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South African History Online. (2011, December 5). A proclamation by Commander R.C. Dryer is ratified by British Letters Patent, and the annexation of Walvis Bay to the Cape of. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070582
South African History Online (2011) 'A proclamation by Commander R.C. Dryer is ratified by British Letters Patent, and the annexation of Walvis Bay to the Cape of', South African History Online, 5 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070582 (Accessed: 27 September 2026).
South African History Online, A proclamation by Commander R.C. Dryer is ratified by British Letters Patent, and the annexation of Walvis Bay to the Cape of [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070582, (accessed 27 September 2026).
"A proclamation by Commander R.C. Dryer is ratified by British Letters Patent, and the annexation of Walvis Bay to the Cape of." South African History Online, 5 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070582. Accessed 27 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "A proclamation by Commander R.C. Dryer is ratified by British Letters Patent, and the annexation of Walvis Bay to the Cape of." South African History Online. December 5, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070582.
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