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The gold price falls to its lowest level in eighteen years when it is fixed on $278,50 in London.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 10). The gold price falls to its lowest level in eighteen years when it is fixed on $278,50 in London.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090314
South African History Online (2012) 'The gold price falls to its lowest level in eighteen years when it is fixed on $278,50 in London.', South African History Online, 10 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090314 (Accessed: 22 October 2026).
South African History Online, The gold price falls to its lowest level in eighteen years when it is fixed on $278,50 in London. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090314, (accessed 22 October 2026).
"The gold price falls to its lowest level in eighteen years when it is fixed on $278,50 in London.." South African History Online, 10 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090314. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "The gold price falls to its lowest level in eighteen years when it is fixed on $278,50 in London.." South African History Online. August 10, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090314.
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