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The first cases of Spanish Flu, also called ‘Great flu’ are diagnosed in Durban, starting the influenza epidemic in SA that kil
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
- 02Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds) (1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 6, p. 94-5
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 14). The first cases of Spanish Flu, also called ‘Great flu’ are diagnosed in Durban, starting the influenza epidemic in SA that kil. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091007
South African History Online (2012) 'The first cases of Spanish Flu, also called ‘Great flu’ are diagnosed in Durban, starting the influenza epidemic in SA that kil', South African History Online, 14 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091007 (Accessed: 10 August 2026).
South African History Online, The first cases of Spanish Flu, also called ‘Great flu’ are diagnosed in Durban, starting the influenza epidemic in SA that kil [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091007, (accessed 10 August 2026).
"The first cases of Spanish Flu, also called ‘Great flu’ are diagnosed in Durban, starting the influenza epidemic in SA that kil." South African History Online, 14 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091007. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "The first cases of Spanish Flu, also called ‘Great flu’ are diagnosed in Durban, starting the influenza epidemic in SA that kil." South African History Online. August 14, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091007.
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