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Prof. J.L.B. Smith receives a cable from Captain Eric Hunt, stating that he has a coelacanth at the Comoro Islands. Prime Minis
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South African History Online. (2011, December 14). Prof. J.L.B. Smith receives a cable from Captain Eric Hunt, stating that he has a coelacanth at the Comoro Islands. Prime Minis. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071182
South African History Online (2011) 'Prof. J.L.B. Smith receives a cable from Captain Eric Hunt, stating that he has a coelacanth at the Comoro Islands. Prime Minis', South African History Online, 14 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071182 (Accessed: 9 August 2026).
South African History Online, Prof. J.L.B. Smith receives a cable from Captain Eric Hunt, stating that he has a coelacanth at the Comoro Islands. Prime Minis [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071182, (accessed 9 August 2026).
"Prof. J.L.B. Smith receives a cable from Captain Eric Hunt, stating that he has a coelacanth at the Comoro Islands. Prime Minis." South African History Online, 14 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071182. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Prof. J.L.B. Smith receives a cable from Captain Eric Hunt, stating that he has a coelacanth at the Comoro Islands. Prime Minis." South African History Online. December 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071182.
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