2 –J. B. M. Hertzog puts his case to the National Assembly for South Africa to remain neutral in theSecond World War, againstJan Smuts who supports a Commonwealth alliance.
The Hollandse Anneming Maatschappij, constructors of a newTable Bay harbour, imports a small0-4-0T locomotive as on-site construction engine, later employed as SARdock shunter.[3]
3 March – InDurban, theTimeless Test begins between England and South Africa, the longest game of cricket ever played. It is abandoned twelve days later when the English team has to catch the ship for home.[4]
^abPaxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985).Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 122,136–137.ISBN0869772112.
^Holland, D. F. (1972).Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England:David & Charles. pp. 124–125.ISBN978-0-7153-5427-8.
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