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Two trains are set alight at Midway station on the border of Lenasia and Soweto, destroying sixteen coaches. There are reports
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- 30 Sep 2019
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, November 7). Two trains are set alight at Midway station on the border of Lenasia and Soweto, destroying sixteen coaches. There are reports. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069322
South African History Online (2011) 'Two trains are set alight at Midway station on the border of Lenasia and Soweto, destroying sixteen coaches. There are reports', South African History Online, 7 November. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069322 (Accessed: 13 November 2026).
South African History Online, Two trains are set alight at Midway station on the border of Lenasia and Soweto, destroying sixteen coaches. There are reports [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069322, (accessed 13 November 2026).
"Two trains are set alight at Midway station on the border of Lenasia and Soweto, destroying sixteen coaches. There are reports." South African History Online, 7 Nov. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069322. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "Two trains are set alight at Midway station on the border of Lenasia and Soweto, destroying sixteen coaches. There are reports." South African History Online. November 7, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069322.
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