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The largest single construction work undertaken in South Africa, the Hendrik Verwoerd Dam (now Gariep Dam) on the Orange River,
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South African History Online. (2012, February 24). The largest single construction work undertaken in South Africa, the Hendrik Verwoerd Dam (now Gariep Dam) on the Orange River,. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074731
South African History Online (2012) 'The largest single construction work undertaken in South Africa, the Hendrik Verwoerd Dam (now Gariep Dam) on the Orange River,', South African History Online, 24 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074731 (Accessed: 29 August 2026).
South African History Online, The largest single construction work undertaken in South Africa, the Hendrik Verwoerd Dam (now Gariep Dam) on the Orange River, [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074731, (accessed 29 August 2026).
"The largest single construction work undertaken in South Africa, the Hendrik Verwoerd Dam (now Gariep Dam) on the Orange River,." South African History Online, 24 Feb. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074731. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "The largest single construction work undertaken in South Africa, the Hendrik Verwoerd Dam (now Gariep Dam) on the Orange River,." South African History Online. February 24, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074731.
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