Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(Aus.) the Union of South Africa.

1891		Week (Brisbane) 31 Dec. 13/2: A great rush is being made upon ‘In Afrikanderland,’ the compilation of the series of valuable and interesting letters written by the special representative of the Pall Mall Gazette, as the result of his mission to South Africa a little while ago.
1900		Gympie Times (Qld) 14 Apr. 4/1: He was the first man I ever remarked using the word Afrikanderland.
1909		Age (Melbourne) 25 Nov. 6/7: Tenders must reach the officer commanding the British troops in Afrikanderland by noon on 6th January, 1910.