Van Riebeeck states first butter is churned at the Cape

Date: 26 Dec 1652
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

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01Muller, C.F.J. (ed) (1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa; 3rd rev. ed., Pretoria: Academica, p. 23. Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds) (1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, p. 131. Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Van Riebeeck states first butter is churned at the Cape. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010821

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South African History Online. "Van Riebeeck states first butter is churned at the Cape." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010821.