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About 50 000 people are present at the burial of Johannes van der Walt, well-known wrestler and hero, in Melville, Johannesburg
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, March 19). About 50 000 people are present at the burial of Johannes van der Walt, well-known wrestler and hero, in Melville, Johannesburg. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079745
South African History Online (2012) 'About 50 000 people are present at the burial of Johannes van der Walt, well-known wrestler and hero, in Melville, Johannesburg', South African History Online, 19 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079745 (Accessed: 26 October 2026).
South African History Online, About 50 000 people are present at the burial of Johannes van der Walt, well-known wrestler and hero, in Melville, Johannesburg [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079745, (accessed 26 October 2026).
"About 50 000 people are present at the burial of Johannes van der Walt, well-known wrestler and hero, in Melville, Johannesburg." South African History Online, 19 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079745. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "About 50 000 people are present at the burial of Johannes van der Walt, well-known wrestler and hero, in Melville, Johannesburg." South African History Online. March 19, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079745.
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