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Shortly before midnight five men drown and two are washed out to sea during what was supposed to be a routine baptism ceremony
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South African History Online. (2012, February 17). Shortly before midnight five men drown and two are washed out to sea during what was supposed to be a routine baptism ceremony. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074447
South African History Online (2012) 'Shortly before midnight five men drown and two are washed out to sea during what was supposed to be a routine baptism ceremony', South African History Online, 17 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074447 (Accessed: 25 July 2026).
South African History Online, Shortly before midnight five men drown and two are washed out to sea during what was supposed to be a routine baptism ceremony [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074447, (accessed 25 July 2026).
"Shortly before midnight five men drown and two are washed out to sea during what was supposed to be a routine baptism ceremony." South African History Online, 17 Feb. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074447. Accessed 25 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Shortly before midnight five men drown and two are washed out to sea during what was supposed to be a routine baptism ceremony." South African History Online. February 17, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074447.
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