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The troopship Charlotte is wrecked in Algoa Bay and ninety-seven people drown.
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 23). The troopship Charlotte is wrecked in Algoa Bay and ninety-seven people drown.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091330
South African History Online (2012) 'The troopship Charlotte is wrecked in Algoa Bay and ninety-seven people drown.', South African History Online, 23 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091330 (Accessed: 10 August 2026).
South African History Online, The troopship Charlotte is wrecked in Algoa Bay and ninety-seven people drown. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091330, (accessed 10 August 2026).
"The troopship Charlotte is wrecked in Algoa Bay and ninety-seven people drown.." South African History Online, 23 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091330. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "The troopship Charlotte is wrecked in Algoa Bay and ninety-seven people drown.." South African History Online. August 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091330.
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