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The first bar of gold is cast in Welkom, five years after the discovery of gold in the OFS.
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, November 21). The first bar of gold is cast in Welkom, five years after the discovery of gold in the OFS.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069991
South African History Online (2011) 'The first bar of gold is cast in Welkom, five years after the discovery of gold in the OFS.', South African History Online, 21 November. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069991 (Accessed: 25 September 2026).
South African History Online, The first bar of gold is cast in Welkom, five years after the discovery of gold in the OFS. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069991, (accessed 25 September 2026).
"The first bar of gold is cast in Welkom, five years after the discovery of gold in the OFS.." South African History Online, 21 Nov. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069991. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "The first bar of gold is cast in Welkom, five years after the discovery of gold in the OFS.." South African History Online. November 21, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069991.
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