Du Prè Alexander, Earl of Caledon arrives in the Cape as SA’s first civilian governor. He instituted circuit courts in 1811.

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01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 2, p. 656

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South African History Online. (2012, May 18). Du Prè Alexander, Earl of Caledon arrives in the Cape as SA’s first civilian governor. He instituted circuit courts in 1811.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083576

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South African History Online. "Du Prè Alexander, Earl of Caledon arrives in the Cape as SA’s first civilian governor. He instituted circuit courts in 1811.." South African History Online. May 18, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083576.