Year 1909 - Earth Site Education

Date	Type	Event
1909-09-20		In 1909 The Government of the United Kingdom passed an act creating the Union of South Africa. After the Second Boer War (1899 – 1902) Britain took control of the Transvaal Colony and the Orange River Colony and wanted to unite them with her other colonies in the region. In 1907 governments were introduced to these two colonies successfully and on the 12^th of October 1908 the National convention met to plan a union of the four British colonies. The resulting proposals (which were outlined by the governments of these colonies) were passed by the parliament of the UK on the 20^th of September 1909. King Edward VII proclaimed that the formation of the Union of South Africa would be complete on the 31^st of May 1910.

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1909-09-20

In 1909 The Government of the United Kingdom passed an act creating the Union of South Africa.

After the Second Boer War (1899 – 1902) Britain took control of the Transvaal Colony and the Orange River Colony and wanted to unite them with her other colonies in the region. In 1907 governments were introduced to these two colonies successfully and on the 12^th of October 1908 the National convention met to plan a union of the four British colonies. The resulting proposals (which were outlined by the governments of these colonies) were passed by the parliament of the UK on the 20^th of September 1909. King Edward VII proclaimed that the formation of the Union of South Africa would be complete on the 31^st of May 1910.