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The Rand mineworkers’ revolt intensifies when three mineworkers are shot and killed outside the prison in Boksburg.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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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, February 17). The Rand mineworkers’ revolt intensifies when three mineworkers are shot and killed outside the prison in Boksburg.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074500
South African History Online (2012) 'The Rand mineworkers’ revolt intensifies when three mineworkers are shot and killed outside the prison in Boksburg.', South African History Online, 17 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074500 (Accessed: 25 October 2026).
South African History Online, The Rand mineworkers’ revolt intensifies when three mineworkers are shot and killed outside the prison in Boksburg. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074500, (accessed 25 October 2026).
"The Rand mineworkers’ revolt intensifies when three mineworkers are shot and killed outside the prison in Boksburg.." South African History Online, 17 Feb. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074500. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "The Rand mineworkers’ revolt intensifies when three mineworkers are shot and killed outside the prison in Boksburg.." South African History Online. February 17, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074500.
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