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The railway line between Johannesburg/Pretoria and Delagoa Bay is opened. The following source states that the opening wa
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- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
- 02(2004), 'Milestones', The Star, 2 November.
- 03https://www.mozambiquehappenings.co.za/
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, November 1). The railway line between Johannesburg/Pretoria and Delagoa Bay is opened. The following source states that the opening wa. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069002
South African History Online (2011) 'The railway line between Johannesburg/Pretoria and Delagoa Bay is opened. The following source states that the opening wa', South African History Online, 1 November. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069002 (Accessed: 14 October 2026).
South African History Online, The railway line between Johannesburg/Pretoria and Delagoa Bay is opened. The following source states that the opening wa [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069002, (accessed 14 October 2026).
"The railway line between Johannesburg/Pretoria and Delagoa Bay is opened. The following source states that the opening wa." South African History Online, 1 Nov. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069002. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "The railway line between Johannesburg/Pretoria and Delagoa Bay is opened. The following source states that the opening wa." South African History Online. November 1, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069002.
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