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The Neptune, with 288 convicts on board, enters Simon’s Bay amid strong resistance of Cape inhabitants.
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 23). The Neptune, with 288 convicts on board, enters Simon’s Bay amid strong resistance of Cape inhabitants.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091286
South African History Online (2012) 'The Neptune, with 288 convicts on board, enters Simon’s Bay amid strong resistance of Cape inhabitants.', South African History Online, 23 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091286 (Accessed: 10 August 2026).
South African History Online, The Neptune, with 288 convicts on board, enters Simon’s Bay amid strong resistance of Cape inhabitants. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091286, (accessed 10 August 2026).
"The Neptune, with 288 convicts on board, enters Simon’s Bay amid strong resistance of Cape inhabitants.." South African History Online, 23 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091286. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "The Neptune, with 288 convicts on board, enters Simon’s Bay amid strong resistance of Cape inhabitants.." South African History Online. August 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091286.
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Cape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula
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