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Machtelt Smit (born Combrinck), founder of the first private welfare organisation in SA, is born.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 10). Machtelt Smit (born Combrinck), founder of the first private welfare organisation in SA, is born.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089838
South African History Online (2012) 'Machtelt Smit (born Combrinck), founder of the first private welfare organisation in SA, is born.', South African History Online, 10 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089838 (Accessed: 21 September 2026).
South African History Online, Machtelt Smit (born Combrinck), founder of the first private welfare organisation in SA, is born. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089838, (accessed 21 September 2026).
"Machtelt Smit (born Combrinck), founder of the first private welfare organisation in SA, is born.." South African History Online, 10 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089838. Accessed 21 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Machtelt Smit (born Combrinck), founder of the first private welfare organisation in SA, is born.." South African History Online. August 10, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089838.
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