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Fietas, Johannesburg: the mixed population is evacuated and the area burned to the ground.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, March 16). Fietas, Johannesburg: the mixed population is evacuated and the area burned to the ground.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079452
South African History Online (2012) 'Fietas, Johannesburg: the mixed population is evacuated and the area burned to the ground.', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079452 (Accessed: 10 October 2026).
South African History Online, Fietas, Johannesburg: the mixed population is evacuated and the area burned to the ground. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079452, (accessed 10 October 2026).
"Fietas, Johannesburg: the mixed population is evacuated and the area burned to the ground.." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079452. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Fietas, Johannesburg: the mixed population is evacuated and the area burned to the ground.." South African History Online. March 16, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079452.
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