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Sydney Smith Bell, judge in the Cape Colony, is appointed as chief justice and president of the legislative assembly.
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South African History Online. (2012, August 10). Sydney Smith Bell, judge in the Cape Colony, is appointed as chief justice and president of the legislative assembly.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089675
South African History Online (2012) 'Sydney Smith Bell, judge in the Cape Colony, is appointed as chief justice and president of the legislative assembly.', South African History Online, 10 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089675 (Accessed: 5 August 2026).
South African History Online, Sydney Smith Bell, judge in the Cape Colony, is appointed as chief justice and president of the legislative assembly. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089675, (accessed 5 August 2026).
"Sydney Smith Bell, judge in the Cape Colony, is appointed as chief justice and president of the legislative assembly.." South African History Online, 10 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089675. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Sydney Smith Bell, judge in the Cape Colony, is appointed as chief justice and president of the legislative assembly.." South African History Online. August 10, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089675.
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