'Clothing the once bare brown hills of Natal': The origin and development of wattle growing in Natal, 1860-1960

South African Historical Journal

Volumn 53, Issue , 2005, Pages 99-122

  Witt, Harald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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EID: 42649112333     PISSN: 02582473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02582470509464891     Document Type: Review

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3. Ibid
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