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Com. Richard C. Dyer, staff-commander in command of H M S Industry, anchors in Walvis Bay. He annexes the territory for Britain
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- 01Wilken, J.J.J. & Fox, G.J. (1978). The History of the Port and Settlement of Walvis Bay, 1878-1978, Johannesburg: Perskor, p. 4
- 02Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 11, p. 312
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, March 5). Com. Richard C. Dyer, staff-commander in command of H M S Industry, anchors in Walvis Bay. He annexes the territory for Britain. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076146
South African History Online (2012) 'Com. Richard C. Dyer, staff-commander in command of H M S Industry, anchors in Walvis Bay. He annexes the territory for Britain', South African History Online, 5 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076146 (Accessed: 9 August 2026).
South African History Online, Com. Richard C. Dyer, staff-commander in command of H M S Industry, anchors in Walvis Bay. He annexes the territory for Britain [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076146, (accessed 9 August 2026).
"Com. Richard C. Dyer, staff-commander in command of H M S Industry, anchors in Walvis Bay. He annexes the territory for Britain." South African History Online, 5 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076146. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Com. Richard C. Dyer, staff-commander in command of H M S Industry, anchors in Walvis Bay. He annexes the territory for Britain." South African History Online. March 5, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076146.
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