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Building of the Delagoa Bay railway line is completed. It is to be opened for traffic on 2 November 1894.
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
- 02- --, (2005). 'Pretoria 1855-2005: Chronologie 1798-1935', Bylaag tot Rekord.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 27). Building of the Delagoa Bay railway line is completed. It is to be opened for traffic on 2 November 1894.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092650
South African History Online (2012) 'Building of the Delagoa Bay railway line is completed. It is to be opened for traffic on 2 November 1894.', South African History Online, 27 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092650 (Accessed: 28 September 2026).
South African History Online, Building of the Delagoa Bay railway line is completed. It is to be opened for traffic on 2 November 1894. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092650, (accessed 28 September 2026).
"Building of the Delagoa Bay railway line is completed. It is to be opened for traffic on 2 November 1894.." South African History Online, 27 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092650. Accessed 28 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Building of the Delagoa Bay railway line is completed. It is to be opened for traffic on 2 November 1894.." South African History Online. August 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092650.
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