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Shepstone proclaims Transvaal a British colony despite Boer protests and hoists the Union Jack on Church Square in Pretoria.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Muller: Vyfhonderd Jaar Suid-Afrikaanse Geskiedenis
- 02Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
- 03https://www.sahistory.org.za
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, April 5). Shepstone proclaims Transvaal a British colony despite Boer protests and hoists the Union Jack on Church Square in Pretoria.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081518
South African History Online (2012) 'Shepstone proclaims Transvaal a British colony despite Boer protests and hoists the Union Jack on Church Square in Pretoria.', South African History Online, 5 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081518 (Accessed: 5 November 2026).
South African History Online, Shepstone proclaims Transvaal a British colony despite Boer protests and hoists the Union Jack on Church Square in Pretoria. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081518, (accessed 5 November 2026).
"Shepstone proclaims Transvaal a British colony despite Boer protests and hoists the Union Jack on Church Square in Pretoria.." South African History Online, 5 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081518. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "Shepstone proclaims Transvaal a British colony despite Boer protests and hoists the Union Jack on Church Square in Pretoria.." South African History Online. April 5, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081518.
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