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During a fierce gale in Table Bay, eleven ships are wrecked with severe loss of life.
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- 01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 9, p. 618
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, June 15). During a fierce gale in Table Bay, eleven ships are wrecked with severe loss of life.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085985
South African History Online (2012) 'During a fierce gale in Table Bay, eleven ships are wrecked with severe loss of life.', South African History Online, 15 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085985 (Accessed: 6 August 2026).
South African History Online, During a fierce gale in Table Bay, eleven ships are wrecked with severe loss of life. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085985, (accessed 6 August 2026).
"During a fierce gale in Table Bay, eleven ships are wrecked with severe loss of life.." South African History Online, 15 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085985. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "During a fierce gale in Table Bay, eleven ships are wrecked with severe loss of life.." South African History Online. June 15, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085985.
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