Portuguese government allows a railway from Delagoa Bay to Transvaal

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 8.2.2: Lusophone (Portuguese) and Spanish African Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Helen Rachel Cousins (Birmingham Newman University), Denise Saive (Independent Scholar - Europe), Maria Tavares (Queen's University Belfast)

Domains

Civil engineering
Railways

Dates

Date of occurrence 1883-12-14

Places

Mozambique (Location)
South Africa (Location)
Portugal (Involved)

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The Portuguese government grants permission to an American promoter to build a railway from Delagoa Bay (in present-day Mozambique, on the east coast of Africa) to the Transvaal in South Africa.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Portuguese government allows a railway from Delagoa Bay to Transvaal". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=18881, accessed 26 April 2024.]

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