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The Middenmark is driven on the rocks in Table Bay by a strong wind and seventy-five people drown.
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South African History Online. (2012, June 28). The Middenmark is driven on the rocks in Table Bay by a strong wind and seventy-five people drown.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087437
South African History Online (2012) 'The Middenmark is driven on the rocks in Table Bay by a strong wind and seventy-five people drown.', South African History Online, 28 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087437 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
South African History Online, The Middenmark is driven on the rocks in Table Bay by a strong wind and seventy-five people drown. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087437, (accessed 26 September 2026).
"The Middenmark is driven on the rocks in Table Bay by a strong wind and seventy-five people drown.." South African History Online, 28 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087437. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "The Middenmark is driven on the rocks in Table Bay by a strong wind and seventy-five people drown.." South African History Online. June 28, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0087437.
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