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- ↑ History of Wits, retrieved 4 Sep 2012 Archived 2012-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "University of Pretoria - historic overview". Archived from the original on 2014-11-16. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
- ↑ SAHRA database entry for Old School of Mines, Kimberley
- ↑ Kimberley: the city that sparkles - a trip into the past Retrieved September 2012 - since removed
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