An extract from Michael Hathorn’s prison diary and notes from his 3 month detention in Durban in 1960
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Detention Dairy by Michael Hathorn (an extract)

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- 26 Jun 2019

South African History Online. (2016, September 8). Detention Dairy by Michael Hathorn (an extract). South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0121786
South African History Online (2016) 'Detention Dairy by Michael Hathorn (an extract)', South African History Online, 8 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0121786 (Accessed: 25 September 2026).
South African History Online, Detention Dairy by Michael Hathorn (an extract) [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0121786, (accessed 25 September 2026).
"Detention Dairy by Michael Hathorn (an extract)." South African History Online, 8 Sept. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0121786. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Detention Dairy by Michael Hathorn (an extract)." South African History Online. September 8, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0121786.
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