Harold Cressy, educationist and teacher, is born at Rorke’s Drift. He was the only Black student of the South African College (

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01Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, Pretoria: HSRC.

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South African History Online. (2012, January 31). Harold Cressy, educationist and teacher, is born at Rorke’s Drift. He was the only Black student of the South African College (. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073223

South African History Online (2012) 'Harold Cressy, educationist and teacher, is born at Rorke’s Drift. He was the only Black student of the South African College (', South African History Online, 31 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073223 (Accessed: 12 November 2026).

South African History Online, Harold Cressy, educationist and teacher, is born at Rorke’s Drift. He was the only Black student of the South African College ( [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073223, (accessed 12 November 2026).

"Harold Cressy, educationist and teacher, is born at Rorke’s Drift. He was the only Black student of the South African College (." South African History Online, 31 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073223. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

South African History Online. "Harold Cressy, educationist and teacher, is born at Rorke’s Drift. He was the only Black student of the South African College (." South African History Online. January 31, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073223.