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The first mail boat from London, The Eclipse, arrives in Table Bay after a voyage of 114 days.
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, April 5). The first mail boat from London, The Eclipse, arrives in Table Bay after a voyage of 114 days.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081637
South African History Online (2012) 'The first mail boat from London, The Eclipse, arrives in Table Bay after a voyage of 114 days.', South African History Online, 5 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081637 (Accessed: 10 August 2026).
South African History Online, The first mail boat from London, The Eclipse, arrives in Table Bay after a voyage of 114 days. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081637, (accessed 10 August 2026).
"The first mail boat from London, The Eclipse, arrives in Table Bay after a voyage of 114 days.." South African History Online, 5 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081637. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "The first mail boat from London, The Eclipse, arrives in Table Bay after a voyage of 114 days.." South African History Online. April 5, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081637.
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