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WW2: Five power stations are blown up by pro-Axis saboteurs in an attempt to destabilise the Rand gold mines.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, January 27). WW2: Five power stations are blown up by pro-Axis saboteurs in an attempt to destabilise the Rand gold mines.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073102
South African History Online (2012) 'WW2: Five power stations are blown up by pro-Axis saboteurs in an attempt to destabilise the Rand gold mines.', South African History Online, 27 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073102 (Accessed: 26 October 2026).
South African History Online, WW2: Five power stations are blown up by pro-Axis saboteurs in an attempt to destabilise the Rand gold mines. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073102, (accessed 26 October 2026).
"WW2: Five power stations are blown up by pro-Axis saboteurs in an attempt to destabilise the Rand gold mines.." South African History Online, 27 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073102. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "WW2: Five power stations are blown up by pro-Axis saboteurs in an attempt to destabilise the Rand gold mines.." South African History Online. January 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073102.
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