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The Union Jack is lowered and British occupation of Simonstown comes to an end after 143 years. South Africa takes formal posse
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South African History Online. (2012, March 30). The Union Jack is lowered and British occupation of Simonstown comes to an end after 143 years. South Africa takes formal posse. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081092
South African History Online (2012) 'The Union Jack is lowered and British occupation of Simonstown comes to an end after 143 years. South Africa takes formal posse', South African History Online, 30 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081092 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
South African History Online, The Union Jack is lowered and British occupation of Simonstown comes to an end after 143 years. South Africa takes formal posse [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081092, (accessed 26 September 2026).
"The Union Jack is lowered and British occupation of Simonstown comes to an end after 143 years. South Africa takes formal posse." South African History Online, 30 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081092. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "The Union Jack is lowered and British occupation of Simonstown comes to an end after 143 years. South Africa takes formal posse." South African History Online. March 30, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081092.
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