A 13-year-old Welsh school-girl’s letter reaches the wrong hands

Date: 9 Aug 1960
Updated: 22 Aug 2019

A 13 year old Welsh schoolgirl, Lucille Sticker, from Waterhall Secondary School in Cardiff wrote a goodwill message and hoped that her letter would be passed on to any African girl in Cape Town. The letter was addressed to the “Head girl, any non-European Secondary School, Cape Town South Africa”. It was unfortunately delivered to the Cape Department of Education.

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South African History Online. (2019, May 2). A 13-year-old Welsh school-girl’s letter reaches the wrong hands. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0129928

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"A 13-year-old Welsh school-girl’s letter reaches the wrong hands." South African History Online, 2 May 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0129928. Accessed 26 July 2026.

South African History Online. "A 13-year-old Welsh school-girl’s letter reaches the wrong hands." South African History Online. May 2, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0129928.