A State Presidential Proclamation, widening powers of the Group Areas Act, is published in a bid to prevent multi-racial matches at Pietermaritzburg's Aurora Cricket Club.
eventREF E-0092040Revised
5 October 1973
A State Presidential Proclamation widening the Group Areas Act preventing multi-racial sport
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- 20 Jul 2026
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- 01Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood.
Last updated · 20 Jul 2026
South African History Online. (2012, August 27). A State Presidential Proclamation widening the Group Areas Act preventing multi-racial sport. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092040
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South African History Online. "A State Presidential Proclamation widening the Group Areas Act preventing multi-racial sport." South African History Online. August 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092040.
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