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Retired Royal Navy officer, Lieutenant Francis Farewell of Cape Town, hoists the Union Jack at Port Natal and takes possession
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- 30 Sep 2019
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 10). Retired Royal Navy officer, Lieutenant Francis Farewell of Cape Town, hoists the Union Jack at Port Natal and takes possession. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090268
South African History Online (2012) 'Retired Royal Navy officer, Lieutenant Francis Farewell of Cape Town, hoists the Union Jack at Port Natal and takes possession', South African History Online, 10 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090268 (Accessed: 11 November 2026).
South African History Online, Retired Royal Navy officer, Lieutenant Francis Farewell of Cape Town, hoists the Union Jack at Port Natal and takes possession [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090268, (accessed 11 November 2026).
"Retired Royal Navy officer, Lieutenant Francis Farewell of Cape Town, hoists the Union Jack at Port Natal and takes possession." South African History Online, 10 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090268. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "Retired Royal Navy officer, Lieutenant Francis Farewell of Cape Town, hoists the Union Jack at Port Natal and takes possession." South African History Online. August 10, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090268.
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