The length from Newcastle to Pretoria is 207 kilometers. A split Uk Colony underneath the dominion of Her Majesty about 20 kilometers north from Newcastle we crossed the edges of just what was once the Transvaal Republic, but which because the 12th August final,1877,forms. The setup that is geographic is remarkable as during the point of contact between Natal therefore the Transvaal the boundary associated with Orange Free State isn't above 2 or 3 kilometers remote, and compared to Zulu Land, which can be at the moment but sick defined, not so far off;so that in the eventuality of the Transvaal being joined up with to Natal the combined Colonies would hang together with a really slim throat of land.