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A devastating storm hits Pretoria – five inches of rain falls within four hours and the Apies River flows 100m wide.
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- 01---, (2005). 'Pretoria 1855-2005: Chronologie 1798-1935', Bylaag tot Rekord.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, January 6). A devastating storm hits Pretoria – five inches of rain falls within four hours and the Apies River flows 100m wide.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071845
South African History Online (2012) 'A devastating storm hits Pretoria – five inches of rain falls within four hours and the Apies River flows 100m wide.', South African History Online, 6 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071845 (Accessed: 8 August 2026).
South African History Online, A devastating storm hits Pretoria – five inches of rain falls within four hours and the Apies River flows 100m wide. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071845, (accessed 8 August 2026).
"A devastating storm hits Pretoria – five inches of rain falls within four hours and the Apies River flows 100m wide.." South African History Online, 6 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071845. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "A devastating storm hits Pretoria – five inches of rain falls within four hours and the Apies River flows 100m wide.." South African History Online. January 6, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071845.
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