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The first railway line in Transvaal, between Johannesburg and Boksburg, is opened.
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- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
- 02https://www.news24.co.za
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, March 16). The first railway line in Transvaal, between Johannesburg and Boksburg, is opened.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079344
South African History Online (2012) 'The first railway line in Transvaal, between Johannesburg and Boksburg, is opened.', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079344 (Accessed: 5 November 2026).
South African History Online, The first railway line in Transvaal, between Johannesburg and Boksburg, is opened. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079344, (accessed 5 November 2026).
"The first railway line in Transvaal, between Johannesburg and Boksburg, is opened.." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079344. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "The first railway line in Transvaal, between Johannesburg and Boksburg, is opened.." South African History Online. March 16, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0079344.
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