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Biography record

Joe Marks

Updated: 21 Jul 2026

Joe Marks portrait

Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2019, August 22). Joe Marks. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0148215

South African History Online (2019) 'Joe Marks', South African History Online, 22 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0148215 (Accessed: 2 September 2026).

South African History Online, Joe Marks [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0148215, (accessed 2 September 2026).

"Joe Marks." South African History Online, 22 Aug. 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0148215. Accessed 2 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Joe Marks." South African History Online. August 22, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0148215.

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