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Electricity comes to Durban when the mayor, Mrs George Payne, pulls a switch and parts of the town are bathed in light.
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South African History Online. (2012, June 15). Electricity comes to Durban when the mayor, Mrs George Payne, pulls a switch and parts of the town are bathed in light.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086204
South African History Online (2012) 'Electricity comes to Durban when the mayor, Mrs George Payne, pulls a switch and parts of the town are bathed in light.', South African History Online, 15 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086204 (Accessed: 8 August 2026).
South African History Online, Electricity comes to Durban when the mayor, Mrs George Payne, pulls a switch and parts of the town are bathed in light. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086204, (accessed 8 August 2026).
"Electricity comes to Durban when the mayor, Mrs George Payne, pulls a switch and parts of the town are bathed in light.." South African History Online, 15 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086204. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Electricity comes to Durban when the mayor, Mrs George Payne, pulls a switch and parts of the town are bathed in light.." South African History Online. June 15, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086204.
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