Becky Lan, Acting General Secretary of Food and Canning Workers Union Union addressing strikers in Wolseley, 1954.

Courtesy, Isaac and Jessie Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies, University of Cape Town

Updated: 24 Jul 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 28). Becky Lan, Acting General Secretary of Food and Canning Workers Union Union addressing strikers in Wolseley, 1954.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0038350

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South African History Online. "Becky Lan, Acting General Secretary of Food and Canning Workers Union Union addressing strikers in Wolseley, 1954.." South African History Online. March 28, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0038350.

Becky Lan, Acting General Secretary of Food and Canning Workers Union Union addressing strikers in Wolseley, 1954.

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