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The Cape Town railway line is blown up near Port Elizabeth in what is believed to be an ANC attack.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Horrell, M. (ed)(1982). Survey of Race Relations in South Africa 1981, Johannesburg: South African Bureau of Race Relations, p. 78.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, May 18). The Cape Town railway line is blown up near Port Elizabeth in what is believed to be an ANC attack.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083608
South African History Online (2012) 'The Cape Town railway line is blown up near Port Elizabeth in what is believed to be an ANC attack.', South African History Online, 18 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083608 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
South African History Online, The Cape Town railway line is blown up near Port Elizabeth in what is believed to be an ANC attack. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083608, (accessed 26 September 2026).
"The Cape Town railway line is blown up near Port Elizabeth in what is believed to be an ANC attack.." South African History Online, 18 May 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083608. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "The Cape Town railway line is blown up near Port Elizabeth in what is believed to be an ANC attack.." South African History Online. May 18, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083608.
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