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Sir Henry Bulwer, governor of Natal, turns the first sod of the Durban-Pietermaritzburg railway line.
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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
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
South African History Online (2011) 'Sir Henry Bulwer, governor of Natal, turns the first sod of the Durban-Pietermaritzburg railway line.', South African History Online, 14 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071493 (Accessed: 8 August 2026).
South African History Online, Sir Henry Bulwer, governor of Natal, turns the first sod of the Durban-Pietermaritzburg railway line. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071493, (accessed 8 August 2026).
"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 8 Aug. 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.
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