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The first railway line between two towns in SA, Cape Town and Wellington is officially opened.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, November 1). The first railway line between two towns in SA, Cape Town and Wellington is officially opened.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069073
South African History Online (2011) 'The first railway line between two towns in SA, Cape Town and Wellington is officially opened.', South African History Online, 1 November. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069073 (Accessed: 5 October 2026).
South African History Online, The first railway line between two towns in SA, Cape Town and Wellington is officially opened. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069073, (accessed 5 October 2026).
"The first railway line between two towns in SA, Cape Town and Wellington is officially opened.." South African History Online, 1 Nov. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069073. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "The first railway line between two towns in SA, Cape Town and Wellington is officially opened.." South African History Online. November 1, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069073.
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