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The monthly mail shipping line contract between England and the Cape Colony starts with the steamboat Dane.
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 28). The monthly mail shipping line contract between England and the Cape Colony starts with the steamboat Dane.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093012
South African History Online (2012) 'The monthly mail shipping line contract between England and the Cape Colony starts with the steamboat Dane.', South African History Online, 28 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093012 (Accessed: 3 October 2026).
South African History Online, The monthly mail shipping line contract between England and the Cape Colony starts with the steamboat Dane. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093012, (accessed 3 October 2026).
"The monthly mail shipping line contract between England and the Cape Colony starts with the steamboat Dane.." South African History Online, 28 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093012. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "The monthly mail shipping line contract between England and the Cape Colony starts with the steamboat Dane.." South African History Online. August 28, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093012.
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