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Sydney Vernon Peterson, one of the prominent SA poets of the 1940s, dies in Germiston. His poetry was translated into English,
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.2, Pretoria: Vista.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, February 17). Sydney Vernon Peterson, one of the prominent SA poets of the 1940s, dies in Germiston. His poetry was translated into English,. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074252
South African History Online (2012) 'Sydney Vernon Peterson, one of the prominent SA poets of the 1940s, dies in Germiston. His poetry was translated into English,', South African History Online, 17 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074252 (Accessed: 25 October 2026).
South African History Online, Sydney Vernon Peterson, one of the prominent SA poets of the 1940s, dies in Germiston. His poetry was translated into English, [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074252, (accessed 25 October 2026).
"Sydney Vernon Peterson, one of the prominent SA poets of the 1940s, dies in Germiston. His poetry was translated into English,." South African History Online, 17 Feb. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074252. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Sydney Vernon Peterson, one of the prominent SA poets of the 1940s, dies in Germiston. His poetry was translated into English,." South African History Online. February 17, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074252.
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