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- 1 2 3 Brown (2003), p. 179.
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- ↑ Marthinus van Bart: Songs of the Veld. Cape Town: Cederberg Publishers, 2008. ISBN 978-0-620-39432-1
- 1 2 3 Howe & Morgan (2006), p. 239.
- ↑ John Vickers, John Clifford Archived 2007-12-30 at the Wayback Machine , in A Dictionary of Methodism in Britain and Ireland, online at Spartacus Educational
- ↑ "The Cobdens". Hurley Skidmore History. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ↑ "England And Wales". The Times . 27 September 1900. p. 10.
- ↑ Lowry (2000), p. 258.
- ↑ "The Recklessness of the Peace Party". The Spectator. 2 March 1901. Retrieved 21 July 2011– via Google Books.
a body whose special raison d'etre is to supply authentic and truthful information in regard to the war
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