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The first Thirstland Trek, exodus of Boer families through Northern Bechuanaland to Angola that started in 1874 under the lea
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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. 10, p. 491.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, April 23). The first Thirstland Trek, exodus of Boer families through Northern Bechuanaland to Angola that started in 1874 under the lea. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082335
South African History Online (2012) 'The first Thirstland Trek, exodus of Boer families through Northern Bechuanaland to Angola that started in 1874 under the lea', South African History Online, 23 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082335 (Accessed: 8 August 2026).
South African History Online, The first Thirstland Trek, exodus of Boer families through Northern Bechuanaland to Angola that started in 1874 under the lea [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082335, (accessed 8 August 2026).
"The first Thirstland Trek, exodus of Boer families through Northern Bechuanaland to Angola that started in 1874 under the lea." South African History Online, 23 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082335. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "The first Thirstland Trek, exodus of Boer families through Northern Bechuanaland to Angola that started in 1874 under the lea." South African History Online. April 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082335.
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