28 Jun 1838:
Coronation of Queen Victoria at Westminster Abbey
- 16 Dec 1838—1838:
SA - Battle of Blood River fought between Zulus and Boers.
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