The first sixty families in Sophiatown, Johannesburg, have been given orders to leave their houses, and have been offered accomodation in the new location in Meadowlands, February 1955.
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South African History Online. (2016, January 29). The first sixty families in Sophiatown have been given orders to leave their houses. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0100183
South African History Online (2016) 'The first sixty families in Sophiatown have been given orders to leave their houses', South African History Online, 29 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0100183 (Accessed: 23 July 2026).
South African History Online, The first sixty families in Sophiatown have been given orders to leave their houses [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0100183, (accessed 23 July 2026).
"The first sixty families in Sophiatown have been given orders to leave their houses." South African History Online, 29 Jan. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0100183. Accessed 23 July 2026.
South African History Online. "The first sixty families in Sophiatown have been given orders to leave their houses." South African History Online. January 29, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0100183.
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