Herman Charles Bosman, author of among others Mafeking Road and creator of the character “Oom Schalk Lourens”, is born in Kuils

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South African History Online. (2012, January 31). Herman Charles Bosman, author of among others Mafeking Road and creator of the character “Oom Schalk Lourens”, is born in Kuils. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073414

South African History Online (2012) 'Herman Charles Bosman, author of among others Mafeking Road and creator of the character “Oom Schalk Lourens”, is born in Kuils', South African History Online, 31 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073414 (Accessed: 19 August 2026).

South African History Online, Herman Charles Bosman, author of among others Mafeking Road and creator of the character “Oom Schalk Lourens”, is born in Kuils [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073414, (accessed 19 August 2026).

"Herman Charles Bosman, author of among others Mafeking Road and creator of the character “Oom Schalk Lourens”, is born in Kuils." South African History Online, 31 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073414. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Herman Charles Bosman, author of among others Mafeking Road and creator of the character “Oom Schalk Lourens”, is born in Kuils." South African History Online. January 31, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073414.