Sir Henry Bulwer, governor of Natal, turns the first sod of the Durban-Pietermaritzburg railway line.

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

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01Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa; 3rd rev. ed., Pretoria: Academica, p. 225.

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, December 14). Sir Henry Bulwer, governor of Natal, turns the first sod of the Durban-Pietermaritzburg railway line.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071493

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"Sir Henry Bulwer, governor of Natal, turns the first sod of the Durban-Pietermaritzburg railway line.." South African History Online, 14 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071493. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

South African History Online. "Sir Henry Bulwer, governor of Natal, turns the first sod of the Durban-Pietermaritzburg railway line.." South African History Online. December 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071493.