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The first British Settlers arrive in Table Bay on the Nautilus and the Chapman.
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- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, March 16). The first British Settlers arrive in Table Bay on the Nautilus and the Chapman.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079341
South African History Online (2012) 'The first British Settlers arrive in Table Bay on the Nautilus and the Chapman.', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079341 (Accessed: 13 October 2026).
South African History Online, The first British Settlers arrive in Table Bay on the Nautilus and the Chapman. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079341, (accessed 13 October 2026).
"The first British Settlers arrive in Table Bay on the Nautilus and the Chapman.." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079341. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "The first British Settlers arrive in Table Bay on the Nautilus and the Chapman.." South African History Online. March 16, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079341.
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