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John Bird, civil servant, scholar and the father of historical study in Natal, is born in Rondebosch, Cape.
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
- 02Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v.2, p. 336.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, April 13). John Bird, civil servant, scholar and the father of historical study in Natal, is born in Rondebosch, Cape. . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081823
South African History Online (2012) 'John Bird, civil servant, scholar and the father of historical study in Natal, is born in Rondebosch, Cape. ', South African History Online, 13 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081823 (Accessed: 8 August 2026).
South African History Online, John Bird, civil servant, scholar and the father of historical study in Natal, is born in Rondebosch, Cape. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081823, (accessed 8 August 2026).
"John Bird, civil servant, scholar and the father of historical study in Natal, is born in Rondebosch, Cape. ." South African History Online, 13 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081823. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "John Bird, civil servant, scholar and the father of historical study in Natal, is born in Rondebosch, Cape. ." South African History Online. April 13, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081823.
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