Jan de la Fontaine becomes governor of the Cape. (He sold the first church organ in South Africa to the Groote Kerk.)

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01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau

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South African History Online. (2012, February 17). Jan de la Fontaine becomes governor of the Cape. (He sold the first church organ in South Africa to the Groote Kerk.). South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074190

South African History Online (2012) 'Jan de la Fontaine becomes governor of the Cape. (He sold the first church organ in South Africa to the Groote Kerk.)', South African History Online, 17 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074190 (Accessed: 11 November 2026).

South African History Online, Jan de la Fontaine becomes governor of the Cape. (He sold the first church organ in South Africa to the Groote Kerk.) [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074190, (accessed 11 November 2026).

"Jan de la Fontaine becomes governor of the Cape. (He sold the first church organ in South Africa to the Groote Kerk.)." South African History Online, 17 Feb. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074190. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

South African History Online. "Jan de la Fontaine becomes governor of the Cape. (He sold the first church organ in South Africa to the Groote Kerk.)." South African History Online. February 17, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074190.