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Twenty people drown when a strong north-westerly gale breaks the Frances Spaight loose from her anchors in Table Bay.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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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. (2011, December 14). Twenty people drown when a strong north-westerly gale breaks the Frances Spaight loose from her anchors in Table Bay.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071643
South African History Online (2011) 'Twenty people drown when a strong north-westerly gale breaks the Frances Spaight loose from her anchors in Table Bay.', South African History Online, 14 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071643 (Accessed: 31 July 2026).
South African History Online, Twenty people drown when a strong north-westerly gale breaks the Frances Spaight loose from her anchors in Table Bay. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071643, (accessed 31 July 2026).
"Twenty people drown when a strong north-westerly gale breaks the Frances Spaight loose from her anchors in Table Bay.." South African History Online, 14 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071643. Accessed 31 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Twenty people drown when a strong north-westerly gale breaks the Frances Spaight loose from her anchors in Table Bay.." South African History Online. December 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071643.
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Cape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula
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