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Karl Gottlieb Mauch, purported to be the first man to discover gold in SA, is born in Stetten
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- 7 May 1837
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- 2 May 2019
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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Karl Gottlieb Mauch, purported to be the first man to discover gold in SA, is born in Stetten. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010949
South African History Online (2011) 'Karl Gottlieb Mauch, purported to be the first man to discover gold in SA, is born in Stetten', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010949 (Accessed: 19 August 2026).
South African History Online, Karl Gottlieb Mauch, purported to be the first man to discover gold in SA, is born in Stetten [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010949, (accessed 19 August 2026).
"Karl Gottlieb Mauch, purported to be the first man to discover gold in SA, is born in Stetten." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010949. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Karl Gottlieb Mauch, purported to be the first man to discover gold in SA, is born in Stetten." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010949.
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