The ships the ‘Walvis’ and the ‘Oliphant’, which were loaded too heavy to sail from the Netherlands with Jan van Riebeeck’s oth

Updated: 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

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South African History Online. (2012, May 7). The ships the ‘Walvis’ and the ‘Oliphant’, which were loaded too heavy to sail from the Netherlands with Jan van Riebeeck’s oth. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082761

South African History Online (2012) 'The ships the ‘Walvis’ and the ‘Oliphant’, which were loaded too heavy to sail from the Netherlands with Jan van Riebeeck’s oth', South African History Online, 7 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082761 (Accessed: 11 November 2026).

South African History Online, The ships the ‘Walvis’ and the ‘Oliphant’, which were loaded too heavy to sail from the Netherlands with Jan van Riebeeck’s oth [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082761, (accessed 11 November 2026).

"The ships the ‘Walvis’ and the ‘Oliphant’, which were loaded too heavy to sail from the Netherlands with Jan van Riebeeck’s oth." South African History Online, 7 May 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082761. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

South African History Online. "The ships the ‘Walvis’ and the ‘Oliphant’, which were loaded too heavy to sail from the Netherlands with Jan van Riebeeck’s oth." South African History Online. May 7, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082761.