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Sir Alfred Milner was appointed governor on January 4, 1901, with Hamilton Goold-Adams as lieutenant-governor.

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 FischerAbraham Fischer ( 1850- 1913) was the sole Prime Minister of the Orange River Colony in South Africa. He was originally a lawyer in Cape Colony, joining the bar in 1875. He became vice-president of the Orange Free State's volksraad in 1893 and a member of of the Oranje Unie became its first Prime Minister. In 1910Events January events January 13 The first live musical radio program. Lee De Forest broadcasts a live performance of Enrico Caruso from the Metropolitan Opera. January 26 ? Seine floods in Paris. February events February 8 The Boy Scouts of America is in it joined the Union of South AfricaThe Union of South Africa came into being on May 31, 1910 when the old Cape Colony and Natal Colony were combined with the defeated South African Republic and Orange Free State (renamed the Orange River Colony) after the Boer War. The various parts were t as the "Orange Free State Province".

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 ColonyThe Cape Colony was a part of South Africa under British occupation during the 19th century. It stretched from the Atlantic Ocean eastwards: the final eastern boundary, after several wars against the Xhosa, stood at the Fish River. In the north, the Orang were also overprinted, with "ORANGE RIVER COLONY" ( August 10August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 143 days remaining. The term "the 10th of August" is widely used by historians as a shorthand for the Storming of the Tuileries Palace on August 10, 1792, th, before the colony officially existed), and only in 19031903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasn't had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. Events January 1 Edward VII of the United Kingdom is proclaimed Emperor of India did the Orange River Colony get its own stamps. These stamps featured a portrait of King Edward VIIEdward VII Albert Edward ( 9 November 1841 6 May 1910) was the first British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. As well as being the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the British dominions beyond the Sea, Edward was also, along with small pictures of a springbokThe Springbok ( Afrikaans bok antelope, deer, or goat) Antidorcas marsupialis is a small brown and white antelope that stands about 75 cm high. The males can weigh up to 50 kg and the females up to 37 kg. It inhabits the dry inland areas of central and we and a gnu. They were used until the union in 1910, and are generally readily available and inexpensive today.