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The commissioner of mines, Carl von Brandis, is appointed as the first landdros of Johannesburg, responsible for the administra
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
- 02Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds) (1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 11, p. 272
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 23). The commissioner of mines, Carl von Brandis, is appointed as the first landdros of Johannesburg, responsible for the administra. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091290
South African History Online (2012) 'The commissioner of mines, Carl von Brandis, is appointed as the first landdros of Johannesburg, responsible for the administra', South African History Online, 23 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091290 (Accessed: 27 September 2026).
South African History Online, The commissioner of mines, Carl von Brandis, is appointed as the first landdros of Johannesburg, responsible for the administra [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091290, (accessed 27 September 2026).
"The commissioner of mines, Carl von Brandis, is appointed as the first landdros of Johannesburg, responsible for the administra." South African History Online, 23 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091290. Accessed 27 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "The commissioner of mines, Carl von Brandis, is appointed as the first landdros of Johannesburg, responsible for the administra." South African History Online. August 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091290.
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