Flag of Orange River Colony

The Orange River Colony was a British colony created by the annexation of the Orange Free State in 1900, after the Boer War. Image File history File links Orangeoflag. ... Image File history File links Orangeoflag. ... Capital Bloemfontein Created 1854 Dissolved 1900 Language Dutch (Afrikaans an official language only in 1925) The Orange Free State (Afrikaans: Oranje Vrystaat) was an independent country in southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century, and later a province in South Africa. ... 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... Boer guerrillas during the Second Boer War There were two Boer wars, one in 1880-81 and the second from October 11, 1899-1902 both between the British and the settlers of Dutch origin (called Boere, Afrikaners or Voortrekkers) in South Africa that put an end to the two independent...

Field Marshal Roberts hoisted the Union Jack over Bloemfontein on May 28, 1900, and annexation became official on October 6. Sir Alfred Milner was appointed governor on January 4, 1901, with Hamilton Goold-Adams as lieutenant-governor. Flag Ratio: 1:2 The Union Flag or Union Jack is the flag most commonly associated with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and was also used throughout the former British Empire. ... Coat of arms of Bloemfontein Bloemfontein (Dutch for fountain of flowers) is one of South Africas three capital cities, along with Pretoria and Cape Town. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in Leap years). ... Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner (23 March 1854 _ 13 May 1925), was British statesman and colonial administrator. ... January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

By 1904 sentiment was growing for some form of self-government, and the Oranje Unie party was formed to promote the idea. In the following year Lord Milner retired and Lord Selborne became the new governor. The colony achieved self-government in 1907, and on November 27 Abraham Fischer of the Oranje Unie became its first Prime Minister. In 1910 it joined the Union of South Africa as the "Orange Free State Province". 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne (1859 - 1942), was a British politician. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year. ... Abraham Fischer (1850-1913) was the sole Prime Minister of the Orange River Colony in South Africa. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... National motto: Ex Unitate Vires (Latin: From Unity, strength} Official languages Afrikaans, English. ...

Postage stamps

Immediately upon annexation, the British overprinted the republic's stamps with "V.R.I." (Victoria Regina Imperatrix). There were many minor variations, some rare and prized today. Stamps of the Cape Colony were also overprinted, with "ORANGE RIVER COLONY" (August 10, before the colony officially existed), and only in 1903 did the Orange River Colony get its own stamps. These stamps featured a portrait of King Edward VII, along with small pictures of a springbok and a gnu. They were used until the union in 1910, and are generally readily available and inexpensive today. Map of European presence in 1652 The Cape Colony was a part of South Africa under British occupation during the 19th century. ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Edward VII (Albert Edward) (9 November 1841–6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth Realms, and the Emperor of India. ... Binomial name Antidorcas marsupialis (Zimmermann, 1780) The Springbok (Afrikaans: spring = jump; bok = antelope, deer, or goat) (Antidorcas marsupialis) is a small brown and white antelope that stands about 75 cm high. ... The GNU logo, drawn by Etienne Suvasa The GNU project was announced in September 1983 (and begun in January 1984) by Richard Stallman with the goal of creating a complete, free software operating system. ...