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Governor Du Pré Alexander, Earl of Caledon leaves the Cape. He was popular with the colonists and improved conditions of
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- 01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 2, p. 656
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South African History Online. (2012, June 28). Governor Du Pré Alexander, Earl of Caledon leaves the Cape. He was popular with the colonists and improved conditions of. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087465
South African History Online (2012) 'Governor Du Pré Alexander, Earl of Caledon leaves the Cape. He was popular with the colonists and improved conditions of', South African History Online, 28 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087465 (Accessed: 25 September 2026).
South African History Online, Governor Du Pré Alexander, Earl of Caledon leaves the Cape. He was popular with the colonists and improved conditions of [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087465, (accessed 25 September 2026).
"Governor Du Pré Alexander, Earl of Caledon leaves the Cape. He was popular with the colonists and improved conditions of." South African History Online, 28 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087465. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Governor Du Pré Alexander, Earl of Caledon leaves the Cape. He was popular with the colonists and improved conditions of." South African History Online. June 28, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087465.
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