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- 1 2 Keys, Laurinda (17 September 1986). "177 Dead, 235 Injured in Mine Disaster". AP. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
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- ↑ "As Many As 100 Feared Dead in Gold Mine Accident". Associated Press. 11 May 1995. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ↑ "Safety before profits: in solidarity with mineworkers". South African History Archive. 13 October 2010.