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Cable communication is established between England and the Cape
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- 24 Jan 1878
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Notes About Natal. home.yebo.co.za, Accessed 14 January 2009. (2005). Milestones, The Star, 24 January.
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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Cable communication is established between England and the Cape. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011059
South African History Online (2011) 'Cable communication is established between England and the Cape', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011059 (Accessed: 3 October 2026).
South African History Online, Cable communication is established between England and the Cape [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011059, (accessed 3 October 2026).
"Cable communication is established between England and the Cape." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011059. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Cable communication is established between England and the Cape." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011059.
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